Clinical Lead – Clinical Documentation Domain

Affinity


Date: 13 hours ago
City: Toronto, Ontario
Contract type: Contractor
Remote
Job Description:

On behalf of our healthcare client, Affinity Healthcare Solutions is looking for a highly experienced Clinical Lead / Clinical Informatics Specialist to provide leadership in the clinical documentation domain for a major healthcare IT consolidation initiative. This role focuses on standardizing clinical documentation processes, managing governance, and ensuring alignment with project plans. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert (SME), driving process improvements and stakeholder engagement across a large-scale digital health project (lower priority domain).


Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate standardization of clinical documentation processes and workflows.
  • Manage governance to ensure clinical decisions align with the project’s critical path.
  • Conduct workflow analysis and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency.
  • Develop and review program documents, business cases, scope documents, and change requests.
  • Coordinate with team members to gather business content and define action plans.
  • Educate stakeholders on new processes, incorporating feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Support project managers with planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Expert knowledge and demonstrated experience in Change Management, Clinical Workflow, Clinical Informatics, and clinical documentation (preferably with systems like Altera/Allscripts, Oracle Health, Epic, or Meditech).
  • 10+ years of leadership experience in healthcare informatics, with a focus on clinical documentation.
  • Proven track record delivering process standardization in a clinical setting.
  • Strong communication skills (written, oral, presentation) with experience engaging senior executives.
  • Ability to lead process review and improvement initiatives.

Top 3 Must-Haves:

  • 10+ years of leadership experience in healthcare informatics with clinical documentation focus.
  • Expertise in standardizing clinical documentation processes and governance.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with senior executives.
  • Program Context:

    This role supports a multi-year initiative to consolidate clinical information systems into a unified platform, aiming to improve information flow, patient safety, and system sustainability. The focus is on enhancing clinical documentation operations through standardized processes and advanced digital tools (lower priority domain).


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    About Affinity:

    Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

    For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca



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