Clinical Informaticist 1 - Information System Apllications - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

8d•Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Informaticist 1 will support vendor developed applications. Management of the ongoing requirements of the application is critical as is ensuring effective end-user support. The Clinical Informaticist provides ongoing support for assigned service areas and participates in process optimization to achieve desired outcomes.

Requirements

2 years of Experience in the clinical or business area that this role supports.
Support for some vendor applications requires formal certification.
For positions that primarily support Epic applications, vendor certification is required within 4 months of the last date of training for a given certification track; if certification is not achieved within this timeframe employee will voluntarily resign from this position.
Must have good manual dexterity and keyboarding skills.
Must obtain impressions through the eyes of shape, size, distance, motion, color or other characteristics of objects.
Must be able to view and read information on computer screens.
The vision requirements include close vision and ability to distinguish color.

Responsibilities

Responds timely to user concerns regarding issues and takes action to address needs; involves vendor when needed.
Tracks users’ concerns and looks for patterns in problems; utilizes support center software to log or follow up on each customer call, enter call status and document resolution.
Assists with resolution of hardware related issues, including printing.
Follows operational processes to assure systems stability and availability.
Tests any changes to system in test environment and works collaboratively with staff to ensure changes are moved to live environment in a coordinated manner, utilizing defined change management process.
Ensures appropriate application downtime procedures are communicated.
Creates and maintains documentation related to application functionality, application support, application testing, application downtime process, and application restore.
Assists in development of end-user education.
Works with end-users to optimize use of the system, paying special attention to workflow.
Develops and implements application changes based on user recommendations and leadership approval.
Ensures changes needed to meet regulatory requirements, safety and financial requirements are appropriately prioritized.
Demonstrates problem diagnosis skills.
Provide on-call support for the application as required and with a backup, ensuring 24x7 support.
Seeks to understand end user processes/workflow in individual departments via rounds.
Provides assistance to any staff member where priorities have been assigned by immediate supervisor.
Applies appropriate customer service concepts to daily activities such as communicating service levels, providing necessary status reports, maintaining high customer satisfaction levels, maintaining an awareness of industry trends/changes, and creating solutions that meet customer needs.
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.
Participate in quality improvement projects and other projects pertaining to organizational goals and strategies and regulatory requirements.
Possesses cognitive skills to provide creativity, problem solving, strategic thinking, pragmatism, and learning ability to everyday activities.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health.
Performs other duties as assigned.