Clinical Informatics Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

The Clinical Informatics Specialist will collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups, and functions as the point-person in promoting the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in healthcare settings in accordance with strategic business objectives. This role serves as a liaison between clinicians and IT professionals to facilitate a common understanding of the clinical standards and process improvement activities across multidisciplinary teams throughout the lifecycle of clinical systems. The Clinical Informatics Specialist will play a major role in the testing, training activities, and the phased implementation of information technology projects.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead clinical informatics projects to ensure they are planned and implemented using evidence-based practices for planning, understanding, guiding and delivering responsible and efficient patient care.
• Incorporates understanding of clinical business operations into the role of liaison between the clinical customer and technical support teams.
• Utilize the SBAR process to plan recommendations for informatics solutions.
• Leads efforts to ensure workflows/processes are current with regulatory agencies and best practice standards.
• Identifies changes to systems to comply with policies and procedures in the most efficient manner.
• Utilize data to drive process, workflow and behavior change as it relates to appropriate and efficient use of electronic medical records (EMR) and other clinical technology.
• Serves as a resource to end users for information systems and technology; effectively communicate system changes, workflow process changes, downtime procedures, etc.
• Participates in the production and distribution of communications related to technology through active internal networking, clinical liaison role, newsletters, announcements and other technology-based mechanisms to health professionals.
• Routinely conduct intentional rounding in patient care areas to gain overall knowledge of facility specific workflow, patient throughput, and challenges with technology solutions.
• Monitors outcome and evaluates user adoption of current and newly implemented information technology and functionality.
• Coordinates and develops training plans and user documentation for all clinical based systems.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 40 hours/week
Experience and Skills:

Education, Experience

• Previous experience involving the implementation and use of clinical information systems is strongly preferred
• Advanced education in the field of medical informatics is preferred. Experience with Meditech Expanse EHR preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program or other applicable related field preferred

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Ability to generate, read, interpret, and take action as it relates to basic financial statements, national and state regulations, safety rulings, operational and maintenance, maps and organizational policies / procedures
• Ability to write reports and correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information to patients, families, employees, health care providers, etc...
• Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively to maintain good working relationships with staff and health care providers
• Ability to work with skill in identifying problems

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, MATERIALS

• Knowledge of computer hardware equipment and software applications relevant to work functions.

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect on the 1st of the month following 30 days of hire. Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: The hospital will match up to a percentage of gross wages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.

This institution is an EEO/AA Employer and Provider - Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

From: Pender Community Hospital District