Clinical Informaticist / Information Services / Full Time / Days

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Clinical Informaticist / Information Services / Full Time / Days

The Clinical Informaticist independently supports and optimizes clinical information systems to meet operational and clinical need while applying advanced knowledge of workflows and applications to resolve issues, implement enhancements, and contribute to projects. The Clinical Informaticist is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

• Independently troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to clinical systems, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to operations.

• Analyze user needs and workflows to recommend and implement system enhancements that improve efficiency, usability, and patient care.
• Contribute and/or coordinates system implementations, upgrades, and optimization efforts, including build, testing, validation, and user support.
• Deliver comprehensive training, education, and at the elbow support by creating training materials, conducting onboarding and ongoing education, evaluating user competency, and ensuring effective system use.
• Coordinate meetings to work closely with clinicians, operational leaders, and IT teams to gather requirements, prioritize improvements, and ensure solutions align with business needs.
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education:  High School Diploma

Experience:  At least 10 years of significant relevant healthcare experience.

Preferred

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in:   

• Health Informatics
• Nursing / clinical discipline
• Information Systems / IT

License:  Clinical licensure

Experience:  Five (5) years in a clinical informatics or healthcare informatics field or three (3) years in a healthcare setting providing direct patient care.

Certification:

• Healthcare Informatics
• Clinical Informatics
• EHR

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.           In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):

[X] 0-2                 [] 2-4                   []4-6                     [] 6-8                    [] 8-12

2.           In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employees sit (hours at one time/hours during the day):

[] 0-2                    [] 2-4                    []4-6                     [X] 6-8                 [] 8-12

3.           Employee lifts:

[X] up to 10 #                  [] 10-20 #                          [] 20-50 #                          [] over 50 #

4.           Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:

[X] occasionally                           [] frequently                   [] continuously

5.           Employee uses hands for repetitive:

a. Simple grasping:                    [X] yes                                [] no

b. Pushing/pulling                       [X] yes                                [] no

c. Fine manipulation                 [X] yes                                [] no

6.           Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:

[] yes                    [X] no

7.           Employee must be able to:

a. Bend               [] frequently                     [X] occasionally          [] not at all

b. Squat             [] frequently                     [X] occasionally          [] not at all

c. Kneel              [] frequently                     [X] occasionally          [] not at all

d. Climb            [] frequently                     [] occasionally             [X] not at all