Informatics Specialist

Overview

Work Unit:
Operations and Strategy (O&S) provides support services to help CDHS's offices, divisions, and programs achieve their goals and make our agency as efficient, effective, and impactful as possible. The Division of Business Innovation, Technology and Security (BITS) helps CDHS streamline processes to better align across our organization and build a culture of operational excellence.

Hybrid - Minimum 2 days or more in the office, based on business needs. These working arrangements are subject to change.

Job Description:

As a designated Staff Authority, the position plays a key role in the overall operation of the clinical departments across Civil and Forensic Mental Health (CFMH) with respect to compliance monitoring (based upon clinical systems outputs and analyses) and in using clinical data to improve operational performance and clinical outcomes.

• Coordination and facilitation of the Behavioral Electronic Health Record (BEHR) and clinical system user groups across CFMH.
• Compilation and prioritization of requested changes to BEHR and clinical systems as end‑user specifications.
• Adherence to clinical system change‑control protocols, and the dissemination of decisions related to clinical system design, specifications, enhancement requests, and management direction and guidance for future system development.
• Coordinate and collaborate with senior leadership across the hospitals to assess, plan, improve, evaluate and maintain BEHR and other clinical systems.
• Develop curricula and provide clinical systems in‑services, training and end‑user support. The position routinely evaluates CFMH’s needs to ensure training effectiveness.
• Adheres to and references regulatory standards, including, but not limited to, the Joint Commission standards, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Code of Colorado Records CCR‑27‑65, Colorado Department of Personnel Rules and Regulations, and the Colorado Department of Human Services.

• Minimum qualifications:
  
  Nine (9) years of professional experience in Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Medical/Healthcare, Administration, Professional Clinical Experience or an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position.
• Education and experience:
  
  A combination of related education and/or relevant experience equal to nine (9) years.
• Preferred qualifications:
  
  Experience working in a hospital or medical/psychiatric facility;
  Electronic Health Record (EHR) experience;
  Informatics experience or certification;
  Experience providing support, education and training among clinical and administrative staff;
  Experience with Cerner EHR;
  Experience in change management or project management, including education, training or certification in Informatics.

• Standard employment background check and reference check required.
• Must possess a valid, non‑restricted Colorado Driver’s License.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose that information on the application, explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you, and provide your employee number from prior State employment. Failure to provide this information will disqualify you.

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans.
• Medical and dental health plans.
• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account.
• Paid life insurance.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave.
• State of Colorado Employee Benefit Hub Resource Center.
• Employee Wellness program.
• Excellent work‑life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more.
• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions.
• * Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL” of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from…