Clinical Informatics Engineer - Emergency Room Trauma - Physician Practice

Hackensack Meridian Health•Hackensack, NJ

About The Position

The Clinical Informatics Engineer for the Department of Emergency Medicine develops core informatics infrastructure supporting care delivery, operations, quality, education, and research at Hackensack University Medical Center. The role uses decision and data science to support complex decision-making and practical performance improvements, while creating and maintaining data governance frameworks, shared knowledge repositories, and self-service dashboards. The position works closely with the Chair of Emergency Medicine and clinical service leadership on innovative clinical operations and quality improvement projects, and contributes to HUMC’s development as a national leader in healthcare delivery.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) major.
At least 1 year of industry operations experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong SQL, Python, and JavaScript coding skills.
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite platforms.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate or PhD in a STEM major.
Knowledge of the Epic Clarity database.
Research background.
Experience working in healthcare as a provider, technician, scribe, or similar role.
Epic Clarity Data Model certification.
AMIA Health Informatics Certification.

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy core infrastructure supporting Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Observation, and divisional clinical services.
Use simulation and prediction modeling to guide operational decision-making.
Recommend resource planning based on optimization modeling and queuing theory.
Use business and data analytics to evaluate clinical initiatives and adapt and integrate hospital processes.
Create increasingly automated solutions that enable clinical leadership to explore data independently.
Implement and maintain interactive dashboards featuring key performance metrics.
Assist with quality improvement and research project analysis, including data extraction, scrubbing, feature extraction, and statistical analysis.
Facilitate system specifications, workflows, and documentation for new features supporting informatics deliverables.
Manage documentation and communication related to problem determination and resolution.
Develop reports supporting and distributing information about clinical department initiatives.
Perform other assigned duties and projects.
Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.