Clinic Informaticist
About The Position
The Clinic Informatics Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the effective use of the Electronic Health Record system within the orthopedic practice for the nursing and related clinical disciplines. This individual ensures the EHR is optimized for clinical workflows, supports documentation accuracy, and serves as a liaison between clinical staff, administrative teams, and technical support. The role is essential for maintaining compliance, improving efficiency, and enhancing patient care delivery. To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the education and experience identified below and be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily, either with or without a reasonable accommodation. The below is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job and is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or 3+ years clinical experience with an EHR system (orthopedic preferred).
- Strong understanding of clinical workflows and documentation standards.
- Epic or EMR-training background strongly preferred
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities with changing needs and deadlines.
- Ability to train and support users with varying levels of technical proficiency.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, CMS documentation guidelines, and healthcare compliance standards.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with orthopedic-specific templates and workflows.
- Familiarity with clinical decision support tools and order sets.
- Ability to analyze and present data for operational improvement.
- Project management or change management experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clinical EHR-related issues, updates, and enhancements.
- Provide planning, training and ongoing support to physicians, APPs, nurses, and administrative staff on EHR functionality and best practices. Documents end-user issues, designs solutions for, and recommend steps to prevent recurrences to other analysts.
- Customize templates, order sets, and documentation workflows to align with orthopedic clinical needs.
- Monitor and test existing and proposed system performance and troubleshoot issues in collaboration with IT and EHR vendors.
- Support data integrity, reporting, and analytics for clinical and operational metrics.
- Provide clinical insights and data trends to support and inform a multitude of projects and initiatives across the organization. Uses the information gained to recommend scope for projects, optimization, and upgrades.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements related to electronic documentation.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and workflow redesign projects.
- Coordinate with billing and coding teams to ensure documentation supports accurate reimbursement.
- Promotes system security and patient confidentiality and helps ensure compliance.
- Educate and onboard physicians, providers, and clinical staff on Epic and other clinical tools.
- Support senior leadership on quality improvement and initiatives, as needed
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Retirement savings and profit sharing plan participation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
- Company-sponsored events
- Annual merit increases
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
