RN - Clinical Informatics Specialist

Ellenville Regional Hospital•Ellenville, NY

13h•$42 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for applications training, electronic health records (EHR) training, onsite support for staff and provider use of hospital-based clinical information systems. Onsite support includes initial clinical systems training and ongoing support. This position supports hospital’s strategic use of data to improve clinical, operational, financial and quality outcomes. It serves as a bridge between information technology, clinical operations and leadership by managing data conversion projects, developing reports and dashboards, conducting data analysis and supporting EHR optimization initiatives.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of healthcare or clinical informatics experience
Hands-on experience with EHR such as Meditech, AthenaOne, or similar platforms
Understanding of healthcare workflows (inpatient, ambulatory, ancillary services such as Radiology, Rehabilitation services etc.)
Hands-on experience with visual analytics tools such as Tableau
Experience as a super user for clinical systems supporting clinical users (physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, etc.)
Familiarity with HIPAA and healthcare data privacy/security regulations
Strong verbal, non-verbal, and written communications skills
Excellent interpersonal skills/customer services skills
Critical thinking skills
Ability to analyze and prioritize tasks and requests
Understanding of clinical roles and responsibilities in a hospital setting
Knowledge of desktop office applications
Basic technical troubleshooting skills

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting technical systems in a professional environment
Experience with report development, validation, and optimization
Knowledge of healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, CPT, SNOMED)
Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements (CMS, Joint Commission, etc.)
Registered Nurse preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Provides initial and ongoing training to providers and staff on hospital applications, including EMR
Collects input from care providers required for design and development of clinical information systems and collaborates in the design, build, analysis and improvement of clinical information systems
Assists with data transfer assignments between the hospital and other entities.
Assists with data mining and queries to write reports or data extractions to support all departments. Assignment includes the development and maintenance of departmental dashboards
Ensure that the hospital achieves Meaningful Use targets, including communicating to relevant departments their progress in achieving Meaningful Use goals and assisting with the process to achieve the goals
Participates in organization committees to share information about clinical user practices, needs and requirements. Facilitate communication with other support staff to respond to questions or provide additional support to care providers
Communicates changes and/or new information, including EHR upgrades, in a timely and appropriate manner
Work collaboratively with the other IT staff, providing limited technical support to clinical users and facilitate communication with technical resources when more advanced technical assistance is required.
Prepares reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using tools such as Tableau and other tools.
Conduct clinical system demonstrations as requested by organizational committees
Enhance clinical user satisfaction by developing expanded and coordinated approaches to service delivery to care providers.
Support application implementation, troubleshooting, and day-to-day system support activities.