Nursing Informatics Specialist

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System • Sarasota, FL

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About The Position

The Nursing Informatics Specialist, specializing in patient care processes and clinician workflow, functions as a leader, consultant, educator, and evaluator. This individual will lead initiatives to promote effective process design, development, and implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR) and other technology enhancements. This includes the primary responsibilities of determining the needs and requirements for clinical applications within the acute and ambulatory healthcare settings. This individual collaborates with end users, through facility-wide and system-wide committees and councils, to help define healthcare information problems and solutions. The Nursing Informatics Specialist promotes the use of evidence-based clinical practice and workflow standardization across the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. This role may lead projects and programs independently.

Requirements

• Require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited college/university.
• Require minimum of three (3) years clinical experience with at least one (1) year experience participating in organizational EMR projects as a subject matter expert, project lead/manager, or other related project role, preferably in a multi-entity healthcare system.
• Require Nursing Informatics Certification (NI-BC) within three (3) years of hire.
• Require flexibility to travel to various locations.
• FL RN: FL Registered Nurse License

Nice To Haves

• Prefer a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Health Care Administration, or Informatics.
• Prefer current knowledge of hospital-related accreditation (TJC) and regulatory issues (CMS, AHCA).
• Prefer excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as, analytical, problem solving, and research skills.
• Prefer strong project management skills, such as prioritizing competing demands, delegating tasks effectively, and leading interdisciplinary teams, in order to achieve strategic objectives, as well as demonstrated experience leading small to large-scale optimization projects.
• Prefer active membership/involvement in professional organizations.
• Prefer demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to manage complex activities with overlapping deliverables, deadlines, resources, and departments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time