Clinical Informatics Specialist

About the Company:

We are currently partnered with a leading healthcare system in search of a Clinical Informatics Specialist.

About the Role:

The Clinical Informatics Specialist will independently champion and provide guidance for the on-going development, advancement and optimization of clinical systems and technology that impact patient care and business operations throughout the system.

This position is Hybrid in Atlanta, GA: On-site presence required 1-2 times per week.

Responsibilities:

• Lead clinical informatics projects to ensure they are planned and implemented using evidence-based practices for planning, understanding, guiding and delivering responsible and efficient patient care.
• Serves as an Informatics leader that bridges the gap between people, processes, clinical knowledge and technology.
• Document specifications that will translate into development of tools, reports, and systems that support organizational business needs.
• Utilize the SBAR process to plan recommendations for informatics solutions.
• Ensures workflows/process is current with regulatory agencies and best practice standards.
• Identifies changes to system to comply with policies and procedures in the most efficient manner.
• Utilize data to drive process, workflow and behavior change as it relates to appropriate and efficient use of electronic medical records (EMR) and other clinical technology.
• Serves as a resource to end users for information systems and technology; effectively communicate system changes, workflow process changes, downtime procedures, etc.
• Monitors outcome and evaluates user adoption of current and newly implemented information technology and functionality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post-graduate degree in Nursing Informatics, Health Informatics, or related fields.
• Four years of Clinical/Nursing/Health Informatics experience required with direct experience in Epic application(s) preferred.
• Completion of EPIC Clinical Content Builder series of classes and certification or badges related to workflows and applications that support their core area of focus.
• Professional Informatics certification (ANCC, AMIA 10x10, etc) required within 12 months of hire if Masters degree is not in Informatics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Epic Certifications Preferred