Clinical Terminologist

Information Technology --> Information Technology Remote • ID: 1322-383 • Full-Time/Regular Core4ce is seeking an experienced Clinical Terminologist to support the Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT) initiative within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The Clinical Terminologist will serve as a subject matter expert in healthcare terminology, semantic interoperability, and clinical informatics, supporting the development and maintenance of standardized clinical data models and terminology mappings. This role requires a strong clinical background combined with deep expertise in terminology standards, ontology development, metadata management, and healthcare interoperability frameworks. The successful candidate will help ensure that clinical and benefits-related information is accurately represented, exchanged, and utilized across enterprise healthcare systems. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and optimize clinical terminology mappings and information models that support interoperability across healthcare systems and applications. Map clinical and benefits-related concepts to industry-standard terminologies, including SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, FHIR, and other standards based on specific use cases and business requirements. Design and maintain semantic infrastructure components, including metadata repositories, ontology models, controlled vocabularies, and terminology services. Develop and manage domain-specific value sets, ensuring alignment with evolving clinical terminology standards and organizational requirements. Monitor, evaluate, and implement updates to terminology standards and ensure appropriate incorporation into enterprise terminology management processes. Collaborate with clinicians, informaticians, business stakeholders, and technical teams to define, model, and standardize healthcare data elements. Support healthcare interoperability initiatives by ensuring consistent semantic representation across clinical systems, applications, and data exchanges. Utilize terminology management tools to perform concept mapping, value set management, terminology maintenance, and semantic analysis. Analyze clinical workflows, business processes, and use cases to identify terminology requirements and develop appropriate semantic solutions. Participate in data governance and terminology governance activities to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and best practices. Provide expertise in ontology development, metadata management, and semantic modeling to support healthcare modernization efforts. Develop documentation, standards, procedures, and implementation guidance related to terminology management and interoperability. Support quality assurance activities by validating terminology mappings, data definitions, and semantic models. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, disability specialists, allied health professionals, and benefits personnel, to ensure accurate representation of clinical and business concepts. *This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth. Required Qualifications Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. Master's degree in Informatics, Computer Science, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, or a related field. Certification in Informatics is required. Minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical terminology management, semantic interoperability, healthcare informatics, or related disciplines. Clinical background as a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other allied health or healthcare-related professional. Demonstrated expertise in healthcare terminology standards, including SNOMED CT, LOINC, RxNorm, FHIR, and other applicable interoperability standards. Experience developing terminology mappings, semantic models, ontologies, metadata structures, and value sets. Proficiency with terminology management tools and terminology services platfo…