Nursing Practice Leader - Nursing Informatics

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Informatics Nursing Practice Leader (NPL) functions as a Nursing Informatics and Nursing Practice Specialist, supporting and leading nursing and ancillary documentation practices in the electronic health record (EHR). The role evaluates and implements clinical technologies to provide safe and efficient patient care, and uses the EHR, clinical policies and guidelines, compliance standards, scope-of-practice awareness, and communication systems. The NPL provides ongoing education, training, and support to coordinate and optimize the use of the EHR and communication technologies. Strongly demonstrated leadership experience is required. This expert nurse clinician has a strong interest and foundation in using an EHR in practice and is responsible for supporting an environment of safe, quality, and efficient care. The position requires advanced understanding of clinical policies and guidelines, sound clinical judgment and competency, technical competency with clinical information system applications, and understanding of clinical workflows. The NPL also demonstrates professionalism and effective interpersonal and general communication skills; supports timely and compliant documentation practices and workflows; and takes responsibility for professional development, awareness of current practice trends, and competency validation. The position is located at the UIHC Main Campus in Iowa City, Iowa. It is a regular salaried position, scheduled Monday through Friday with variable hours between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The role is 100% time, 25–40 hours per week, with occasional off shifts, very limited shared on-call coverage, and occasional weekend coverage during initiative go-lives and system upgrades.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing; if the master’s degree is in a related field, a baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required.
Current license to practice nursing in Iowa.
At least 3 years of clinical experience in a health care environment, preferably in a large medical center or teaching hospital.
Proven project management skills, including coordinating activities and projects across departments, time management, workload organization, analytical decision-making, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
Experience working independently with a strong focus on customer service.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and collaborative work environment.
Strongly demonstrated leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification in a relevant leadership or clinical specialty; if not already certified, certification must be obtained within the first year.
Clinical practice experience at the University of Iowa Health Care.
Experience using Epic in an ambulatory or hospital setting.
1–3 years of experience contributing to a clinical information system implementation cycle, such as design, workflow analysis, build, training implementation, and support in an ambulatory or hospital setting.
Certification in a nursing specialty or role.
Ability to assess learning needs and administer effective education methods.
Experience authoring training materials and leading training sessions in a variety of formats.
Membership or involvement in professional organizations.

Responsibilities

Provide workflow analysis and project management for electronic health record functionalities.
Develop technologies that support clinical decision-making.
Support end users in fully utilizing the electronic health record and other technologies.
Collaborate with HCIS teams to create an integrated clinical information system.
Facilitate data entry, retrieval, management, and display to improve patient care and processes.
Provide ongoing education, training, and support to coordinate and optimize utilization of the electronic health record and communication technologies.
Support nursing and ancillary documentation practices, including timely and compliant documentation workflows.