Lead Clinical Data Informaticist

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, UT

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Clinical Data Informaticist is a senior technical role responsible for configuring, maintaining, and continuously improving Healthyhorns’ electronic health record (EHR) system. As the primary subject matter expert on EHR architecture and clinical workflow design, this position also coordinates operational committees that govern and optimize the EHR. The Lead partners with clinical leadership in University Health Services and the Counseling and Mental Health Center, as well as the Data Informatics, HITS, and COMM teams, to support operational efficiency, improve the experience of Healthyhorns staff and UT students, and maximize data integrity. Healthyhorns brings together University Health Services, the Counseling and Mental Health Center, and the Longhorn Wellness Center to support UT Austin students’ health and well-being. The role works across clinical and operational groups to maintain EHR configuration, guide governance and change management, optimize clinical workflows, and support data quality and reporting. The position is based at the UT Main Campus in an office environment, with extended computer use and regular collaboration through in-person and virtual meetings. Occasional work outside standard business hours may be needed for system updates, upgrades, or urgent configuration issues. Limited visits to clinical areas may be required to observe workflows and support staff; a flexible schedule may be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or another clinical field, or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in EHR implementation, configuration, or administration in a healthcare setting.
Demonstrated experience designing or optimizing clinical workflows within an EHR platform.
Strong organizational and project management skills, including experience facilitating committee or workgroup processes.
Strong working knowledge of healthcare data standards, clinical documentation practices, and regulatory requirements related to health information.
Knowledge of healthcare technology systems and integration concepts and practices.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams.
Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and manage competing deadlines.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Master’s, advanced, or professional degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or another clinical field, or a related discipline.
Experience with Point and Click (PnC) EHR, including template configuration and workflow build.
Experience in college health, student health, or a university-based healthcare setting.
Familiarity with data governance frameworks and EHR-related policy development.
Previous experience with or exposure to revenue cycle analytics.
Clinical licensure, such as RN, MD, PA, NP, or PharmD.
Informatics certification.
Relevant certification, such as RHIA, CPHIMS, CHDA, or vendor-specific EHR certification.
Experience working with SQL, EHR reporting tools, or clinical data extraction supporting analytics or quality improvement.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain EHR templates, appointment types, scheduling workflows, and structured clinical content aligned with clinical workflows and documentation standards.
Troubleshoot configuration issues, prioritize feature requests, escalate issues to operational committees or the vendor as needed, and document resolutions.
Maintain the integrity of development and production environments and coordinate with HITS and vendor staff to preserve functionality after system updates and upgrades.
Co-lead Healthyhorns EHR committees and foster collaboration among leadership, clinical operational committees, the Data Informatics Team, and HITS.
Serve as the primary steward of organizational data governance policy and standards and represent informatics interests in cross-functional planning, including system expansions, new clinical services, and policy updates.
Maintain a structured change management process for EHR configuration changes and monitor industry trends to recommend innovative solutions.
Collaborate with clinical and operational stakeholders to translate care delivery processes into EHR workflow design.
Identify inefficiencies in existing workflows and propose and implement evidence-based improvements.
Develop and maintain documentation for system specifications, configuration decisions, and workflow standards.
Collaborate with the Data Informatics Team to ensure EHR data structures support downstream analytics and research needs.
Monitor EHR data quality, identify configuration issues affecting data and reporting, and support data governance initiatives.
Develop and maintain data dictionary documentation for key EHR data elements to support reporting accuracy and contribute to EHR-related policy and procedure documentation.
Perform other duties and projects as appropriate.