About the Opportunity

Employer Overview:

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We are over 22,000 employees who provide health care and support services in hospitals, health centres and community-based programs across the province. Our team of health professionals includes employees, doctors, researchers, learners, and volunteers that provide the health care or services you may need. This is accomplished across four geographic management zones which are responsible for the operation of acute care health centres and the provision of a variety of inpatient, outpatient services including academic, tertiary, quaternary care and community-based programs and services including continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions.

Location: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia. OPOR and IM/IT support a flexible work environment for work from home, in-office, or hybrid model.

Teams Recruiting for Co-Op Positions:

The following teams are recruiting students for 2024 spring/summer co-op/internships (14-16 weeks):

One Person One Record (OPOR) is a vision and strategy for healthcare transformation in Nova Scotia, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health. OPOR consists of a multidisciplinary team with a variety of clinical, business, IT, program management, and leadership backgrounds. The team works collaboratively with internal and external partner organizations to provide expertise in guiding the transformation of healthcare in Nova Scotia. OPOR contains multiple components:

OPOR Clinical Information System (OPOR-CIS): This project involves replacing three existing hospital information systems with one provincial clinical information system.

OPOR Clinical Standardization: This project is focussed on the implementation of governance, and evidence informed best practice in standardization. The work supports the overall OPOR and represents a coordinated approach to the development and delivery of provincially adjudicated and clinician-developed clinical standardization.

OPOR Clinical Adoption, Organization Change Management, Education and Learning, At-The-Elbow (ATE) Support is the organizational focus on implementation of the OPOR-CIS including the ongoing needs for adoption, training, and support related to use of technology in clinical practice. This work supports the overall OPOR strategy of continuous learning, improvement, and care transformation.

Program Management Office: Responsible for managing all OPOR related projects.

About the Opportunity Continued

Information Management & Technology (IM/IT) is the host organization for clinical application and health information services support across Nova Scotia. The team supports clients across Nova Scotia, including: Nova Scotia Health, IWK Health, primary care physicians, health care providers and retail pharmacies. IM/IT comprises multidisciplinary teams including:

IM/IT Clinical Solutions: This team provides ongoing IM/IT operational support, clinical documentation, workflow, process development, data management, standardization, and rationalization to ensure continuous process improvement.

IM/IT Process & Business Services: This team is responsible for the requirements, design, development, and implementation of IM/IT process throughout the province and collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams.

IM/IT Security & Risk: The IM/IT Security & Risk team manages the IT Security program. From cyber security and threat detection to risk assessments and compliance, they craft and deliver robust solutions. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, the team develops policies, procedures, and cyber incident response methods to enhance organizational resilience. With a keen understanding of enterprise security architecture, they analyze and respond to cybersecurity risks, ensuring a proactive approach.

What We Offer:

We offer hands-on experience and learning opportunities participating in the following areas:

Enterprise Architecture, Patient Journey, Research Culture, Clinical Informatics, Facilitation, Organization Change Management, Value Stream Mapping, Performance Measurement, Technology Enabled Practice, Operations, Medication Management, Clinical Standardization, Clinical Documentation, Policy, Program Management, Project Management, Systems Adoption, Workflow and Process Development, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data and Analytics, Security & Risk, Root Cause Analysis, Technical Writing, Logistics Management, Event Planning and Leadership Skills.

We also want to learn from you! The success of our interns is a program priority. In addition to providing broad support duties to OPOR/IMIT and the needs of our health partners, we endeavor to provide interns with experiences to enrich personal career interests and goals during the internship. Our members provide regular one-on-one mentorship throughout the internship term.

About You

We encourage you to apply for one of our co-op/internship positions should you meet the following requirements:

• You are currently completing or have completed undergraduate level or master’s level studies
• or professional program and are a student from relevant health, informatics, computer science, engineering, business/commerce, or sciences faculty.
• You are a student at a technical college or program focused on Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Management and Technology, or Business/Commerce.

Assets:

• Previous role in a health care setting.
• Solid analytical skills, high attention to detail, excellent communicator, flexibility with shifting focus, open to feedback, ability to independently solve problems.
• Strong project management skills. PMP certification is considered an asset.
• Experience working with clinical data, ability to discern clinical data elements and categorize, ability to identify overall themes.
• Ability to work independently and with a team, adapt well to complex environments, and comfortable working in loosely structured environments.
• Experience using MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Teams, Smartsheet and SharePoint and willingness to learn innovative technologies and applications.

Hours

• Short assignment, Full-time Student Positions
• Spring/Summer 2024 (May-August)

Compensation and Incentives

$21.00 Hourly + 4% in lieu of benefits and vacation. Wages are matched to academic program.