Sr Lab Clinical Informatics Spec

Wellstar Health System

72d

About The Position

The Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist is a clinical professional who is under the direction of the Clinical Informatics Manager. This role provides advanced clinical informatics services across Wellstar Health System, supporting team members, clinicians, departments and leaders. This individual transforms healthcare by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information systems that enhance health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. In collaboration with the clinical and executive leadership, this role drives strategic informatics initiatives, leads complex projects, and mentors junior staff. This position requires advanced technical, influencing, and analytical capabilities to support enterprise-wide informatics goals.

Requirements

Bachelors Nursing or Bachelors Medical Science or Bachelors Other or Masters Health Science-Preferred or Masters Other-Preferred
RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact or OT - Occupational Therapist or PT - Physical Therapist or SLP - Speech Language Pathologist or MLS(AMT) - Medical Laboratory Scientist or MLT(AAB) - Medical Laboratory Technician or ARRT - Registered Radiology Tech or CNMT - Cert Nuclear Med Tech or NBRC-CRT - Certified Respiratory Therapi or NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapi or LMSW - Lic Master Social Worker GA or LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker GA Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Other applicable clinical licensure Upon Hire Required
Minimum 5 years Experience in clinical practice at in applicable acute or ambulatory setting and/or information systems related activities. Required or Minimum 2 years Minimum 2 years of experience in one or more of the following roles: Clinical Informatics, Epic Application Analyst, Clinical Nurse Practice Specialist, Healthcare Leadership, or Epic Training. Required Minimum 10 years Clinical Experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelors degree Required
Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
High Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
High Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including the ability to create polished, professional visuals and presentations for key stakeholders.
High Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
High Strong organizational, analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision making skills, with demonstrated diplomacy.
High Conflict resolution and diplomatic skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders toward a shared vision and common goals.
High Strong detail orientation and time management skills.
High Knowledge of clinical practice settings and workflows in their respective inpatient or outpatient environment.
High Ability to travel as necessary.

Responsibilities

Analyze, evaluate, and refine clinical EHR workflows and promote process changes to support proficient system use.
Assess information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, regulatory standards, and all Wellstar policies and code of conduct.
Lead cross-disciplinary complex projects and serve as a strategic advisor to project leaders and managers for Clinical Informatics initiatives.
Lead meetings and facilitate collaborative planning across multiple responsibilities and disciplines.
Evaluate business procedures to define data processing needs and workflow.
Serve as a subject matter expert in conversations about procurement, customization, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
Demonstrate competency in change readiness and flexibility as priorities shift.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology, equipment, and systems, applications, and emerging technologies.
Investigate system/application ideas and concerns and escalate as needed.
Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more clinical applications.
Work in partnership with the Epic Training and Applications teams in the development of detailed, user-friendly training tools and documentation.
Promote performance improvement activities to enhance patient care and accountability.
Support IT policies, procedures, and initiatives.
Serve as a professional role model/mentor and guide staff in operational improvement processes and projects.
Assist in analysis, development, testing, and implementation of new systems and future growth of the organization.
Perform vetted and approved low-risk Epic build tasks and test them in partnership with the Epic application teams.
Rounding in the facilities and departments they support
Go-live support as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.