REQ21628 - Senior Healthcare Integration Architect
Remote
Contracted
Experienced
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Client: Province of New Brunswick
Department: SNB-Strategy, Planning & Solutions
Business Days: 540 days **
Closing Date/Time: April 1st, 2025, 10:30 AM EST
Office Location: In Fredericton, Remote
Contract Duration: Asap until 30-Apr-2027 end date (Possibility for extension and conversion to FT)
Standard Hours per day: 7.25 hours work day
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Deliverables
The successful candidate must deliver the following (including but not limited to) in order to successfully complete the engagement:
- Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
- Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
- Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
- Visa Status (Mandatory)
- LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)
Client: Province of New Brunswick
Department: SNB-Strategy, Planning & Solutions
Business Days: 540 days **
Closing Date/Time: April 1st, 2025, 10:30 AM EST
Office Location: In Fredericton, Remote
Contract Duration: Asap until 30-Apr-2027 end date (Possibility for extension and conversion to FT)
Standard Hours per day: 7.25 hours work day
APPLY ONLINE
Deliverables
The successful candidate must deliver the following (including but not limited to) in order to successfully complete the engagement:
- Responsible for Integration Architecture Blueprint;
- Work with SNB Integration team to define and implement integration strategies and guiding principals related to integration work required to replace multiple existing Clinical Information Systems with a single, consolidated Clinical Information System
- Work with SNB Systems Integration Services team to define a CIS Implementation strategy for CIS Integration solutions
- High-level architecture diagrams and documents describing how the new system integrates with other systems (e.g., Electronic Health Records (EHR), laboratory systems, pharmacy systems)
- System architecture overview
- Integration touchpoints and data flow
- Integration protocols (HL7, FHIR, DICOM, etc.)
- Middleware and platform selection
- Security and compliance considerations
- Responsible for Integration Design Specifications
- Detailed specifications for each interface or integration point between the Clinical Information System and other systems
- Work directly with customers and support teams to define requirements and present solutions
- Data formats and standards (FHIR, HL7 v2/v3, CDA)
- APIs or web services used for integration
- Mapping between source and target systems’ data models
- Error handling and data validation rules
- Frequency and timing of data exchange (real-time, batch)
- Ensure alignment with SNB Integration team design documentation
- Responsible for Data mapping and Transformation Rules
- A comprehensive mapping of data elements between the Clinical Information System and other systems, including any necessary transformations
- Field-by-field mapping document
- Data transformation logic (e.g., converting data formats, units)
- Handling of missing or incomplete data
- Data consistency checks
- Responsible for Integration Test Plans
- A test plan outlining how the integration will be validated, ensuring data flows correctly and all integration points work as expected
- Test cas es for each interface
- End-to-end test scenarios
- Testing methodology (unit tests, integration tests, user acceptance tests)
- Success criteria for each test
- Tools and resources required for testing
- Documentation around handling failures
- Responsible for Security and Compliance Assessments
- A review of the integration design to ensure that it meets healthcare industry security standards and regulations
- Encryption methods for data at rest and in transit
- Access control policies (who can access what data)
- Compliance with relevant laws and standards
- Audit trails and logging requirements
- Data retention and deletion policies
- Responsible for Data Flow Diagrams (DFD)
- Visual representations showing how data moves between systems and components
- Context-level and detailed DFDs for each integration touchpoint
- Data sources and destinations
- Data flow paths, including transformations or intermediate systems
- Responsible for System Interaction Diagrams
- Diagrams that illustrate how different systems (e.g., CIS, EHR, lab system) communicate with each other
- Sequence diagrams or interaction diagrams showing communication flow
- API interactions
- Protocols and message formats used for communication
- Responsible for Implementation Roadmap
- A timeline and action plan detailing the phases and milestones for the integration project
- Key milestones for integration (e.g., completion of design, testing phases, go-live)
- Work with SNB Integration team on resource allocation
- Timeline with dependencies
- Risk assessment and mitigation plan
- Responsible for Change Management and Support Plan
- A plan to ensure a smooth transition to the new system and ongoing support
- Technical leadership, setting best practices for integration, testing, and iterative refinement
- Training plan for staff on new integrations
- Documentation of new processes and procedures
- Support and troubleshooting guide
- Incident response procedures
- Responsible for Documentation of the Integration Environment
- Detailed documentation about the integration environment, such as configurations, tools, and infrastructure
- Configuration details of middleware, APIs, and messaging queues
- Overview of the staging, development, and production environments
- Network and infrastructure requirements for integration
- Responsible for Performance and Scalability Plan
- A document addressing the system’s performance under load and its scalability as the healthcare organization grows
- Performance testing criteria (response time, throughput)
- Load balancing and fault tolerance strategies
- Scalability requirements for handling increased data or system load
- Responsible for Post-Implementation Monitoring and Maintenance Plan
- Plan for monitoring the integration post-go-live to ensure it operates smoothly and troubleshooting any issues that arise
- System monitoring tools and metrics
- Incident management and escalation process
- Long-term maintenance schedule (e.g., updates, patches)
- Provide technical expertise and support to SNB Systems Integration Services team
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