IT Clinical Analyst

Overall Purpose of Job

We will provide exceptional patient care in an environment where quality, respect, caring and compassion are at the centre of all we do.

The Clinical Analyst will work on the implementation, integration & ongoing support of all clinical applications within the Hospital.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Provides implementation, maintenance, integration, report writing and enhancement activities to clinical information systems within the Hospital.
• Participates in all elements of ongoing maintenance & support including set-up, test, training, security & functionality going live.
• Provides support for clinical and ancillary areas of the hospital in upgrading clinical information systems throughout the version upgrades and modification requests.
• Contacts and consults with technical personnel and vendors to solve clinical information systems and other System problems.
• Under direction, establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Acts as a Project Lead for special projects as defined and assigned by the IT Manager or IT Project Manager.
• Assists co-workers & end-users in solving clinical information systems and IS work related problems.
• Suggests plans to motivate clinical and ancillary staff to achieve clinical information systems departmental and departmental goals.
• Interaction with all hospital departments and clinical system super-user/user groups.
• Initial focus to become module expert with the drive to become cross module/system expert thus allowing for knowledge transfer within department.
• Reports directly to the IT Manager, but must be able to perform various duties with minimal supervision.
• Consistently performs job duties at satisfactory quantity and quality, within required time-frames, while maintaining high degree of accuracy.
• Willingly puts forth effort in starting job duties on a regular basis; contributes new ideas, seeks self-improvement, masters new job duties.
• Remains current on new technologies through reading, seminars, workshops and vendor information.
• Contributes to the development of policies & procedures where applicable & necessary; demonstrating a clear understanding of, and consistently adheres to existing department and hospital wide policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification and/or relevant Information technology qualification (certificate, diploma, degree, post-graduate).

Experience

• Meditech or clinical business application experience desirable.
• At least 1 year previous hospital experience.

Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge

• Reports directly to the IT manager, but must be able to perform various duties with minimal supervision.
• Willingly puts forth effort in starting job duties on a regular basis.
• Contributes new ideas; seeks self-improvement; masters new job duties.

Personal Competencies

• All posts in Beacon Hospital require a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service. Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager or hospital management.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with patient and employee or any other information in accordance with all Beacon Hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates willingness to take on new roles and responsibilities.

Under the Hospital’s Health & Safety risk assessment, Beacon Hospital requires that all Employees, Consultants and Contractors that can receive a Covid 19 vaccination must do so in order to exercise their roles in a safe manner, and minimise the risk of endangering their own health, the health of patients, or the health of those that they work with.

“Beacon Hospital is an equal opportunity employer;we ensure that our practices support a diverse and inclusive environment for all present and future employees"