Clinical Informatics Support Specialist

Jefferson Healthcare•Port Townsend, WA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Jefferson Healthcare is hiring a full-time Clinical Informatics Support Specialist to serve as a clinical and technical liaison to nursing, medical staff, and other patient care areas. The role coordinates and optimizes the planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical information systems. It analyzes clinical operations and structures processes to support decisions about clinical systems, using clinical practice knowledge to design information processes consistent with professional standards. The specialist also helps identify, evaluate, and assess new care delivery technology and recommends how it may be integrated with existing workflows and systems. A primary focus is helping the workforce use the EHR efficiently. The position is hybrid, with some work-from-home flexibility, and is an exempt 1.0 FTE role with expected eight-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday. The position remains open until filled. Candidates must complete pre-employment screening, including a criminal background check and, for certain positions, a drug test.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a current clinical license, including but not limited to RN, pharmacist, respiratory therapist, or physical therapist, or Clinical Informatics experience.
Current CPR/BLS (Healthcare Provider) certification required.
ACLS may be required.
Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field required, or degree in progress with a definite graduation date.

Nice To Haves

Coursework in information systems, healthcare informatics, or a related field preferred.
One or more years of Epic experience preferred.
Master's degree in healthcare informatics preferred.
One or more years of Health Information System background and additional Information System experience strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Serve as a clinical and technical liaison to nursing, medical staff, and other patient care areas.
Coordinate and optimize planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of clinical information systems.
Analyze complex clinical operations and structure processes to facilitate decision-making regarding clinical systems.
Use clinical practice knowledge to determine and design information processes consistent with professional standards of practice.
Assist with identifying, evaluating, and assessing new care delivery technology.
Develop recommendations regarding the impact of integrating new technology with existing workflows and systems.
Support and assist the workforce in using the EHR efficiently.