Background:

The purpose of this request is to acquire a resource who will work with others to implement and deliver the Interoperable Enterprise Terminology Strategy for Ontario. 

Ontario Health is seeking to implement the Interoperable Enterprise Terminology Strategy for Ontario to address current gaps and evolving requirements as a result of digital health trends and opportunities for innovative terminology use in Ontario’s digital health and analytical solutions.  

Must haves: 

• Minimum 10 years’ hands-on experience in mapping and implementing clinical terminologies such as SNOMED CT and LOINC  
• Minimum 10 years’ knowledge and understanding of digital exchange standards such as FHIR, clinical terminologies (e.g., SNOMED-CT, LOINC) and their application within Ontario Health with applicable terminology tools (e.g., Ontoserver) 
• 3+ years' experience with process mapping, process improvement and operationalizing workflows 
• 3+ years' experience developing and implementing strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies  
• Clinical experience within Canada in acute care, primary care and/or community care settings 
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of pan-Canadian digital exchange standards and tooling 
• Hands-on experience implementing terminology services and solutions 
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, and strong partner engagement skills  
• Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects 

Responsibilities:

• Conduct requirements gathering, develop documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conduct 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 

Desired Skills: 

• Proficiency 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  
• 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:

• Terminology standards assessment, selection, development, implementation and maintenance processes including Reference sets/Map sets/Subset development 
• Research and analysis  
• Communication and collaboration   
• Partner engagement and management 

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:

1. Extensive knowledge and implementation experience with clinical data, terminology and technical standards such as SNOMED CT/SNOMED CT-CA, LOINC/pCLOCD, ICD-10-CA, CCI, HL7 v2, HL7 FHIR. 25 Points
2. Knowledge and experience of the development and implementation of terminology standards such as LOINC and SNOMED CT/SNOMED CT-CA. 25 Points
3. Experience in developing provincial terminology strategy and implementation plans including engagement with partners to assess and define the proposed model(s).  10 Points
4. Experience in implementing interoperable digital health solutions, including assessing readiness of existing clinical information systems for collection/submission of standards-based clinical information to the EHR. 10 Points
5. 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. 10 Points
6. Knowledge and strong understanding of jurisdictional electronic health record projects, interoperability services and integration with healthcare initiatives within regional healthcare organizations for clinical data repositories, and other associated healthcare information systems in use within a jurisdiction. 10 Points
7. Knowledge and experience with the following terminology asset management tools is an asset (e.g., Apelon DTS, Term Works, Ontoserver, Shrimp). 10 Points