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Physician Terminology ManagerCollege of American Pathologists (CAP)
The OrganizationThe College of American Pathologists (CAP) is a medical society serving more than 16,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world. It is the world’s largest medical association composed exclusively of pathologists certified by the American Board of Pathology, and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance. The College is an advocate for high-quality and cost-effective medical care. CAP members are involved in a broad range of disciplines, including surgical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology, forensic pathology, blood banking/transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, microbiology immunopathology, hematology, genetics, and molecular pathology. The current president of the CAP is Jared Schwartz, MD, PhD, FCAP. SNOMED Terminology Solutions (STS) is a CAP division formed in April 2007. STS is a successor to SNOMED International, the CAP division which invested more than four decades developing, maintaining and supporting SNOMED terminology that has been adopted or used by governments, software suppliers and healthcare organizations in more than 30 countries of the world. CAP recently sold SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) to the non-profit International Health Terminology Standards Organization (IHTSDO), in Denmark. The IHTSDO has contracted STS as the support organization for the maintenance and further development of the terminology. In addition, STS provides education and consulting services to support the implementation of SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT). SNOMED Clinical Terms SNOMED CT is a comprehensive, clinical health care terminology and infrastructure focused on making health care knowledge more usable and accessible. It provides a common language that enables consistent capturing, sharing and aggregating health data across specialties and sites of care. SNOMED CT terminology currently contains over 400,000 health care concepts organized into hierarchies that cover more than 1 million semantic relationships that enable reliability and consistency of data retrieval. While comprehensive in its own right, SNOMED CT can also be mapped to other medical terminologies and classification systems already in use. This avoids duplicate data capture, while facilitating enhanced health reporting, billing and statistical analysis. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) praised SNOMED CT’s “advanced structure” for meeting most accepted criteria for a well-formed, machine-readable terminology.” STS works with clients to implement SNOMED CT in a variety of applications. Those applications include, but are not limited to:
STS clinical and technical experts provide high quality SNOMED CT education. STS offers a comprehensive suite of educational programs for administrative, clinical, and technical health care professionals in a variety of clinical settings. Education offerings range from courses targeted at those with entry-level knowledge of SNOMED CT to those looking to achieve expert-level knowledge. Additional information about CAP and the STS Division can be found on their web site at: www.cap.org . The PositionLocationThis position is located in Northfield, Illinois. Located only 17 miles from the City of Chicago via highway or commuter train, the Village of Northfield offers the beauty of a natural, north shore forest community with convenient access to downtown urban life. Northfield has easy access to two of Chicago’s biggest highways systems: I-94 and I-294, and is bordered by the communities of Northbrook, Glenview, Winnetka and Wilmette. It is also located just a few miles from Lake Michigan and a beautiful shoreline. The Village of Northfield also features numerous parks and wooded areas, including the Skokie Lagoons Forest Preserve and access to two area Park Districts. This dynamic Chicago suburb is home to Kraft Foods as well as to the College of American Pathologists. While small in size, Northfield offers convenient access to downtown Chicago, while maintaining a small town charm on Chicago’s North side. The Village of Northfield is a non-home rule community consisting of approximately 5,500 residents and a little over 2,100 single family homes. The Village features a wide range of living styles ranging from quaint century old properties, to modern condominiums, to the most modern upscale mansions. Northfield is one of the few north shore communities that issues licenses for keeping horses. It features extensive bicycle, jogging and wooded hiking trails along with bridle paths and boating through the Skokie Lagoons Forest Preserve. The Village of Northfield offers a style of living suitable to all types of people. Families with school age children enjoy some of the best schools in north suburban Chicago. The high school is the prestigious New Trier High School. Some families also choose to go to nearby Loyola Academy as well. Senior citizens enjoy the largest and best-attended senior center in the area offering a wealth of programs and services. Additional information about Northfield and the North Suburbs can be found at the following web sites: www.northfieldil.org or www.northfieldchamber.org .
Reporting RelationshipsThe Physician Terminology Manager will report to the Clinical Informatics Manager Kirsten Haake, MD. This person will participate as a member of a dynamic and growing STS Clinical Informatics team that currently numbers five professionals. The clinical team is headed by the Clinical Informatics Director, Monique van Berkum, MD, and the STS Division is led by Vice President and General Manager Kevin Donnelly. Key Working RelationshipsThe Physician Terminology Manager will need to maintain a close collaboration with the internal content development team well as members of the distributed content development team. Collaboration with other internal and distributed STS teams to provide content related support and explore new business opportunities and networking options will also be required. Effective working relationships with domain related terminology developers, professional associations, national and international vendor stakeholders, standards development organizations, and national government groups will contribute to the division’s success. ResponsibilitiesThe Physician Terminology Manager will be responsible for analysis, development, and modeling of clinical concepts in SNOMED CT. The goal is to provide high quality, appropriately integrated content which supports the global vision of SNOMED CT. The Physician Terminology Manager will help guide the strategic direction of subspecialty content and serve as a primary point of contact for subspecialty related content issues. The PTM will also provide support to STS initiatives including working groups, as well as educational and marketing activities. The following comprise expectations for the Physician Terminology Manager:
OpportunityCollege of American Pathologists is a complex, stimulating organization. It is dedicated to quality medical care for the American public and realizes the important part every College employee plays in that effort. The primary focus of the staff is to provide CAP members and customers with the services and information they need to ensure quality laboratory service. This is truly an opportunity and work environment where someone can make a difference. Some of the benefits of working at CAP include:
The staff members and associates at the College are also dedicated to these shared values:
CompensationAn attractive, competitive compensation program will be tailored to the specific needs of qualified candidates. The final candidate may also be eligible for some relocation assistance and benefits.
The CandidateEducation/ExperienceAn MD or DO degree. At least five years of direct patient care experience is preferred. An active medical license is preferred. A U.S. medical license is a plus. Experience with medical informatics, or electronic health record systems development, implementation and support would be a definite plus.
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Contact: Barry R. Cesafsky, FACHE Michael E. Hilts CES Partners, Ltd. CES Partners, Ltd. 53 West Jackson, Suite 1526 53 West Jackson, Suite 1526 Chicago, Illinois 60604 or Chicago, Illinois 60604 312.987.4505 ext. 22 (office) 312.987.4505 ext. 27 (office) 630.479.6228 (mobile) 678.777.6834 (mobile) 312.386.1557 (fax) 312.386.1557 (fax) bcesafsky@cespartners.net (e-mail) mhilts@cespartners.net (e-mail) www.cespartners.net (web site)
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