Practice Advisor

Position #: Practice Advisor

Expected Start Date: August 25, 2027

Union: OOS

Facility: Saskatchewan Medical Association

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department:  N/A

Expected end date: February 4, 2027

Type: Full-time temporary

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Salary or pay band: $78,690 - $106,463 per annum commensurate with experience.

Job Description: 

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) serves as a voluntary professional body representing physicians across Saskatchewan, with membership comprising over 90 percent of the province’s physicians. The SMA also offers membership for medical students and residents undertaking their training within Saskatchewan.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time, Practice Advisor to join our growing team for an 18-month term! 

Reporting to the Team Lead, EMR Program, this position is responsible for providing a wide range of services and support to physicians relating to the adoption and optimization of the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and other related digital health solutions. These services include relationship management, training, coaching, promoting, developing and executing project plans with the primary goals of improving the EMR practice experience of physicians.

This position is based on-site at our office in Saskatoon, with a voluntary hybrid work option allowing remote work from home up to 2 out of 5 days per week subject to approval under our Hybrid Work Arrangement policy. 

Overnight travel within the province will be required monthly.

Travel Required: Yes

Education

• Undergraduate degree in the healthcare sector, Information Management, Business Administration, Education or an equivalent combination of education, and experience. 

• Minimum three (3) years’ experience (formal or informal) applying change and/ or project management in a multi-stakeholder environment. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Change Management/Project Management training/certification (i.e., Prosci) is considered an asset. 

• Experience in healthcare and/or a clinical practice role is considered an asset. 

• Experience in workflow process redesign or business process improvement is considered an asset. 

• Knowledge of the Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) is considered an asset. 

Other Information

• For more information please visit our website: https://www.sma.sk.ca/?page_id=675https://www.sma.sk.ca/?page_id=675