Health Informaticist Senior

Allina Health

23h • $45 - $62 • Hybrid

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career. Health Informatics integrates health science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice. Health Informatics supports the company’s vision for Whole Person Care through the pursuit of maintaining and improving the information systems in manner that is reliable and unobtrusive, preserving and promoting therapeutic relationships and improved clinical outcomes. Leads complex projects and provides leadership and coaching to members of the Health Informatics team in partnership with the Health Informatics Lead and/or Nursing Informatics Director/ISMD.

Requirements

• 3+ years business analyst and/or health informaticist supporting EPIC applications experience in Inpatient or Ambulatory
• Experience in performance improvement and/or project management.
• Experience leading and facilitating improvement
• Experience in coaching/mentoring and onboarding

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Information systems, business, organizational change, sciences or liberal arts
• EPIC Certifications required
• Quality Improvement/Process Improvement/Change Management preferred
• UZ Design/Usability/Information/Visualization Certifications
• Knowledge or experience with the science of human/computer interface, presenting information in its most accessible forms preferred

Responsibilities

• Clinical and information systems Provides support to patient care and operational areas in identifying, developing, implementing, and maintaining efficient, effective clinical information and operational systems.
• Actively seeks opportunities to assess and evaluate systems and effectiveness for end-users as it relates to ease of use, alignment with clinical practice and promotion of positive patient care outcomes. Leverage research and external searches.
• Performs data analysis on performance and utilization of alerts, order sets, and patient outcomes to evaluate effectiveness of interventions and opportunities for optimization.
• Develop reports, spreadsheets, and databases using a variety of tools using data from multiple sources.
• Leads/participates in the development, implementation and ongoing operation and optimization of clinical decision-making systems and processes and information systems that support effective, efficient, safe, timely, equitable and patient-centered care.
• Utilizes the vision of whole person care, the principles of high reliability, and the nursing model of relationship-based care to shape future/ideal state designs.
• Coaches/Leads informatics improvement projects.
• Leads/Participates in other projects pertaining to organizational goals and strategies and regulatory requirements – both in consultative and project lead roles.
• Utilizes business analysis skills and creativity to design and facilitate collaborative, cross-functional sessions in current/future state workflow mapping, gap and root cause analysis, problem/process definition and solution options, user research and user stories, backlog management, prototyping, background research and planning methodology.
• Designs and refines team analysis processes and improvement tools in collaboration with the team.
• Evaluates usability and end-user solutions.
• Provides consultative informatics services to clinical and operational team members.
• Utilizes change management principles to support humans through the change process and the improvements.
• Supports the achievement of an integrated plan that includes company strategies.
• Communicates concepts and ideas in a way that matches the audience’s level of understanding.
• Chooses appropriate communication methods.
• Promotes candor and diverse opinions.
• Delivers tough messages with respect and care.
• Uses positive influence to build a broad base of support for change.
• Follows relevant compliance regulations, guidelines and policies related to documentation and billing in daily work activities.
• Meets requirements for annual compliance education.
• Understands the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of the content and medical record.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees