Clinical Informatics Arch Epic

Children's National Hospital•Silver Spring, MD

3d•$103,813 - $173,035•Onsite

About The Position

As a Clinical Informatics Architect, you will lead the strategic design and integration of clinical workflows within the Epic EHR system. You will serve as a subject matter expert for cross-functional teams, developing scalable, evidence-based solutions that improve clinical efficiency and patient safety. The role includes mentoring junior team members, leading complex projects, and ensuring that solutions align with organizational goals, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. Your work will contribute to clinical transformation initiatives and the adoption of innovative informatics practices. The position executes clinical informatics initiatives supporting patient care, safety, and operational excellence. It designs, configures, tests, and evaluates health information technology solutions, including Epic and interfaced systems, clinical decision support tools, and other healthcare technologies. The role applies clinical informatics methods to analyze workflows, translates clinical and operational needs into scalable solutions, and evaluates system performance, adoption, workflow efficiency, and patient outcomes. It also leads governance and change management in assigned domains and mentors associate-level team members. The required minimum education is a bachelor's degree in a clinical or technology-relevant area. A master's degree in a relevant area and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree are preferred. At least five years of related work experience and at least one year in licensed healthcare practice or another care-delivery role are required. Epic Ambulatory Certification is required. The position is based at 1 Inventa Place, Silver Spring, Maryland. The disclosed annual base salary range is $103,812.80–$173,035.20; the specific rate depends on factors including experience, education, skills, qualifications, market conditions, and organizational needs. The salary range does not include the benefits package or any additional compensation for which the role may be eligible.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a clinical or technology-relevant area, such as nursing, pharmacy, medical research, bioinformatics, engineering, or a related field.
At least five years of related work experience, including healthcare practice or operations, clinical consulting, and/or other health information technology work experience.
At least one year of licensed healthcare practice or another care-delivery role, such as nurse, pharmacist, respiratory therapist, or case manager.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and translate clinical and operational requirements for technical audiences.
Ability to collaborate across teams and build strong relationships with clinical, operational, administrative, and technical stakeholders and leaders.
Strong analytic thinking and problem-solving skills, with project management mastery and the ability to manage multiple initiatives and fast-paced enterprise software implementations, including EHR implementations.
Emerging expertise in health information technology and clinical informatics, including direct experience with electronic health records and digital health platforms.
Familiarity with cross-venue clinical workflows and healthcare operations, including revenue cycle, analytics, and other business processes.
Knowledge of quality improvement and process improvement methodologies, and health information and healthcare regulations and laws.
Proficiency in user-centered design principles, human factors engineering, usability testing, and the software development life cycle.
Commitment to the enterprise Information Services vision, organizational mission, and core values.
Collaborative approach to problem-solving and strong teamwork skills.
Ability to think creatively and develop forward-thinking workflow solutions.
Flexibility and ability to navigate complex, rapidly changing priorities and environments.
Understanding of challenges faced by healthcare professionals and staff, with a commitment to supporting their success.
Epic Ambulatory Certification.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a clinical or technology-relevant area, such as nursing, pharmacy, medical research, bioinformatics, engineering, or a related field.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
Registered Nurse (RN), Pharmacist (PharmD), or other clinical certification; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Pharmacist credentials are also listed as preferred.
Clinical informatics certification, such as CPHIMS, AHIC, ACHIP, or ANCC.

Responsibilities

Execute clinical informatics initiatives to support patient care, safety, and operational excellence.
Design, configure, test, and evaluate health information technology solutions, including the Epic EHR, interfaced systems, clinical decision support tools, and other healthcare technologies, using a continuous-improvement approach.
Act as a liaison between clinical, operational, and IS departments, applying clinical knowledge to develop solutions.
Analyze and document current workflows across clinical roles and patient care areas using workflow analysis, process mapping, and other clinical informatics methods; identify and prioritize opportunities for gap closure and system and skill maintenance.
Provide subject matter expertise to support effective integration of health information technology systems and workflows.
Lead clinical technology governance in assigned domains and implement change management and end-user communication.
Partner with application analyst, clinical content, and training teams to support system testing, change control, and adoption.
Collaborate with clinical, operational, and IS stakeholders to identify technology opportunities that improve workflows and patient outcomes.
Monitor and evaluate health information technology adoption and utilization, identify areas for improvement, and implement enhancements.
Evaluate process and outcome metrics related to system performance, user adoption, workflow efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Translate clinical and operational needs into scalable, evidence-based informatics solutions.
Mentor associate-level team members and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Evaluate and recommend clinical system enhancements based on user feedback, data analysis, and regulatory changes.
Lead complex projects and mentor junior team members.