Health Informatics Specialist

Rogers Memorial Hospital • Oconomowoc, WI

8h

About The Position

The Health Informatics Specialist serves as a liaison between clinical, operational, and IT teams to support effective use of health information technology in behavioral health care. The role optimizes electronic health records (EHRs), supports clinical decision-making with evidence-based tools, and contributes to digital health innovation. The specialist applies clinical knowledge, informatics principles, and user-centered design to improve workflows, enhance data use, and promote adoption of digital tools, with a focus on EHR training and organizational change management.

The position supports behavioral health care across inpatient and outpatient settings and collaborates with clinicians, operational leaders, front-line staff, IT specialists, and developers. It also participates in telehealth and other digital health initiatives, innovation pilots, training, change management, and go-live support.

The position requires walking, sitting, and standing; moderate lifting, including the ability to lift at least 40 pounds; and reaching, handling, grasping, and manual dexterity to operate equipment. Verbal, hearing, reading, written, numerical, and communication abilities are needed to interact with staff, consultants, patients, and patients’ family members, maintain records, and operate a computer. Tact, logical thinking, and discretion are required. Physical and mental ability to perform job duties must be verified through a post-employment physical examination by a licensed physician.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of healthcare experience, including experience using or supporting EHR systems.
• Strong understanding of clinical workflows, particularly in behavioral health settings.
• Familiarity with informatics principles and change management.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Psychology, Health Information Management, Public Health, or a related field.
• Able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Physical and mental ability to perform job duties, verified by a post-employment physical examination by a licensed physician.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and optimization of Cerner/Oracle Health EHR workflows aligned with behavioral health best practices.
• Collaborate with clinical staff to identify workflow pain points, gather requirements, and develop solutions for inpatient and outpatient care.
• Create documentation, guides, and training materials to support user adoption.
• Develop and maintain clinical decision support tools, order sets, and care pathways in collaboration with clinicians and IT.
• Promote effective and ethical use of clinical data for quality improvement, population health, and regulatory reporting.
• Translate clinical and business requirements into system specifications with specialists and developers.
• Participate in telehealth, mobile health, remote monitoring, and patient engagement technology initiatives.
• Support innovation pilots and digital tool evaluations through workflow design, end-user feedback, and data analysis.
• Engage clinicians, operational leaders, and front-line staff to champion informatics initiatives.
• Conduct end-user training, change management, and go-live support activities.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage for the employee and family
• Dental insurance coverage for the employee and family
• Vision insurance coverage for the employee and family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level