Informatics Leader

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Halifax, NS

1d•CA$42 - CA$52•Hybrid

About The Position

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive. Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels. The OpportunityThe Informatics Leader is a clinically trained professional with advanced informatics expertise who serves as a key liaison between clinical teams, operations, and digital health enabling organizations and teams. The role supports clinical workflow optimization, provider, clinician, and staff coaching, and adoption of the OPOR clinical information system, ensuring alignment between system design and real-world care delivery. Reporting to the Executive Lead, the Informatics Leader is responsible for leading, supporting, and optimizing the use of the organization’s clinical information system to enable high-quality, efficient, and evidence-based patient care. The Informatics Leader operates within an interprofessional, team-based health care environment working collaboratively with clinical programs, operations, and information management/technology teams to support clinical transformation, workflow optimization, and effective use of digital health systems. This role focuses on system adoption, sustainment, optimization, and enhancement, while also contributing to clinical standardization, workflow design, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Clinical Informatics Leader works collaboratively with clinical leaders, physicians, program teams, and technical partners to ensure effective integration of technology into clinical practice.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a regulated health profession (e.g., Nursing, Allied Health or equivalent) required
Current professional registration/licensure in good standing (if applicable)
Minimum 5 years of relevant clinical and/or health system experience required
Knowledge of clinical workflows, healthcare delivery systems, and patient care processes required
Knowledge of clinical information systems and digital health technologies with preference to Oracle Cerner solutions
Demonstrated experience in clinical informatics, system implementation, quality improvement/workflow redesign or learning
Strong coaching, facilitation, and change management skills
Ability to influence and build relationships across diverse stakeholder groups
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to translate between clinical and technical domains
High level of initiative, adaptability, and comfort working in complex environments
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independent

Nice To Haves

Additional education, certification, or training in Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, or a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Leading, supporting, and optimizing the use of the organization’s clinical information system to enable high-quality, efficient, and evidence-based patient care.
Operating within an interprofessional, team-based health care environment working collaboratively with clinical programs, operations, and information management/technology teams to support clinical transformation, workflow optimization, and effective use of digital health systems.
Focusing on system adoption, sustainment, optimization, and enhancement.
Contributing to clinical standardization, workflow design, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Working collaboratively with clinical leaders, physicians, program teams, and technical partners to ensure effective integration of technology into clinical practice.
Serving as a key liaison between clinical teams, operations, and digital health enabling organizations and teams.
Supporting clinical workflow optimization, provider, clinician, and staff coaching, and adoption of the OPOR clinical information system, ensuring alignment between system design and real-world care delivery.