Sr Nursing Informatics Spec
About The Position
The Senior Nursing Informatics Specialist works collaboratively with nursing leadership, clinical stakeholders, Information Technology, and other enterprise partners to advance effective use of digital health technology in support of clinical practice and patient care. The role provides clinical informatics expertise in workflow analysis, design and optimization, digital tool implementation, and strategies that support clinician adoption and sustained use. It bridges clinical practice and technology to ensure solutions align with nursing workflows, operational needs, regulatory requirements, and desired clinical outcomes. The position may use project management skills and methodologies for informatics initiatives when dedicated project management resources are not assigned. Travel across the URMC region and affiliates is required. The role leads clinical workflow analysis and redesign, coordinates and supports clinical informatics initiatives, evaluates technology impact using analytics and feedback, and serves as a senior nursing informatics subject-matter expert in the implementation, optimization, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of digital health technology. It consults with nursing, clinical, technology, training, and professional development partners; supports education and adoption strategies; and supports nursing informatics councils under CNIO guidance. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing and 3 years of experience with knowledge of current clinical practice standards and models of care, including The Joint Commission (TJC), NYSDOH, and other regulatory agency requirements; an equivalent combination of education and experience is also accepted.
- RN—Registered Nurse—State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in New York State upon hire.
- Informatics American Nurses Credentialing Center-approved national board certification within 1 year of hire.
- Advanced knowledge of nursing practice and clinical informatics is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and redesign clinical workflows and translate clinical needs into technology requirements is strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of EHR, clinical and administrative applications, and related digital platforms is strongly preferred.
- Ability to use data and reporting tools to evaluate practice and outcomes is strongly preferred.
- Project planning, organization, risk and issue identification, and stakeholder communication skills are strongly preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and change/adoption skills are strongly preferred.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with nursing leaders, clinicians, IT professionals, educators, and cross-functional teams is strongly preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Nursing, Nursing Informatics, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field.
- Advanced knowledge of nursing practice and clinical informatics.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and redesign clinical workflows and translate clinical needs into technology requirements.
- Working knowledge of EHR, clinical and administrative applications, and related digital platforms.
- Ability to use data and reporting tools to evaluate practice and outcomes.
- Project planning, organization, risk and issue identification, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and change/adoption skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with nursing leaders, clinicians, IT professionals, educators, and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead current- and future-state clinical workflow analysis and process redesign for electronic health records, clinical applications, and related digital health technologies.
- Partner with nursing leadership, clinicians, IT, and other stakeholders to identify workflow needs and translate clinical requirements into technology solutions that promote standardized, efficient, evidence-based practice.
- Evaluate proposed changes for their impact on clinical workflows, patient care, operations, and end users.
- Provide leadership and coordination for assigned clinical informatics initiatives, including developing work plans, identifying requirements and dependencies, coordinating stakeholders and deliverables, monitoring progress, and communicating risks, issues, and status.
- When a dedicated Project Manager is assigned, partner with that Project Manager while owning the clinical informatics workstream, including requirements, workflow decisions, stakeholder engagement, validation, readiness, adoption, and evaluation of clinical outcomes.
- Use data analytics, reporting, user feedback, and outcome measures to evaluate effects on nursing practice, workflow, quality, safety, operational performance, and clinical outcomes.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and recommend evidence-based changes to technology, workflow, or adoption strategies.
- Serve as a senior nursing informatics subject-matter expert in digital health technology implementation, optimization, maintenance, testing, and evaluation.
- Coordinate approved change requests with affiliated informatics leads, Office of Digital Strategy and Innovation team members, and IT partners; support testing, validation, communication, and implementation for the enterprise nursing community.
- Consult with digital strategy teams, nursing leadership, clinical and departmental stakeholders, IT, training teams, nursing professional development, and practice/shared-governance committees on effective use and adoption of digital health tools.
- Develop or support education and adoption strategies and maintain current knowledge of nursing practice, healthcare informatics, regulatory requirements, enterprise policies, and the clinical and legal implications of information systems.
- Support nursing informatics councils under CNIO guidance and incorporate stakeholder feedback into ongoing system improvement.
- Travel across the URMC region and affiliates.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
