Nurse Informaticist Specialist UVACH

UVA Health • Manassas, VA

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About The Position

Under general direction, the Nurse Informaticist Specialist uses clinical expertise, programming and informatics knowledge, and strategic insight to design, optimize, and maintain clinical information systems within the Health System. The role helps identify clinical data requirements across the healthcare system in support of strategic quality and safety goals. The specialist works with subject matter experts and clinical and operational end users to analyze workflows and implement Health Information & Technology best practices. The position also supports system improvements, clinician and patient education, data integrity, user experience, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing program.
• Seven years of relevant experience.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods.
• Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; attention to detail; and ability to write legibly.
• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in informatics preferred.
• Relevant certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage with subject matter experts and clinical and operational end users, and conduct workflow analysis to implement Health Information & Technology best practices across the organization.
• Research requested system modifications and present them to the appropriate committees.
• Prepare and submit detailed specifications for system builds.
• Educate clinicians and patients across the enterprise about clinical information systems and relevant informatics issues.
• Analyze end-user patterns while assuring data integrity, and help design improvement strategies that ensure gathered information reflects practice quality.
• Advocate for users in planning, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining optimal user experience environments.
• Use data from the Electronic Health Record to analyze, generate, or contribute to performance, workflow, quality, management, and other reports.
• Routinely round with clinical-area stakeholders, using their insights to inform data-driven decisions and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Mentor and develop departmental and site superusers.
• Coordinate regular reviews and assessments of training content and materials with the training team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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