Nurse Informaticist Specialist UVACH
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 for patients 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 and technology best practices. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, with hours of either 8 a.m.–4 p.m. or 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The employee must be able to travel between UVA Prince William, UVA Haymarket, and UVA Culpeper. The role becomes hybrid after six months of employment.
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 travel between UVA Prince William, UVA Haymarket, and UVA Culpeper.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods.
- Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; attention to detail; and ability to write legibly.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in informatics.
- Relevant certification.
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 build work.
- 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 so that collected information reflects practice quality.
- Advocate for users in planning, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining optimal user experience environments.
- Use data from the Electronic Health Record, including analyzing, generating, or contributing to performance, workflow, quality, management, and other reports.
- Round regularly with clinical-area stakeholders, using their insights to inform data-driven decision-making and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Mentor and develop departmental and site superusers.
- Coordinate regular review and assessment of training content and materials with the training team.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
