Systems Coordinator-Legacy of Hope

University of Alabama at Birmingham•Birmingham, AL

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About The Position

To support efforts and facilitate the achievement of Legacy of Hope's vision, mission and strategy through the application of clinical informatics and methods. To positively influence health care delivery and patient care outcomes, promotes quality initiatives and makes efficient use of resources. To act as a liaison between external facilities, EMR vendors, HSIS, Ancillary Services, and the Health System. To lead/coordinate assigned work effort in aspects of clinical and non-clinical systems planning, design, development, implementation, integration, training, ongoing support and evaluation, and applying clinical knowledge and skills to ensure clinical information systems usability.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing/healthcare/informatics/business field and (3) years of healthcare experience required.
Must be self-directed / self-motivated; must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to: (1) perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure; (2) accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of an one's own work; (3) work independently; (4) recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality; (5) convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief; (6) relate to others in a manner which creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation; (7) communicate effectively with people from every socioeconomic, cultural and educational background; (8) exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced healthcare environment; (9) perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual or dangerous situations; (10) demonstrate the quality work ethic of doing the right thing the right way; (11) maintain a customer focus and strive to satisfy the customer's perceived needs; and (12) Skilled at managing complex process and ability to prioritize responsibilities with high level of critical thinking.
Certification in an Informatics-related healthcare area (i.e. Project Management, Quality, Informatics) within one (1) year from date of hire required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in nursing/healthcare/informatics/business field preferred.
Experience in informatics preferred.
Certification in an Informatics-related healthcare field (i.e. Project Management, Quality, Informatics) preferred.
Experience in an organ procurement organization or tissue recovery agency may substitute for education requirement.