Clinical Informatics Lead - (MD or FNP)

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc.•Worcester, MA

94d•$110,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is seeking a Clinical Informatics Lead who will serve a dual role as a Primary Care Provider and an EMR Specialist. This position is crucial for delivering comprehensive primary care services to vulnerable populations and acting as a liaison between the IT and Medical Provider teams to optimize EMR workflows and provide training. The Health Center is a large, growing organization serving multiple communities in Massachusetts, committed to an inclusive, supportive, and team-based work environment that fosters employee growth and development.

Requirements

Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner or Family Medicine Physician
Certified and Willing to clinically treat all ages (Pediatric to Geriatric)
Massachusetts State medical license
Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in Primary Care or a related environment
Minimum of 2 years clinical experience using EMRs such as EPIC, MediTech, eClinical Works, or NextGen.

Responsibilities

Deliver direct Primary Care to assigned patients.
Develop therapeutic plans of care for prevention, management and maintenance of optimum health for individuals.
Provide Preventive Health Services according to established practice standards.
Provide health education and counseling to assigned patients by promoting positive health behaviors and self-care skills.
Provide care related to prenatal/postnatal services and care for uncomplicated pregnancies in conjunction with physician partner.
Provide care for Acute and Chronic Illness and Urgent Care services that includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of illness.
Consult with physician partner and/or refer to sub-specialty care patients with more complex/dynamic problems.
Provide primary care and preventive services to children and adolescent populations.
Maintain and update Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in a systematic format and complete required documentation.
Ensure that patient records are kept confidential consistent with Health Center policies and procedures, Joint Commission, and HIPAA standards.
Conduct initial computer based training and onboarding for providers.
Conduct EMR training for providers on new EMR features or workflows; along with re-training of providers who may require additional training to improve their EMR skills.
Perform ongoing skills improvement, education, and enhanced competency training associated with the EMR applications.
Participate in workflow design, development and re-engineering as upgrades, enhancement requests and new regulations are presented.
Participate as clinical EMR provider on any EMR upgrades required for the organization.
Participate as assigned on project implementation teams.