Clinical Informatics Specialist

*Electronic Health Record: Cerner (Community Works)* *Position: Informatics Specialist* This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.
It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required of the employee assigned to the position.
Depending on the size of the facility the job duties may vary.
Receipt of the job description does not imply nor create a promise of employment, nor an employment contract of any kind; my employment with the Company is at-will.
*Position Summary* Under the direction and in collaboration with the Manager of Informatics, the Informatics Specialist works directly with providers and nurses to ensure consistent use, support, and optimization of clinical information technology.
The Informatics Specialist works with the IT and other departments to support the Electronic Health Record (EHR) environment.
*Position Responsibilities* Technical Systems Support: · Receives requests and works with physicians, clinicians, IT, patient registration, scheduling, and nursing to resolve issues.
Uses the helpdesk ticketing system to document requests and solutions.
· Receives and clarifies requests for enhancements and modifications to clinical and non-clinical content; works with stakeholders throughout the process; · Works with clinical vendors and supports clinical software applications, namely EHR systems and associated software, as required; · Reviews workflow and recommends solutions; · Tests solutions in the working environment with stakeholders; · Provides on-call assistance as needed.
Written and Verbal Communication: · Liaises with different departments end users, physicians, nurses, clinical providers, and IT; · Documents and communicates clinical solutions and updates; · Identifies support trends and training needs; recommends remedies; · Prepares training documents, coaches, orients, trains physicians, providers, and nurses; · Notifies management and technical staff about any potential problems associated with the hospital computing environment and systems; · Provides input to policies and procedures, training, and best practices for use within the Hospital; · Participates in committee assignments as required.
Technical Projects: · Acts as project lead or project resource for physicians, nurses, clinical providers and IT with given clinical technology implementation projects or as directed by the informatics manager; · Assists in testing new and existing clinical applications under development or consideration for purchase; · Assists in implementing applications which support the successful adoption of health information technology into the patient care process by physicians and providers; · Assists clinicians in identifying appropriate workflows to efficiently integrate computer applications into the patient care processes.
*Other Responsibilities* · Completes required orientation as directed by facility · Follows facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment · Follows facility Unusual Occurrence Protocol · Respects cultural and religious practices of patients · Upholds HIPAA regulations · Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts *Position Requirements* · This position requires clinical communications and analytical skills normally acquired through two years of post-secondary education in clinical informatics, nursing, health technologies, or a related field, or equivalent clinical technology training in a computer-related field.
· Minimum of one (1) year in nursing setting with technical support of clinical information systems in direct interaction with clinical providers OR · 1 year of experience in clinical informatics, or application support.
· Federal-, State- and GHR-required credentials current and on file.
· Cognitive skills as related to the position *Working Conditions* Because patients need round-the-clock care, working hours include days, nights, weekends, and holidays or as directed by the Informatics Manager.
*Physical Demands* · Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds.
Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty · (50) pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one hundred (100) pounds.
· Ability to stand for extended periods · Fine motor skills · Visual acuity The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift or move 50 lbs.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The overall physical demand rating for a job of the nurse falls within the _*Medium *_classification (exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects).
*N (Not Applicable)* Activity is not applicable to this position.
*O (Occasionally)* Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.
5+ hrs/day) *F (Frequently)* Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.
5 - 5.
5+ hrs/day) *C (Constantly)* Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.
5+ hrs/day) *Physical Demands* *Lift/Carry* Stand F Walk F Sit O Manually Manipulate F Reach Outward F Reach Above Shoulder F Climb O Crawl N Squat or Kneel O Bend O Grasp F Speak C 10 lbs or less O 11-20 lbs O 21-50 lbs O 51-100 lbs O Over 100 lbs O *Push/Pull* 12 lbs or less F 13-25 lbs F 26-40 lbs O 41-100 lbs O Employee Signature: Date: The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included.
It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described.
It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities.
Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $50,000.
00 - $80,000.
00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Flexible spending account * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Medical specialties: * Surgery Schedule: * Day shift * Monday to Friday * On call * Weekends as needed Work setting: * In-person Experience: * Health Informatics Occupations: 1 year (Preferred) * Application support: 1 year (Preferred) * EMR: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: In person