Join SaferCare: Transform Care. Improve Lives. Shape the Future.
SaferCare is Northern Health’s multi-year clinical quality improvement and digital transformation initiative—and a key strategic priority. This work is transforming how hospital-based care is delivered across the North by putting patients first and empowering care teams with modern digital tools and real-time information.
If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by innovation, and ready to help build safer, smarter healthcare, we invite you to be part of this system-wide transformation.
Join Northern Health. Join SaferCare. Build the future of care.
The Regional Manager of EMR Adoption & Implementations is responsible for the management, delivery and evaluation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption and implementation services in Northern Health (NH). This role leads the team that works with NH leaders, providers and staff to change to more consistent, evidence-based clinical processes, practices, documentation, and patient/client information, enabled by digital health tools and Clinical Information Systems (CIS). The team also works to increase the effective and meaningful use of EMRs through data-informed coaching, human change management, learning strategies and networks of peer mentors. The position is a clinical informatics strategist and subject matter expert that translates and prioritizes clinical requirements into the selection, design, build, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical system technologies. The position is a health informatics leader, working in consultation with stakeholders to advance healthcare transformation. They utilize the framework of people, processes and technology to improve healthcare, health spaces and services in northern BC.
Starting salary will be approximately from $108,147 to $135,184 and will be based on education, training, experience, and salaries of similar positions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Nursing, Health Information Sciences or Business Administration.
- Five (5) to seven (7) years’ experience working in a health care environment, including extensive experience facilitating the integration of technology and/or major complex change within clinical practice, regional policy and CIS-enabled business processes across the care continuum;
- Previous experience leading or managing enterprise systems in a complex multi-site environment, preferably integrated electronic health record-based clinic, community and hospital information systems.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- For regulated health care professional candidates current full practicing registration with the applicable provincial College or Association is required.
- Information and Management Systems – Canada CPHIMS-CA Certification is preferred.
- Current valid BC Driver’s License.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated successful leadership and management skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge of change management methodologies, theory, and practice
- including the application in healthcare settings.
- Knowledge of Clinical Information Systems, Application Life Cycle, and Digital Health Standards.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, research and evaluation methodologies and translation to practice.
- Strong understanding of clinical information and data and how these are managed and operationalized within the clinical information system.
- Knowledge of information and knowledge management principles including but not limited to areas of information sharing, quality and FOIPPA privacy legislation.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability for continuous learning in the competency domains of Health Informatics and awareness of new trends in digital health and clinical information systems.
- Demonstrated ability to create and execute plans to deliver results working with a variety of stakeholders and digital health tools and clinical information systems while meeting concurrent priorities and deadlines.
- Flexibility to manage changing priorities and scope of work.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to use effective facilitation, communication, and negotiation abilities to achieve goals and outcomes and resolve conflicts and barriers to success with diverse stakeholders.
- Proven ability to apply systems level and critical thinking in a complex health care environment to lead people and the organization through complex changes in digital health.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective learning strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, direct and prioritize work of self and teams to meet deadlines and realize outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to operate equipment related to the work, business computer applications (MS Office, Diagramming Software, etc.) and clinical information systems.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Ability and willingness to travel within Northern Health’s geographic region.
Where you will be working:
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More about Northern Health
Northern Health covers nearly 600,000 square kilometers, delivering health services to more than two dozen communities and 55 First Nations communities across the region. We provide both hospital and community-based care to a population of approximately 300,000 people. With a team of over 12,000 staff and physicians, we are committed to offering high quality, person centered care in collaboration with communities and partner organizations throughout Northern BC.
What Northern Health Has to Offer You!
Joining Northern Health means becoming part of a supportive team that values your growth and well-being. Here’s what we provide:
- Comprehensive benefits including extended health, dental, and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casual employees have option of paying for benefits.
- Four weeks of vacation after one year of continuous service.
- Financial support for moving expenses for eligible positions.
- Employee referral program with attractive incentives.
- Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
- Access to spectacular outdoor activities and enjoy the shortest commutes in BC.
- Loan Forgiveness Programs offered through Federal and Provincial Government for eligible professions.
Important Application Information
Please ensure you upload the following documents as part of your application:
- Registration number (if you belong to a regulated profession).
- Supporting documents for education and qualifications, such as:
- Program certificates or diplomas.
- High school, college, or university transcripts.
- Cover letter and resume (recommended).
International Applicants
Before applying, please review the steps outlined on our Northern Health Careers page: Information for international applicants
