Clinical Informatics Specialist

Ellenville Regional Hospital•Ellenville, NY

3h•$42 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Analytics and Clinical Informatics Specialist is responsible for applications training, electronic health records (EHR) training, and onsite support for staff and provider use of hospital-based clinical information systems. This role includes initial clinical systems training and ongoing support. The position supports the hospital’s strategic use of data to improve clinical, operational, financial, and quality outcomes. It serves as a liaison between information technology, clinical operations, and leadership by managing data conversion projects, developing reports and dashboards, conducting data analysis, and supporting EHR optimization initiatives.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of healthcare or clinical informatics experience.
Hands-on experience with EHR such as Meditech, AthenaOne, or similar platforms.
Understanding of healthcare workflows (inpatient, ambulatory, ancillary services such as Radiology, Rehabilitation services etc.).
Hands-on experience with visual analytics tools such as Tableau.
Experience as a super user for clinical systems supporting clinical users (physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, etc.).
Familiarity with HIPAA and healthcare data privacy/security regulations.
Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field required.
Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communications skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills/customer services skills.
Critical thinking skills.
Ability to analyze and prioritize tasks and requests.
Understanding of clinical roles and responsibilities in a hospital setting.
Knowledge of desktop office applications.
Basic technical troubleshooting skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting technical systems in a professional environment.
Experience with report development, validation, and optimization.
Knowledge of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, CPT, SNOMED).
Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements (CMS, Joint Commission, etc.).
Registered Nurse preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provides initial and ongoing training to providers and staff on hospital applications, including EMR.
Collects input from care providers required for design and development of clinical information systems and collaborates in the design, build, analysis, and improvement of clinical information systems.
Assists with data transfer assignments between the hospital and other entities.
Assists with data mining and queries to write reports or data extractions to support all departments, including the development and maintenance of departmental dashboards.
Ensures that the hospital achieves Meaningful Use targets, including communicating progress to relevant departments and assisting with the process to achieve the goals.
Participates in organization committees to share information about clinical user practices, needs, and requirements.
Facilitates communication with other support staff to respond to questions or provide additional support to care providers.
Communicates changes and/or new information, including EHR upgrades, in a timely and appropriate manner.
Works collaboratively with other IT staff, providing limited technical support to clinical users and facilitating communication with technical resources when more advanced technical assistance is required.
Prepares reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using tools such as Tableau and other tools.
Conducts clinical system demonstrations as requested by organizational committees.
Enhances clinical user satisfaction by developing expanded and coordinated approaches to service delivery to care providers.
Supports application implementation, troubleshooting, and day-to-day system support activities.