Clinical Informaticist

CommonSpirit Health • Los Angeles, CA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Informaticist leads and supports the planning, implementation, and sustainment of clinical health information technology (HIT), applying clinical understanding to ensure technology strategies meet patient care needs. The role collaborates with stakeholders, provides input on system impacts, and guides system optimization and quality reporting. It requires understanding clinical processes and HIT, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment.

The position supports clinical information systems throughout their lifecycle, including workflow analysis, training, implementation and go-live activities, system design, optimization, and troubleshooting. It contributes to projects from kickoff through implementation conclusion, coordinating people, communications, timelines, milestones, risks, and mitigation plans. The Clinical Informaticist also communicates technology changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers; reviews optimization requests and upgrades for workflow impacts; and participates in committees, workgroups, educational programs, meetings, and workshops.

The position is based at California Hospital Medical Center, a 392-bed acute care nonprofit hospital in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital provides a Level II trauma center, women's health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and cardiac and surgical services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; field not specified as required.
• At least 2 years of clinical experience.
• At least one qualifying clinical credential or professional background is required, including Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Occupational Therapist, Certified Respiratory Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Radiologic Nurse, Certified Pharmacy Technician, Registered Dietitian, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, Clinical Competence in Audiology, or Pharmacist.
• Clinical process and health information technology understanding.
• Strong organizational and communication skills across healthcare interaction levels.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Nursing, Informatics, HIT, Health Administration, or another related field.
• EPIC certification.
• Informatics Nurse credential.
• Project Management Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure workflow and training knowledge reflects current national informatics and adult learning standards.
• Communicate technology changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers.
• Conduct workflow analysis to improve efficient and reliable use of clinical information systems.
• Perform scheduled facility rounding as directed.
• Participate in implementation and go-live activities.
• Develop and maintain established standards of work and system design.
• Collaborate with leaders, teams, and subject matter experts on projects, curriculum, workflows, and technology integration into patient care.
• Contribute to projects that add functionality or improve end-user efficiency and organizational return on investment.
• Promote quality across the full lifecycle of Clinical Information Systems.
• Participate in educational programs, evidence-related activities, projects, meetings, and workshops.
• Contribute to assigned projects from initial kickoff through implementation conclusion.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify implementation objectives and guiding principles.
• Support project scoping to articulate request needs clearly.
• Support development, communication, and management of implementation timelines and milestones.
• Engage appropriate team members and coordinate assigned work.
• Provide routine communications about project status, accomplishments, upcoming activities, and risks.
• Identify and escalate issues proactively and develop mitigation plans when necessary.
• Review new optimization requests and upgrade functionality for workflow impacts and make recommendations.
• Collaborate with the System IT team to research and resolve break-fix items.
• Maintain proficiency in CommonSpirit Health-specific applications supported by the Clinical Informatics Department.
• Participate in assigned committees or workgroups as an Informatics resource.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time