- Company Name
- ThoughtStorm
- Job Title
- Intergration Consultant
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Integration Consultant
**Role Summary:**
Provide expert terminology and digital standards consulting to design, implement, and maintain clinical terminologies (SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD‑10‑CA) and FHIR‑based exchange within a provincial digital health program. Partner with clinical, business, and technical stakeholders to align provincial standards, develop harmonized artefacts, and enable evidence‑based reporting across EMR systems.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver high‑quality terminology strategies and implementation plans within specified timelines.
- Demonstrate measurable impact on interoperability, data quality, and clinical workflow efficiency.
- Actively engage cross‑disciplinary partners and manage competing priorities.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Map and implement SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD‑10‑CA, and related terminology sets using tools such as Ontoserver, Apelon DTS, or Term Works.
- Lead process mapping, improvement, and operationalization of terminology workflows.
- Conduct requirements gathering, create business cases, cost‑benefit analyses, and feasibility studies.
- Produce documentation (standards specifications, technical notes, briefing documents) and deliver presentations to partners.
- Perform environmental scans, data standards research, and harmonization assessments.
- Assess readiness of existing clinical information systems for standards‑based data collection and EHR integration.
- Mentor and collaborate with provincial stakeholders to develop a provincial terminology strategy and implementation roadmap.
**Required Skills:**
- 10+ years hands‑on experience in clinical terminology mapping and implementation (SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD‑10‑CA).
- Deep knowledge of FHIR, HL7 v2, and Canadian digital exchange standards.
- Proven ability to build and maintain terminology services, reference sets, map sets, and subsets.
- Clinical experience in acute, primary, or community care within Canada.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication; partner engagement and negotiation proficiency.
- Project management skills: prioritization, time management, and deadline adherence.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft cloud tools.
- Familiarity with Ontario‑wide health information systems is a plus.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Preferred: Certifications in FHIR, HL7, SNOMED CT, or related terminology standards.