Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist

About this Role

Description

Position #: 9014342

Expected Start Date: October 19, 2026

Union: SUN

Facility: Battlefords Union Hospital

City/Town: North Battleford

Department: Digital Health - HIM & Systems Flow

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.5

Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Standard Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Under the direction of the Manager, Digital Health, The Clinical Informatics Nurse Specialist leads the integration of information technologies & clinical change initiatives that enhance evidence based clinical practices, access to patient/client information & clinical documentation via Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems in collaboration with clinical leaders, physicians & staff. The role works to increase the effectiveness of an EPR system & provide clinical subject matter expertise throughout the system life cycle, translate clinical requirements, lead teams, contribute to project planning, & implement schedules. As the liaison between clinical areas & IT, the role accurately & promptly analyzes, prioritizes & translates user needs to clinical information systems. This includes facilitating communication with end users, identifying gaps between clinical business processes & systems & facilitates the analysis, design, building & maintenance of clinical content within systems.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 3 years Acute clinical

• 2 years as lead for EPR implementation in a health care setting

• Experience in project management/ system administration

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Conflict resolution skills

• Listening skills

• Coaching skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Makes judgements on the basis of critical thinking and problem solving criteria

• Demonstrates leadership and organizational skills

• Ability to lead/document current/future workflows and app builds in healthcare

• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development

• Competent critical thinking/judgement/autonomous decision making capabilities

• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge in evaluating and leading process improvement projects

• Proficiency with clinical documentation systems

• Can collect/analyze data as it applies to regional research initiatives

• Ability to be self-directed

• Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Standards and application of such

• Demonstrated knowledge of teaching abilities & group facilitation skills

• Cognizant of patient safety in dev. of clinical documentation/implementation

• Ability to integrate clinical knowledge and experience into clinical practice

• Demonstrates the ability to participate in development of programs/resources

• Knowledge in change management

• Can troubleshoot basic tech. problems in all aspects of a software application

• Intermediate to proficient skills in Adobe Pro, SharePoint, and Microsoft

Other Information

• Access to a reliable vehicle

• For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/

• Travel within the region and provincially

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives

• Scheduled hours of work may be reduced when a statutory holiday is recognized