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As part of an extraordinary team, the Systems Administrator with focus on laboratory systems will play a crucial role supporting stakeholders internally and externally to Niagara Health. Leveraging experience in a healthcare or public sector setting, this role will collaborate with various programs to identify ways technology can enhance systems and methods for sharing information to enhance patient care and protect health information. This role will be responsible for interacting with customers and vendors to optimize and sustain current systems. This role will also facilitate and support testing of integrated systems, requirement gathering, developing documentation, while acting as a liaison between end users and ICT. Successful candidate will take part in an on-call rotation and will have an opportunity to work from home portion of a week.
Additional Responsibilities:
o Coordinating with vendors, external partners, and the clinical community to ensure information systems meets the organization’s needs
o Creating reports and dashboards to support decision making by the clinical community, identifying relevant sources of data/evidence in order to assess the quality and benefits of information and draw appropriate conclusions
o Coordinating software updates and changes
o Identify and act on improvement opportunities to ensure optimization of systems
o Experience with a health information system would be an asset
QUALIFICATIONS:
o Five years’ experience with lab systems, analyzers, and interfaces would be a strong asset
o A knowledge of Meditech and HL7 would be a strong asset
o Three year diploma or undergraduate degree in a health or computer related field
o Ability to learn new areas of unfamiliar territory in a fast paced environment
o Experience with Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and SharePoint
o Background/experience providing project or technology based support to a team
o Experience with hospital based computer systems
o Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
o Proven analytical skills with an aptitude for process evaluation and problem-solving.
o Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
o Consistent and regular attendance required.
o Five years’ experience with lab systems, analyzers, and interfaces would be a strong asset
o A knowledge of Meditech and HL7 would be a strong asset
o Three year diploma or undergraduate degree in a health or computer related field
o Ability to learn new areas of unfamiliar territory in a fast paced environment
o Experience with Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and SharePoint
o Background/experience providing project or technology based support to a team
o Experience with hospital based computer systems
o Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
o Proven analytical skills with an aptitude for process evaluation and problem-solving.
o Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
o Consistent and regular attendance required.
o Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a new hire requirement of the job unless you have an exemption based on medical or on a ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code
Recruitment Specialist: Carrie Garritsen
(905) 378-4647 Carrie
We are especially interested in connecting if you…
Value diversity, equity and inclusion;
Are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Region of Niagara;
Identify as a member of one or more of the following groups: equity-seeking group, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Have background or expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
