Gritter Francona · 8 hours ago
Lead Terminologist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
10+ years expGritter Francona is looking for a Lead Terminologist to support the Veterans Health Administration's objective of enhancing healthcare delivery through improved clinical terminologies. The role involves providing authoritative guidance on clinical terminologies, overseeing their implementation, and ensuring compliance with federal health standards.
Health CareInformation ServicesInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Provide authoritative guidance for the assessment, selection, development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical terminologies in clinical information systems
Lead and oversee terminology resources under this contract to ensure all terminology work products meet quality, consistency, and standards-based expectations
Recommend, define, and prioritize appropriate clinical terminologies to support enterprise-wide interoperability, reusable clinical data, and health information exchange
Provide leadership and innovation in integrating clinical terminologies with information models, clinical workflows, information systems, and emerging technologies
Participate in the development of specifications and standards related to national health information activities
Analyze the impact, feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of existing and proposed clinical standards, candidate terminologies, regulations, programs, and policies
Conduct review, verification, and validation of terminology-related deliverables to ensure alignment with national and federal health standards
Support harmonization of terminologies across VA systems and with external partners, including DoD and other federal and national stakeholders
Provide expert clinical terminology support to VA programs and offices, including but not limited to: Veterans' Health Administration (VHA) Program Offices, Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM), Office of Connected Care, Other VA initiatives requiring terminology services
Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to program leadership, technical teams, and clinical stakeholders
Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure terminology solutions support patient care, clinical operations, analytics, and interoperability goals
Serve as a clinical terminology consultant, curator, and creator in support of VA programs, Department-level initiatives, and national health priorities
Ensure accurate analysis, documentation, and fulfillment of program requirements related to clinical terminology
Guide terminology governance, change management, and lifecycle processes
Provide mentorship and technical leadership to terminology staff and project teams
Maintain current knowledge of federal policies, guidance, and regulatory requirements governing health data standards and terminology activities
Ensure terminology practices comply with applicable VA, federal, and national standards and policies
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in nursing or an equivalent clinical specialty
10 years' experience in terminology development and implementation
Strong understanding of clinical information modeling, interoperability frameworks and health data standards
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Company
Gritter Francona
Gritter Francona specializes in health care, human resource management and IT solutions to government.
51-200 employees
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