Health Informaticist

Location Address: 2925 Chicago Ave Loading Dock Minneapolis, MN

Date Posted: January 08, 2026

Department:  Information Systems Optimization Solutions

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Shift Length: 8 hour shift

Hours Per Week: 40

Union

Contract:

Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation: Occasional

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones.

We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Position is located in Minnesota. Primarily remote with a minimum of 1x/month in person. Includes observations/site visits and special projects i.e. go live support.

• 1.0 FTE (80 hours every two-week pay period)
• 8-hour day shifts
• Occasional weekends
• Will support inpatient, ambulatory and all clinical care teams

Health Informatics integrates health science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice. Health Informatics supports the company's vision for Whole Person Care through the pursuit of maintaining and improving the information systems in manner that is reliable and unobtrusive, preserving and promoting therapeutic relationships and improved clinical outcomes.

The Health Informatics intermediate leads/co-leads small to mid-size projects.

• Clinical and information systems
  • Provide support to patient care and operational areas in identifying, developing, implementing, and maintaining efficient, effective clinical information and operational systems
  • Actively seek opportunities to assess and evaluate systems and effectiveness for end-users as it relates to ease of use, alignment with clinical practice and promotion of positive patient care outcomes. Leverage research and external searches.
  • Perform data analysis on performance and utilization of alerts, order sets, and patient outcomes to evaluate effectiveness of interventions and opportunities for optimization. Develop reports, spreadsheets, and databases using a variety of tools using data from multiple sources
  • Participate in the development, implementation and ongoing operation and optimization of clinical decision-making systems and processes and information systems that support effective, efficient, safe, timely, equitable and patient-centered care.
• Performance Improvement
  • Utilize the vision of whole person care, the principles of high reliability, and the nursing model of relationship-based care to shape future/ideal state designs.
  • Lead informatics improvement projects under coaching direction from the Senior or Lead.
  • Participate/lead in other projects pertaining to organizational goals and strategies and regulatory requirements - both in consultative and project lead roles.
  • Utilizes business analysis skills and creativity to design and facilitate collaborative, cross-functional sessions in current/future state workflow mapping, gap and root cause analysis, problem/process definition and solution options, user research and user stories, backlog management, prototyping, background research and planning methodology.
  • Designs and refines team analysis processes and improvement tools in collaboration with the team.
  • Evaluates usability and end-user solutions.
  • Provide consultative informatics services to clinical and operational team members.
  • Utilizes change management principles to support humans through the change process and the improvements.
  • Supports the achievement of an integrated plan that includes company strategies.
• Communication
  • Communicates concepts and ideas in a way that matches the audience's level of understanding.
  • Chooses appropriate communication methods.
  • Promotes candor and diverse opinions.
  • Deliver tough messages with respect and care.
  • Uses positive influence to build a broad base of support for change.
• Compli…