Clinical Informaticist

Position Summary

Clinical Informaticist will focus on supporting Ortho Nebraska's clinical staff and business operational needs, to improve the quality of care to patients. They will work with information & systems technology to provide continuous support, optimization opportunities, troubleshooting to enhance the user experience in support of surgical and clinic operations.

Status:
Full-Time

Shift: Days; after hours as required

Schedule:

Mon - Fri: 8a - 5p + Weekends as required

FTE /

Hours:

1.0 / 40

Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing or a healthcare related field preferred. Master's degree in related healthcare field with emphasis in Informatics field preferred.

Licensure: N/A

Certification: N/A

Experience: 5+ years nursing/healthcare experience required.

• Extensive work related to project management is preferred.
• Possess an excellent understanding of healthcare related workflows and terminology along with a deep understanding of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and related clinical informatics systems.
• An ability to demonstrate knowledge of current clinical technologies with experience supporting the aspects of the system lifecycle.
• Has the ability to establish, plan, prioritize and implement strategies to achieve goals.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently as project dictates.
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with vendors, staff, clinical managers, and physicians is required.
• Extensive experience managing projects. May lead and direct the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Experience creating training documentation required.

• Responsible for participating in the evaluation, implementation, training, and maintenance of assigned clinical information systems across the organization to support patients and health care professionals.
• Problem solves application and workflow issues and works through barriers to achieve results by collaborating effectively with users, vendors, and Information Technology staff.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the EMR and clinical applications utilized at Ortho Nebraska.
• Establish and maintain subject matter expertise in information systems for designated departments which could include but not limited to nursing, clinics, surgery, emergency department, revenue cycle, HIM, supply chain, ancillary services and providers.
• Monitor applications use, system performance, hardware and software reliability.
• Follow project management principles and practices including project planning, organization, scheduling, allocation and management of resources, budgeting and reporting.
• Prepare documentation, charts, graphs, project plans, training materials and other written communication.
• Effectively communicate with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ensure order sets are standardized and integrated as appropriate.
• Work primarily days but may require flexible hours based on department needs.
• Cover call as outlined by department needs.
• Demonstrate behaviors which support excellence in customer service, patient safety and professionalism.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with end user departments to ensure optimal utilization of the organization's clinical applications, while providing appropriate levels of end user training and education.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate clinician functional testing for human factors issues before and after system upgrades and improvements.
• Maintain current knowledge of healthcare & nursing practices, regulatory standards, management and healthcare advances and trends, and the legal implications of the clinical information system.
• Other duties as assigned.
• On call as required.

This position is classified as Sedentary Work in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, requiring the exertion of up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 33% of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (33%-66% of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Must be able to pass background check. We also conduct pre-employment physical and drug testing. Any job offer will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre‑employment physical with a drug screen, background check and obtaining active licensures per job requirements.