Clinical Informatics Specialist

Southern Ohio Medical Center•Portsmouth, OH

61d

About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Manager of Clinical Information Systems. The Clinical Informatics Specialist RN's primary job functions are to enhance the current electronic health record/computerized physician order entry (EHR/CPOE) in collaboration with physicians, staff, IS, and the vendor; participate in the design, implementation, and deployment of clinical information technologies and assist physicians and other staff with adoption processes and full implementation; and to develop and maintain order set content, maintain compliance with Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs or eMeasures), and to analyze data. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or successful completion of an equivalent High School Exam Required
BSN required, -or- Enrolled in BSN program within 1 year of hire, with completion of BSN within 5 years of hire required
Licensed to practice as an RN in Ohio required
Three years experience in nursing in hospital setting required

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in healthcare clinical information systems preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the electronic health record (EHR).
Develops, builds, and maintains electronic clinical order sets, working with practitioners and clinicians to apply best practices from the medical fields, nursing sciences, and information/computer sciences into clinical order set content.
Develops, builds, and maintains eForms, working with end-users to apply best practices from the medical fields, nursing sciences, and information/computer sciences into Intellidoc content.
Works with physicians, practitioners, and other clinicians to develop appropriate templates/protocols, to create clinical documentation tools, and provide quality oversight.
Build and maintain discrete data for data capture of eMeasures to: a. Attain and sustain compliance with Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs or eMeasures), b. Assist with decreasing disparity between chart-abstracted and electronic submission, and c. Assist with the advancements of prospective data collection.
Assists with reporting and transmitting required data to regulatory agencies.
Interacts with Information Services to maintain functionality of the EHR.
Participates in the education and training of staff and physicians.
Acts as a resource/liaison for end-users (physicians, practitioners, clinical departments, and nursing) including on-call support, in addition to required scheduled hours.
Completes QA testing for order sets, eForms, enhancements, and quick fixes.
Performs other duties as assigned.