Clinical Informaticist/Data Analyst
About The Position
The Clinical Informaticist acts as a subject matter expert in clinical data and quality measurement, supporting clinical evaluators, product teams, and data validation initiatives. The role provides clinical expertise to NC HealthConnex solution teams, supports NCQA Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) and Primary Source Validation (PSV) activities, and contributes to digital quality measurement implementation and operationalization. The position also helps align clinical data sources and formats with quality measurement specifications, resolves data quality issues, and supports product development, testing, and technical validation. The ideal candidate understands clinical documentation, EHR systems, healthcare data interoperability, coding systems, quality measurement programs, and the relationship between clinical and technical domains. The posting describes a typical experience range of 60–84 months and a duration of 11 months.
Requirements
- Clinical degree or licensure, such as RN, MD, NP, PharmD, or another licensed healthcare professional.
- At least 3 years of experience in clinical informatics, healthcare IT, or health information exchange environments.
- At least 5 years of clinical informatics expertise, including knowledge of clinical workflows, EHRs, documentation, and healthcare data management.
- At least 5 years of expertise with healthcare data standards, including HL7, FHIR, SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD, CPT, RxNorm, and interoperability standards.
- At least 3 years of experience with quality measurement and validation, including HEDIS, eCQMs, dQM, NCQA DAV, and Primary Source Validation programs.
- At least 3 years of data quality and analytics experience, including analyzing, validating, and improving clinical data quality, accuracy, and completeness.
- At least 3 years of collaboration and communication experience, including translating clinical needs into technical requirements and working across diverse teams.
- Strong clinical and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration across clinical and technical teams.
- A detail-oriented and highly organized approach.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Commitment to data quality and health system improvement.
- Ability to participate in product testing and technical validation.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with NC HealthConnex or other health information exchange platforms.
- Knowledge of SAS tools and analytics platforms.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a clinical subject matter expert for NC HealthConnex solution teams, providing insights on clinical concepts and data use cases.
- Support clinical evaluators in interpreting and validating clinical resources and content.
- Provide clinical expertise and guidance for NCQA Data Aggregator Validation program activities, including Primary Source Validation processes.
- Assist with preparing, submitting, and maintaining documentation required for DAV certification.
- Support implementation and operationalization of the digital quality measurement engine.
- Help align clinical data sources and formats with quality measurement specifications.
- Collaborate with technical and clinical teams to identify and resolve data quality issues.
- Recommend improvements to the accuracy, completeness, and usability of clinical data within NC HealthConnex systems.
- Contribute clinical perspectives to product development and enhancements to inform technical design.
- Participate in product testing and validation for clinical functionality.
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