Clinical Informaticist

California Region•Oxnard, CA

17h•$52 - $78

About The Position

As our Clinical Informaticist, you will lead and support the planning, implementation, and sustainment of clinical health information technology (HIT) with clinical understanding.Every day you will collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure HIT strategies meet patient care needs, provide input on system impacts, and guide ongoing strategy for system optimization and quality reporting.To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a deep understanding of clinical processes and HIT, coupled with strong organizational and communication skills across all levels of healthcare interaction. Ability to work in a fast-paced complex environment. Ensures that workflow and training knowledge delivered is consistent with and accurately reflects current national informatics and adult learning standards. Communicates technology changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers. Conducts workflow analysis to improve efficient, reliable use of the clinical information systems. Scheduled facility rounding as directed Participate in implementation and go-live activities Develops and maintains established standards of work and system design. Actively and efficiently engages with key leaders, teams and subject matter experts to collaborate on and influence the design and development of projects, curriculum and workflows, and the integration of technology into patient care processes. Engaged in projects focused on adding enhanced functionality and/or creating end user efficiency that generates a positive return on investment for the organization Promotes highest attainable quality in the full life cycle of Clinical Information Systems. Participates in educational programs, current evidence, projects, meetings and workshops. Contributes to all assigned projects from initial kick-off through conclusion of implementation. Collaborates with stakeholders to identify implementation objectives and guiding principles. Informs the scoping of the project to clearly articulate the needs of the request. Supports developing, communicating, and managing implementation timeline and milestones. Engages the appropriate team members and coordinates assigned work. Provides routine and appropriate communication at project status, accomplishments, upcoming activities, and risks. Proactively Identifies and escalates issues as appropriate. Develops mitigation plans when necessary. Perform technical review of new optimization requests and upgrade functionality to assess for workflow impact. Make recommendations on proposed optimizations. Collaborate with the System IT team on researching and resolving identified break-fix items. Remains proficient in the use of CommonSpirit Health specific applications that are supported by the Clinical Informatics Department. Participates in assigned committees or workgroups to serve as a resource for Informatics.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree, upon hire
Minimum 2 years clinical experience, upon hire
Registered Nurse: CA, Occupational Therapist: CA, or Physical Therapist: CA, or Certified Respiratory Therapist, or Certified Radiologic Nurse, or Certified Pharmacy Tech, or Registered Dietician, or Certified Phlebotomy Technician, or Clinical Competence in Audiology, upon hire

Nice To Haves

Computer Science, MIS, Degree in Nursing, Informatics, HIT, Health Administration, or other related field, upon hire
EPIC Certification, upon hire
Informatics Nurse, upon hire
Project Management Professional, upon hire

Responsibilities

Lead and support the planning, implementation, and sustainment of clinical health information technology (HIT) with clinical understanding.
Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure HIT strategies meet patient care needs.
Provide input on system impacts.
Guide ongoing strategy for system optimization and quality reporting.
Ensure that workflow and training knowledge delivered is consistent with and accurately reflects current national informatics and adult learning standards.
Communicate technology changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers.
Conduct workflow analysis to improve efficient, reliable use of the clinical information systems.
Participate in implementation and go-live activities.
Develop and maintain established standards of work and system design.
Engage with key leaders, teams and subject matter experts to collaborate on and influence the design and development of projects, curriculum and workflows, and the integration of technology into patient care processes.
Engage in projects focused on adding enhanced functionality and/or creating end user efficiency that generates a positive return on investment for the organization.
Promote highest attainable quality in the full life cycle of Clinical Information Systems.
Participate in educational programs, current evidence, projects, meetings and workshops.
Contribute to all assigned projects from initial kick-off through conclusion of implementation.
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify implementation objectives and guiding principles.
Inform the scoping of the project to clearly articulate the needs of the request.
Support developing, communicating, and managing implementation timeline and milestones.
Engage the appropriate team members and coordinate assigned work.
Provide routine and appropriate communication at project status, accomplishments, upcoming activities, and risks.
Proactively identify and escalate issues as appropriate.
Develop mitigation plans when necessary.
Perform technical review of new optimization requests and upgrade functionality to assess for workflow impact.
Make recommendations on proposed optimizations.
Collaborate with the System IT team on researching and resolving identified break-fix items.
Remain proficient in the use of CommonSpirit Health specific applications that are supported by the Clinical Informatics Department.
Participate in assigned committees or workgroups to serve as a resource for Informatics.