Must haves:

·      Extensive knowledge and understanding of digital health standards including but not limited to HL7 FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) and their application. 

·      Healthcare experience within Canada in acute care, primary care and/or community care settings. 

·      Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital health standards and tooling. 

·      Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, and Forge. 

·      Hands-on experience with JSON and XML. 

·      Hands-on experience implementing HL7 FHIR standards and solutions. 

·      Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills. 

·      Time management skills, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects. 

Responsibilities:

·      Conduct requirements gathering, develops documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducts partner engagement.  

·      Work with different partners and subject matter experts from different backgrounds (clinical, business, and technical). 

·      Interact with the business partners and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. 

·      Develop and document HL7 FHIR artifacts and supporting documentation. 

·      Validate, troubleshoot, and problem solve the HL7 FHIR artifacts.

Desired Skills:

·      Hands-on experience with HL7 FHIR Structured Data Capture (SDC). 

·      Familiarity with Microsoft Products, with a preference for candidates that have experience with Microsoft based cloud tools (e.g., Microsoft Office 365). 

·      Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario. 

·      Experience working with Ontario Health and/or legacy eHealth Ontario. 

·      Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues. 

·      Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills. 

·      A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.  

Required Skills:

·      FHIR standards assessment, selection, development, and maintenance processes  

·      Research and analysis  

·      Communication and collaboration    

·      Partner engagement and management 

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:  

Criteria Criteria Details Criterion Maximum Rating 

• Knowledge and experience designing and implementing HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard by demonstrating experience and processes for conducting detailed standards research, gap analysis and recommendations
• Knowledge and experience developing and maintaining HL7 FHIR implementation guides including publication, versioning, ongoing maintenance and deprecation, including work with standards development organizations or standards maintenance organizations to advance the quality and usability of standards. : 
• Knowledge and experience of the development and implementation of HL7 FHIR standards.:
• Knowledge and experience of HL7 FHIR tooling including but not limited to Simplifier, HL7 Validator, and Forge.: 30 Points
•  Knowledge and understanding of the standards lifecycle and the Digital Health standards landscape (Ontario Health, Canadian/pan-Canadian, and international standards), and Digital Health initiatives in other jurisdictions (local, regional, provincial) is an asset.: