Clinical Informaticist

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Job Description Summary:

Clinical Informaticists supporting providers, as a part of an interdisciplinary team, serves in a system role across the organization by specializing in patient care processes and clinician workflow, participates in initiatives to promote effective process design, development and implementation of the electronic health record and other technologies. Clinical Informaticists supporting providers collaborate with end users to identify and understand health care information problems and solutions by participating in facility wide and system wide improvement teams.

Responsibilities And Duties:

Performs a range of assignments related to job discipline, receives a moderate level of guidance and direction, uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations

Informatics Administration & Facilitation (Onsite and Virtual) - 40%
Provides support to optimize the use of clinical informatics in the organization through development and refinement of tools, workflows, processes, structures, and best practices to enhance patient care
Works closely with clinical leadership, operational leadership, and other key stakeholders to maximize efficient and effective use of clinical and operational informatics as it relates to patient care, patient safety, end user satisfaction, provider and staff productivity and quality outcomes
Participates in clinical informatics activities in support of interdisciplinary practice operations, decision-making, education, quality, and research initiatives
Works to understand and align technical capabilities and clinical practices to help with clinical process redesign and continued improvement
Participates in guiding processes using system capabilities to collect, record, evaluate and share patient information, reduce redundancy, and standardize clinical practices and documentation
Participates in providing feedback for strategies to manage change and encourages change adoption

Clinical Business Analysis - 40%
Works with quality and patient safety and accreditation/licensure departments, information technology staff, and other key stakeholders to clarify needs, review requests, assist with technology design and workflow plans while executing changes, adaptations, and promoting the effective use of health information technology
Gathers clinical content, functionality requirements and health/patient care information needs of various specialty areas
Responsible for direct interaction with providers, clinical operations, ambulatory operations, and Information Technology including assisting with translating requirements that meet customer needs, regulatory compliance and patient safety and privacy

Project Management & Consultation - 20%
Participates in clinical and operational informatics projects that range from medium to large in scope, risk, and impact
Provides support in collaboration with individuals or departments to identify possible solutions, both electronic and non-electronic, to system problems
Supports consultative services to customers and application and development teams as to workflow processes and technological solutions
Responsible for performing a range of assignments related to clinical and operational informatics issues and problems
Provides support in response to user problems and questions regarding functionality, operations, input/output, reporting and general operating procedures
Follows through to ensure final resolution of problems and communicating back to the individual reporting the problem

Other Duties as assigned


As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.  

The job profile provides an overview of responsibilities and duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list and is subject to change at any time

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's Degree (Required)

Additional Job Description:

• Degree in Nursing or other healthcare related field.
• Field of Study: Nursing, Informatics or other healthcare-related field.
• Years of Experience: Two (2) years of clinical or operational experience in a hospital or major medical center, or experience with clinical/health informatics, EMR Education or Healthcare IT experience including implementation of clinical systems in the hospital and/or ambulatory setting.
• Licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice nursing or other healthcare related field as applicable in the state of Ohio is preferred but not required.
• Five (5) + years of experience in the aforementioned and relevant EHR certification may be considered in lieu of associate's degree.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE

Process improvement basics; use of Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel; clinical workflow analysis, clinical documentation, knowledge of data literacy concepts.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

Certification in clinical, health, or nursing informatics, project management experience, experience with Epic, Fuji, and Hyland OnBase; leadership/management experience, change management, Epic credential/certification, ability to quickly grasp and apply technical skills required for utilization of multiple software applications and ongoing involvement with various project vendors, strong organization and presentation skills, bachelor’s degree in nursing, clinical or health informatics, or other related healthcare field, two (2) years of experience in clinical informatics.

Work Shift:

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

40

Department

Lab Administration

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... if you believe that learning is a life-long process
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Equal Employment Opportunity

OhioHealth is an equal opportunity employer and fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. OhioHealth does not discriminate against associates or applicants because of race, color, genetic information, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, disability, marital status, familial status, or other characteristics protected by law. Equal employment is extended to all person in all aspects of the associate-employer relationship including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline, reduction in staff, termination, assignment of benefits, and any other term or condition of employment