Clinical Informatics Specialist

NYU Langone Health • Vestal, NY

5d • $37 - $56

About The Position

The Clinical Informatics Specialist is a registered nurse or other clinician, with expert level clinical knowledge in the relevant area, or physician, with informatics experience. They are knowledgeable with the clinical processes and practice, relevant regulatory requirements and recommendations, and principles of quality/safety improvement. This position will use their knowledge of clinical sciences, computer science, and information science towards improving the health of the UHS patient population and surrounding communities. This informaticist uses their clinical and informatics skills for assessment, planning, training, implementation, evaluation and optimization of clinical informatics projects. They actively engage in group meetings/activities, is able to independently lead group discussions and works as a change agent within focused workgroups. This informaticist is able to identify gaps between best practice operational needs and current EHR build, collaborating with the EHR team as the clinical expert to develop, plan, and test build changes. They participate as a liaison between clinical operations and Information Services to ensure multi- and inter-disciplinary project coordination. This position reports up through the Director of Informatics to the Vice President for Informatics. This position maintains a close working relationship with nursing organizational structure providing a nursing perspective and articulating nursing and provider needs related to technology integration within patient care delivery. They participate in communications, project planning, testing, and implementation of clinical system upgrades, clinical device integration, and other UHS enterprise clinical and information services initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or relevant clinical field.
• Five years of clinical experience in the inpatient or ambulatory care setting.
• One Epic certification within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in clinical informatics.
• Four or more years in clinical informatics related experience
• Epic experience & certifications
• National certification in clinical informatics.

Responsibilities

• Assessment
• Planning
• Training
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Optimization of clinical informatics projects
• Actively engage in group meetings/activities
• Independently lead group discussions
• Works as a change agent within focused workgroups
• Identify gaps between best practice operational needs and current EHR build
• Collaborating with the EHR team as the clinical expert to develop, plan, and test build changes
• Participate as a liaison between clinical operations and Information Services to ensure multi- and inter-disciplinary project coordination
• Participate in communications, project planning, testing, and implementation of clinical system upgrades, clinical device integration, and other UHS enterprise clinical and information services initiatives.

Benefits

• We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage starting the first of the month after hire for employees working 24+ hours/week.
• With flexible plan options and coverage tiers, you can choose what fits your life best.
• Additional perks include discounted childcare through Bright Horizons and voluntary benefits like pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection.
• From day one, PTO starts accruing so you can take time to recharge.
• We support your long-term wellness with a 403(b) retirement plan and company match, flexible spending accounts, access to financial advisors, and up to $400/year in wellness rewards.
• When life gets tough, we’re here with 24/7 EAP counseling, virtual mental health support, a food pantry, PTO donation program, and professional attire through the Classy Closet.
• With access to 100,000+ online courses, leadership programs, tuition reimbursement, clinical ladders, and internal mobility, we help you grow wherever your passion leads.
• We also continuously review compensation to ensure market competitiveness and internal equity, so you can feel confident your work is valued and rewarded fairly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees