Technology is transforming healthcare fast. The digital revolution that brought us smartphone doctors and electronic medical records is moving apace throughout the healthcare sector and we’re already well on the road to paperless patient care.
Soon piles of documents, illegible handwriting on patient notes and bulging files in hospitals, medical practices and pharmacies will be a thing of the past.
Every day in the health sector huge amounts of data is collected, managed, analysed and shared. Each visit to the doctor, admission to hospital, and surgical procedure demands fast and accurate information.
Without it health professionals simply couldn’t do their jobs.
This means digital healthcare is a thriving sector, especially here in Scotland, with job opportunities ranging from cutting-edge software development to managing hospital appointments.
Here at s1jobs we see lots of opportunities within health informatics. More IT Crowd than Grey’s Anatomy, it’s a blend of healthcare and information technology.
For those with a love of innovation and an inquisitive and analytical mind, it’s the perfect combination.
It also offers great job opportunities, if you have an interest in improving healthcare without the desire to do any of the hands-on yukky stuff.
There are lots of different areas within health informatics too. Information and communication technology is all about the management and development of the IT systems keeping any healthcare organisation running.
Network managers, ICT support technicians, systems developers or service desk operators are the folks who look after personal computers, email systems and mobile communications. If you love your technology but also like dealing with people, this area of healthcare will appeal.
Somebody must also teach doctors, nurses and receptionists how to use this fast-changing technology so health informatics need trainers and educators too. That’s why development or application support managers can be found in hospitals focusing on areas such as systems training, HR, and patient safety.
How do we know how many staff are needed to run a hospital ward or how quickly it takes an ambulance to respond to a call? We ask the information management team made up of data quality managers, information analysts and auditors.
Health informatics is also vital in helping clinicians improve and advance in their fields – finding faster to ways dispense drugs and get test results.
Health records and patient administrators are another important cog in the wheel. A health records assistant will collate, store and retrieve those all-important records used in diagnosis or treatment as administrators manage appointments, cancellations and co-ordinate waiting lists.
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