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  • ID
    #5028067
  • Salary
    TBD
  • Source
    CHI Memorial Chattanooga
  • Date
    2020-09-30
  • Deadline
    2020-11-29
 
Full-time

Vacancy expired!

Overview

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.

S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.

S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection.

With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

The Informaticist position uses informatics knowledge and expertise, clinical and operation experience, critical thinking, research background, and leadership skills to facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to promote quality care.

The position engages with diverse teams (i.e. Operations, Information Technology, Epic, AMS, etc) at multiple levels of the organization.

The position works with stakeholders in the areas of evaluation, planning, development, and implementation of new features, functionality, tools, and workflow.

ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Participates in strategic planning related to future direction of nursing and clinical Information Systems.

a. Participates in interdisciplinary process improvement teams to identify potential improvements in the current use of the systems and potential future uses of the information systems.

b. Ensures existing and future information systems facilitate clinical practice, delivery of safe patient care and are consistent with clinical practice standards.

c. Meets frequently with nursing and clinical leadership to identify and discuss performance improvement opportunities to be addressed through information systems project.

d. Identify and investigate industry "best practices" with regard to information systems implementations, and arrange conference calls and site visits as warranted;

translate industry "lessons learned" into tactical guidelines.

2. Provides oversight and management of all assigned projects (including upgrades) from initial kick-off through conclusion of project.

3. Provides input on changes to Epic trainers for educational materials for training sessions.

4. Perform technical review of new optimization requests and upgrade functionality to assess for workflow impact. Make recommendations on proposed optimizations.

5. Collaborate with Epic AMS or Epic National team on researching and resolving identified break-fix items.

6. Engaged in an annual project focused on adding enhanced functionality and / or creating end user efficiency that generates a positive return on investment for the organization.

a. Analyzes and plans implementations of new Epic functionality as assigned including the following responsibilities :

i. Review of the functionality to determine scope and resources required

ii. Develop implementation timeline

iii. Facilitate market assessment to inform build and workflow development

iv. Coordinate testing process and schedule

v. Identify and coordinate communication needs

7. Remains proficient in the use of Catholic Health Initiatives specific applications that are supported by the Clinical Informatics Department.

8. Participates in assigned committees or workgroups to serve as resource for Informatics.

9. Rounds in clinical areas as assigned. Responsible for appropriate utilization of technology in clinical areas.

10. Other duties as assigned by management.

Required Education :

Four-year clinical degree e.g. Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, Respiratory Therapy, PT / OT, Radiology, etc.

Required Licensure and Certifications :

Must have valid license in clinical area of education. Epic Proficient or Credentialed in primary module within one year of hire.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Minimum of two years experience in a clinical setting using computerized EMR required.Ability to adapt to new or changing environments Strong critical thinking skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with projects including planning, facilitating, and implementation

PREFERRED Qualifications :

Epic Proficient or Credentialed in one or more modules

Experience working with an EMR

Informatics training

Masters Degree or Certification in Computer Science, MIS, Nursing, Informatics, HIT, Health Administration, or other related field.

Project Management Professional Certification

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