TERMINOLOGY STANDARDS ANALYST II, HEALTHCARE

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Terminology Standards Analyst II is responsible for the clinical integrity and standardization of the hospitals clinical data. The Analyst uses their clinical and technical knowledge to map facility system codes to the electronic Child Health Network (eCHN) enterprise terms. The analyst works closely with hospital personnel to resolve standardization issues and to ensure quality and integrity of the data is accessible through the eCHN clinical viewer.

• Maintain the mapping and standardization of the clinical enterprise database.
• Maintain and enhance the enterprise terminology mapping standards to ensure alignment with international terminology standards such as LOINC (Logical ObservationIdentifiers Names and Codes) and SNOMED (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms).
• Develop and document processes and procedures required for the effective use and management of the clinical database and repository.
• Perform daily mappings of dictionary extracts from the provincial electronic Health Record (eHR) systems which include Radiology Information System (RIS), LaboratoryInformation System (LIS), and Medical Record (MR) reports.
• Evaluates clinical codes in HL7 message data flow to ensure that data is posted accurately in the eCHN clinical viewer and support standardized data interoperability.
• Works with stakeholders in resolving clinical errors.
• Participates in site system upgrades: a comprehensive process requiring dictionary extracts analysis of one or all three domains (LAB, Diagnostic Imaging and MR), data feed integrity analysis, terminology mapping to LOINC and SNOMED, works with the site for issue tracking and resolution, data verification, HL7 analysis and post live data monitoring.
• Effectively collaborate and participate in a team environment with the data and other teams.
• Performs quality assurance by reviewing and analyzing output reports on terminology dictionary builds to ensure accuracy and integrity of clinical data.
• Maintains privacy in compliance with PHIPA.