Nurse Informaticist / Healthcare Informaticist

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned numerous honors for workplace excellence, including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times, and recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group for various Greatest Workplaces awards. Forbes has acknowledged CoxHealth as one of the Best Employers for New Grads, and Healthcare Innovation has recognized them as a Top Company to Work for in Healthcare. As a Nurse Informaticist (NI), you will function as a knowledgeable practitioner, consultant, educator, and evaluator to maintain and improve system services. You will lead the department through the design of clinical processes, solutions, technology workflow, and successful adoption to achieve value, aligning with organizational strategy. You will manage ongoing relationships with departments, providing system management and clinical subject matter expertise, focusing on department success in utilizing technology solutions. You will assist in change management, identify opportunities for improvement, and be accountable for achieving project targeted outcomes. You will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between clinical departments and IT, leveraging both clinical and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions and establish trusted relationships with department leaders. You will collaborate across teams to plan and ensure appropriate communication and documentation for implementing and evaluating systems and services, supporting high-quality clinical workflows and application development. You will evaluate clinical utilization and workflow, including patient safety and clinical outcomes, and research, analyze, and make recommendations for clinical application workflow improvements. As a Healthcare Informaticist (HCI), you will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between clinical and IT departments, leveraging both healthcare and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions. You will collaborate with clinicians, providers, and ancillary departments in analyzing clinical requirements specific to the organization. You should be knowledgeable in clinical documentation needs, regulations, and standard operating procedures essential in the EHR. You will participate in testing and validating solutions and clinical documentation tools, current state mapping and future state workflow development, content issue resolution, implementation, optimization, and end-user support. You will have a strong understanding of healthcare strategy, operations, and the ability to adjust to changing needs. You will manage relationships with department contacts, providing clinical subject matter expertise. You will collaborate with the Informatics team for general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new projects or assignments.

Requirements

RN license active in the state of Missouri
Licensure, certificate or experience in healthcare related field
Associate degree or 4 years experience in related health care field
7 years clinical informatics experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Science in Nursing
At least 3 years of clinical experience
Previous Clinical informatics experience
ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification
3 years clinical experience
Associate or bachelors degree in healthcare related field
Applicable licensure

Responsibilities

Functions as a knowledgeable practitioner, consultant, educator, and evaluator to maintain and improve system services.
Leads the department through the design of clinical processes, solutions, technology workflow, and successful adoption to achieve value, aligning with organizational strategy.
Manages ongoing relationships with departments, providing system management and clinical subject matter expertise.
Assists in change management and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Accountable for achieving project targeted outcomes.
Provides informatics guidance and acts as a liaison between clinical departments and IT.
Leverages clinical and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions.
Establishes trusted relationships with department leaders.
Collaborates across teams to plan and ensure appropriate communication and documentation for implementing and evaluating systems and services.
Supports high-quality clinical workflows and application development.
Evaluates clinical utilization and workflow, including patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations for clinical application workflow improvements.
Collaborates with clinicians, providers, and ancillary departments in analyzing clinical requirements specific to the organization.
Participates in testing and validating solutions and clinical documentation tools.
Performs current state mapping and future state workflow development.
Resolves content issues.
Provides implementation, optimization, and end-user support.
Manages relationships with department contacts, providing clinical subject matter expertise.
Collaborates with the Informatics team for general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new projects or assignments.
Mentors new and junior informatics team members, actively shares knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Makes high-quality decisions, even when based on incomplete information or in the face of uncertainty.
Conveys clear expectations and follows up consistently.
Shares sensitive messages or unpopular points of view in a motivating manner.
Assists with workflow development to assure alignment with regulatory guidelines.
Leverages data analytics to identify areas for improvement and redesign workflows to support quality, patient safety, and regulatory requirements.