New Brunswick is undergoing a significant transformation, transitioning from various standalone hospital information systems to a unified, standardized, and integrated Clinical Information Solution (CIS). This transformation prioritizes the standardization of clinical practices province-wide, a crucial step toward achieving a unified provincial CIS. The focus is on identifying leading practices in patient care delivery and responsible health data management. Implementation of the CIS will modernize how care is delivered, enabling greater consistency, efficiency, and collaboration across the health system.

The Department of Health is seeking the services of a Clinical Analyst- Pharmacy to assist with initiatives related to the build and implementation of the CIS.

The Department of Health (DoH) requires Clinical Analyst - Pharmacy to support the CIS Program. The role of the Clinical Analyst encompasses several activities to develop clinical standards and the implementation of the CIS for use throughout New Brunswick.

The Clinical Analyst will be required to work closely with other team members, Subject Matter Experts (SME), and clinical stakeholders in the gathering of clinical requirements and design of new standards to be adopted province wide. This role serves as a subject matter expert on the impact that CISs and digitization of clinical processes will have on the design of content, workflows, and procedures.

With the support of the Clinical Team Lead and Project Manager, the Clinical Analyst will be responsible for:

• gathering and defining clinical and system requirements,
• conducting gap analysis,
• developing design documents,
• facilitating engagement sessions to achieve the project’s objective,
• build, validate and test clinical content in the CIS (order sets, workflows, medication management build),
• support implementation and go live activities, and,
• foster and maintain close working relationships with the various lines of business and organizations to ensure the business and information technology requirements align.

The chosen individual’s work will be comprised of a mixture of steady state and project-based efforts.

Some after hours and weekend work may be required for the successful candidate, however, any overtime or work during non-business hours must be approved in advance.

The successful proponents must deliver the following, to successfully complete the engagement:

• Detailed review of existing clinical and business requirements.
• Collaborate with clinical experts to gather input and insights for the development and refinement of clinical standards.
• Design and develop facilitation sessions to validate the existing requirements and collect net new business and information technology requirement, including gap analysis.
• Create and maintain detailed process and solution documentation, including workflows, use cases, user guides, and training materials, to ensure seamless adoption of clinical standards.
• Conduct comprehensive analysis of business and client requirements to support the development, operations, and deployment of the clinical standardization project; recommend and implement solutions to achieve defined objectives, monitoring their effectiveness.
• Build, validate, and test clinical content in the CIS
• Collaborate closely with project teams to ensure the smooth delivery and implementation of the clinical standardization project, including effective communication plans for stakeholders.

The individual will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement and complete the Department’s Privacy Training prior to commencing the assignment.