Clinical Informaticist (FT- 1.0 FTE, Day Shift, On- Site)

Bozeman Health•Bozeman, MT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Informaticist is a specialized role responsible for optimizing the use of the Epic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system across all clinical departments. This role is critical for enhancing the overall patient, clinician, and provider experience by optimizing and implementing lean and logical processes into the EMR workflow. The Clinical Informaticist serves as a liaison between IT, physicians, Nursing, and other departments, ensuring that the clinical systems meet the clinical objectives, quality assurance and federal requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing, health informatics, or related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
Three (3) years of clinical experience
One (1) year of experience with Epic EMR
Demonstrates sound judgment, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality
Performs essential job functions successfully in a busy and stressful environment
Learns current and new computer applications and office equipment utilized at Bozeman Health
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Analyzes, organizes, and prioritizes work while meeting multiple deadlines
Works varied shifts as scheduled and/or needed

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Nursing Informatics or related field
Epic Certification(s)
Experience working in a clinical informatics environment
Experience in a leadership or managerial role
Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
Experience with visual data analytics tools i.e. Tableau or Power BI

Responsibilities

Works as the go-to translator for physicians and clinical staff and IT/Epic EMR.
Rounds, presents and communicates with clinical teams on Epic Ascent topics and needs.
Identifies and recruits potential champions and workgroup members.
Facilitates EHR workflow design and optimization based on end user communication combined with EHR usage data analysis.
Participates in projects aimed at improving patient care through technology.
Supports, develops and delivers Bozeman Health-specific training materials to supplement Epic-led End User Training (ELEUT) providing ongoing education, training and support.
Performs limited build of EHR content and functionality and assists the project team with complex content build and modification.
Creates, updates and guides the organization on policies and procedures related to the use of the Epic EHR.
Provides insight and guidance to building, implementing and promoting Radar dashboards, Reporting Workbench reports, SlicerDicer use cases, and other analytics tools.
Serves as the subject matter expert to workgroups, Advisory Councils, and the EHR Steering Committee.
May join or present to other organizational committees as requested.
Ensures that all system updates and changes meet quality and regulatory standards, including DNV accreditation, HIPAA, and the Quality Payment Program.
Oversees the implementation of system updates, ensuring excellent communication to changes and minimal disruption to end user productivity.