Clinical Informatics Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oregon.

📋 Description

• Assist in the implementation and adoption of enterprise terminology services.

• Create and manage mappings, value sets, and terminology standards across healthcare systems.

• Ensure uniform semantic representation of healthcare data for clinical, operational, and analytical applications.

• Engage in terminology governance and data standardization initiatives.

• Develop and update SOPs, process documentation, user manuals, knowledge base articles, and training resources.

• Establish and maintain a knowledge repository for terminology services.

• Document workflows, business processes, and procedures related to terminology management.

• Design and deliver training programs for NC HIEA staff and stakeholders.

• Educate users about the capabilities of terminology services, workflows, and their effects on healthcare data.

• Act as a subject matter expert for terminology-related inquiries and best practices.

• Collaborate with business users, data teams, architects, analysts, external vendors, and implementation partners.

• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design discussions, testing, and knowledge transfer activities.

• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Support the rollout and adoption of a new terminology services platform.

• Contribute to implementation planning, testing, validation, and readiness for operations.

• Assist in defining success metrics and operational processes.

• Identify opportunities to enhance healthcare data quality, interoperability, and readiness for analytics.

• Present a 5–10 minute project overview during the interview process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare, clinical informatics, healthcare data, terminology management, or a related field.

• Familiarity with healthcare coding systems and vocabulary standards.

• Experience in creating technical and operational documentation.

• Background in supporting healthcare interoperability, data standardization, or information management initiatives.

• Proven experience with one or more of SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, clinical vocabularies, value sets, code mapping, or terminology management tools.

• Strong foundational understanding of clinical terminology concepts and healthcare data standardization.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Experience in developing and delivering training content.

• Capability to convey complex technical information to varied audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across business and technical teams.

• Preferred: Background in Clinical Informatics.

• Preferred: Experience with terminology services platforms.

• Preferred: Involvement in supporting Health Information Exchange (HIE) initiatives.

• Preferred: Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards.

• Preferred: Experience in state government, public health, or large healthcare organizations.

• Preferred: Experience with implementing or supporting Rhapsody or similar terminology solutions.

• Preferred: Knowledge of healthcare analytics and data governance initiatives.

• Candidates should be ready to present a 5–10 minute overview of a previous project related to healthcare terminology, clinical informatics, interoperability, or terminology services.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions.

• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance for employees and their dependents.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Health Spending Account (HSA).

• Transportation benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave).