Clinical Terminologist

This position requires an active Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance to be considered.

As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen.

The Clinical Terminologist will focus on natural language processing, vocabularies, and decision support within HITSS/RPMS terminologies. Responsibilities include extending and enhancing IHS terminologies, collaborating with federal leads, software engineers, clinical specialists, and product analysts. Tasks include defining terminology standards, mapping customer terms, developing information extraction and clinical decision support methods, updating standardized terminologies, and offering technical expertise in global standards.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Estimated Starting Salary Range for Clinical Terminologist: 
• Pay commensurate with experience.
• Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided.  
• Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Clinical Terminologist Responsibilities Include: 

• Experience managing Health Information Technology projects. 
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with healthcare terminologies such as SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, and others. 
• Proven record of accomplishment of successfully managing terminology services projects. Knowledge of relevant healthcare regulations, including HIPAA and standards compliance.Develop and maintain HITSS/RPMS terminologies for natural language processing and decision support.
• Evaluate, plan, and execute improvements to enhance the scope and quality of IHS terminologies.
• Collaborate with federal leads, software engineers, clinical specialists, and product analysts.
• Identify appropriate terminology standards and map customer terminologies to these standards.
• Work with NLP experts and engineers to develop information extraction methods.
• Collaborate with decision support experts to create clinical decision support methods.
• Address customer, engineer, and business owner requests for terminology additions.
• Review and update standardized terminologies as needed.
• Provide technical expertise in national and international terminology standards, including SNOMED, ICD-9, ICD-10, and UMLS source vocabularies.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Clinical Terminologist Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: 

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in clinical terminology, natural language processing, or related fields.
• Experience with healthcare IT systems, particularly HITSS/RPMS.
• Proven expertise in terminology standards and mapping processes.
• Background in clinical decision support system development.
• Experience working with software engineers, clinical specialists, and data analysts.
• Familiarity with terminology updates and integration within healthcare applications.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in health informatics, Computer Science, Linguistics, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
• Certification or advanced coursework in clinical terminology, informatics, or healthcare IT is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of SNOMED, ICD-9, ICD-10, UMLS, and other terminology standards.
• Expertise in natural language processing and information extraction techniques.
• Ability to analyze, map, and integrate terminologies into healthcare systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to obtain a Level 5C Position of Public Trust suitability clearance.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CNIH, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

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Keywords:

• Health Informatics
• Clinical Terminology
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Medical Coding Standards
• Decision Support Systems

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Please Note:  This position is pending a contract award.  If you are interested in a future with Cherokee Federal, APPLY TODAY!  Although this is not an approved position, we are accepting applications for this future and anticipated need.