Clinical Informatics Analyst

CommonSpirit Health•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Informatics Analyst applies informatics knowledge and expertise, clinical, operational experience, critical thinking, and leadership skills to facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to advocate for and support regional clinicians and executives. The primary goal is to increase clinical system efficiency, expand technology utilization, foster innovation, reduce barriers to accessing clinical systems, facilitate clinical system design and implementation, provide information to generate insights that improve decisions, achieve better outcomes, advance regional strategies, and promote quality care. This position will work with regional and national Informatics teams to provide domain knowledge for education/training, at-the-elbow support, and troubleshooting standard issues. Additionally, the role involves collaborative work with diverse teams, including Operations, Revenue Cycle, and Information Technology, at multiple levels of the organization to achieve system objectives.

Requirements

Associates degree
Minimum of 2 years clinical, healthcare or informatics related experience
EHR Clinical Informatics Certification, if applicable by vendor, within one year (12 months) of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree In Computer Science, MIS, Health Administration, Business or other related field
Minimum of 2 years of Informatics experience and Minimum of 5 years clinical or healthcare related experience - Informatics training

Responsibilities

Engage with Clinicians to enhance their Efficiency and Productivity by reducing barriers to complete and efficient documentation, improving charge capture, streamlining workflow, and reducing waste.
Enhance the usability of our clinicians electronic platforms to decrease the burden and reduce variability.
Participate in the Design and support of effective and regulatory-compliant content, Clinical Decision support, and reporting/metrics to provide insight and enhance clinical and operational outcomes.
Advocate for the needs of our Regional Stakeholders, representing their needs across the organization and improving their experience with the technology they utilize by supporting optimization, build, and leading change preparedness efforts.
Oversee, enhance, and steward the clinical systems downtime tools and clinician downtime readiness.
Remain proficient in using all CommonSpirit Health-specific applications supported by the Clinical Informatics team.
Participates in assigned committees or workgroups to serve as an Informatics resource.
Analyze and interpret data using statistical methods, data mining techniques, and visualization tools to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
Analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness through the use of technology.
Coordinate projects with Information Technology (IT) to ensure effective integration of clinical systems with other institutional applications.
Assess and document technology requirements, make priority recommendations, and advise on possible options, risks, and costs.
Ensure the implementation of electronic records support and enhance patient care through the facilitation of workflow processes.