Sr Lab Clinical Informatics Spec

Job Summary

The Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist is a clinical professional who is under the direction of the Clinical Informatics Manager. This role provides advanced clinical informatics services across Wellstar Health System, supporting team members, clinicians, departments and leaders. This individual transforms healthcare by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information systems that enhance health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician–patient relationship.

In collaboration with the clinical and executive leadership, this role drives strategic informatics initiatives, leads complex projects, and mentors junior staff. This position requires advanced technical, influencing, and analytical capabilities to support enterprise‑wide informatics goals.

• Analyze, evaluate, and refine clinical EHR workflows and promote process changes to support proficient system use.
• Assess information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, regulatory standards, and all Wellstar policies and code of conduct.
• Lead cross‑disciplinary complex projects and serve as a strategic advisor to project leaders and managers for Clinical Informatics initiatives.
• Lead meetings and facilitate collaborative planning across multiple responsibilities and disciplines.
• Evaluate business procedures to define data processing needs and workflow.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in conversations about procurement, customization, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
• Demonstrate competency in change readiness and flexibility as priorities shift.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology, equipment, and systems, applications, and emerging technologies.
• Investigate system/application ideas and concerns and escalate as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more clinical applications.
• Work in partnership with the Epic Training and Applications teams in the development of detailed, user‑friendly training tools and documentation.
• Promote performance improvement activities to enhance patient care and accountability.
• Support IT policies, procedures, and initiatives.
• Serve as a professional role model/mentor and guide staff in operational improvement processes and projects.
• Assist in analysis, development, testing, and implementation of new systems and future growth of the organization.
• Perform vetted and approved low‑risk Epic build tasks and test them in partnership with the Epic application teams.
• Rounding in the facilities and departments they support; go‑live support as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned and complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

• Bachelor’s Nursing or Bachelor’s Medical Science or Bachelor’s Other or Master’s Health Science – Preferred or Master’s Other – Preferred

• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
  • RN – Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN‑COMPACT – RN – Multi‑state Compact
  • OT – Occupational Therapist
  • PT – Physical Therapist
  • SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
  • MLS(AMT) – Medical Laboratory Scientist or MLT(AAB) – Medical Laboratory Technician
  • ARRT – Registered Radiology Tech or CNMT – Cert Nuclear Med Tech or NBRC‑CRT – Certified Respiratory Therapist or NBRC‑RRT – Registered Respiratory Therapist
  • MLSW – Lic Master Social Worker GA or LCSW – Lic Clinical Social Worker GA

Other applicable clinical licensure upon hire.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in clinical practice in an applicable acute or ambulatory setting and/or information systems related activities.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in one or more of the following roles:
  Clinical Informatics, Epic Application Analyst, Clinical Nurse Practice Specialist, Healthcare Leadership, or Epic Training.
• Minimum 10 years of clinical experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.

• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• High customer service…