RN EMR Specialist, Brown Cancer Center, Oncology, 7:30a-4p

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN EMR Specialist supports the Brown Cancer Center’s outpatient oncology clinical and non-clinical areas in their use of the Cerner electronic medical record. The role requires an in-depth understanding of oncology workflows, clinical practices, and how existing and potential EMR functionality supports those workflows. The specialist coordinates BCC EMR super users, maintains consistent communication with users and staff, and works with IT clinical informaticists, application analysts, pharmacy, clinical teams, and BCC leadership to improve workflow, patient safety, and outcomes through best practices. The specialist advises IT on new or enhanced functionality, helps clinical staff determine system requirements and adapt workflows to technology, and understands application functionality, reporting, interfaces, and integrations relevant to oncology. The position works with Pharmacy and pharmacy informatics to create or modify chemotherapy regimens and collaborates with the Oncology RN Educator on onboarding users in oncology-specific workflows and functionality. It also keeps leadership informed about EMR improvement opportunities and operational changes affecting the system. The role provides training and onboarding support, tests system changes and upgrades, helps document applications and workflows, and serves as a liaison between technical teams and end users. The specialist is expected to follow professional oncology nursing standards, protect confidential information, adhere to security and safety requirements, and demonstrate UofL Health’s values and commitment to patient-centered care.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited or approved school of nursing.
BSN, a clinical degree, or equivalent education and experience is required.
Current unrestricted Kentucky nursing license.
At least 5 years of prior experience in a healthcare environment supporting revenue cycle and/or clinical operations.
At least 2 years of experience with a healthcare EMR.
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats.
Ability to think critically through complex patient situations, process improvements, and evidence-based practice.
Ability to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skills.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
OCN certification.
Informatics certificate.
Cerner implementation and/or support experience.

Responsibilities

Apply oncology nursing experience to develop and maintain knowledge of clinical practices and assist individual super users with their needs.
Collaborate with others to determine the best use of EMR technology and functionality.
Identify opportunities to use technology to improve clinical workflows.
Recommend best-use practices and work with area super users to assess needs and support consistent communication with users.
Work cooperatively with IT, outpatient oncology super users, the Oncology RN Educator, BCC leadership, and other stakeholders.
Provide onboarding assistance for nursing and support staff on oncology-specific EMR functionality and workflows.
Follow professional oncology nursing standards and competencies.
Support departmental training on clinical technology processes and analyze how systems and processes affect strategic initiatives and patient experience.
Act as a liaison between technical staff and end users to create and refine business and EHR requirements.
Communicate and collaborate with internal and external customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and support their delivery.
Adhere to organizational and national security standards.
Perform testing and training for system changes, upgrades, and enhanced functionality.
Work with clinical leadership and stakeholder teams to design, implement, and support organizational goals and objectives.
Work with clinical informaticists, application analysts, departments, and technical teams to create and maintain application and workflow documentation.
Work with Pharmacy and pharmacy informatics to create new or modify existing chemotherapy regimens.
Collaborate with the Oncology RN Educator to design onboarding for new users in oncology-specific workflows and functionality.
Keep BCC leadership informed about EMR improvement opportunities and operational changes.
Maintain confidentiality, protect sensitive data, follow safety standards, work collaboratively, and provide effective customer service.