Clinical Informatics Specialist

Clinical Informatics Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• EPIC experience

Responsibilities

• Improve the efficiency & quality of SRS Clinical Operations through strengthening the clinician-patient relationship by better utilization of electronic Note Forms, Flowsheets, Careguides, & any other tools and processes that leverage technology to improve measurable outcomes.
• Support Physicians, staff, & Clinical Leadership in the implementation of HITECH workflows, processes to support Accountable Care Organization (ACO)/Medical Home Status, and any goals related to Pay-for-performance (P4P), Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), telemedicine and Patient Portal integration with the EHR.
• Collect weekly feedback on overall computing needs allowing Information Systems to respond quickly to client’s concerns as assigned by Clinical Informaticist.
• Expand scope of program to include communication, feedback collection and training requirements as assigned by supervisor.
• Continue to support the physician communication and preparation for scheduled computer maintenance as assigned by the supervisor.
• Facilitates change process as a change agent in support of hospital/medical group goals.
• Contributes to promoting best education and clinical practice integration across system through consultation and committee work with appropriate resource personnel.
• Contributes to identification of cost reducing and/or revenue enhancing opportunities.
• Advocates for organization and physicians as it relates to identified opportunities for change, improvement, and goal achievement.
• Provides direction to staff regarding work performance and business operations.
• Mentors junior staff.
• Demonstrates content expertise regarding applications and business operations by supporting client and receiving satisfactory customer feedback.
• Manages client expectations and priorities through effective communication and interaction.
• Resolves conflicts with client expectations and department issues.
• Proposes and implements creative solutions to problems.
• Manages interactions with clients to ensure understanding, agreement and attainment of project goals. Communicates completion dates and delays proactively.
• Analyzes and implements effective client workflow support.
• Using sound knowledge of business, strategic, and IS strategies, translates business requirements into system solutions that meet project requirements.
• Performs a thorough problem analysis using sound judgment, initiative, and own discretion.
• Analyzes user needs/requirements through a variety of appropriate methods such as: on site visits; review of department policies/procedures; review of system capabilities; ensuring attainment of optimal functionality; user satisfaction.
• Identifies root cause and determines remedies for problems.
• Identifies and communicates options and proposed solutions.
• Uses data to communicate relevant information into a form useful for decision-making. Design formats for the presentation of information to insure clarity of documents, data, and economic impact.
• Demonstrates strategic and forward thinking by conducting through analyses of downstream and upstream impact of issues and proposed solutions.
• Seeks out required data for problem analysis and resolution. Uses effective interviewing skills to elicit client requirements.
• Supports incorporation of these data elements into process design and workflow development, workflow analysis, performance improvement monitoring. Recommendations are based on accurate and reliable foundations, within acceptable compliance guidelines of technical framework.
• Identifies measurable and quantifiable benefits related to improved processes.
• Recommends methodology for achieving proposed benefits. Collaborates with team members and works with physicians and staff to achieve results.
• Recommends improvements to the organizational structure, authority-responsibility relationships and communication patterns.
• Assists with the creation of project and implementation plans for redesigned processes, including development of methodologies and detailed project schedules, mapping dates and resources to accomplish tasks, goals and realization of benefits.
• Maintains and builds knowledge base related to education, training techniques, and IS through professional literature, networking, and attending appropriate workshops.
• Identifies and reports quality improvement needs, has knowledge of quality data results and participates in quality action planning as it relates to IS training and education related to the clients as assigned by the supervisor.
• Participates on interdisciplinary team to implement and evaluate related performance improvement projects as assigned by the supervisor.
• Supports the collects data to evaluate effectiveness of training and education.
• Assists in planning and preparation for meeting regulatory requirements as assigned by the supervisor.
• Maintains awareness of upcoming and ongoing IS initiatives affecting the client by actively participating in appropriate committees, meetings and other activities.
• Assesses client’s knowledge base, skill and comfort with using computer supported processes.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating formal training programs to address assessed needs and introduce new computer supported processes.
• Plans for and utilizes opportunities to provide one to one support and education at the point of use for the client.
• Assist in developing materials to support education initiatives.
• Trains new Physicians in system functions and operations in order to maximize user effectiveness and utilization of systems.
• Provides explanation of how the training impacts workflows or how workflows will need to change to make best use of the technology.
• Trains and supports clients utilizing the methodology appropriate for adult learners.
• Builds online training courses and curricula that utilize assessments/scoring to certify end-user proficiency.
• Creates multi-media/multi-modal training content (videos, podcasts, interactive webinars) to instruct end-users on best practice workflows.
• Assess end-users post-training to validate improvements in workflow and competency. For new providers, use a 30, 60, 90 day check-in methodology to validate the appropriate skills are demonstrated.
• Use analytics to identify end-users who may require training/refreshers based on key performance indicators.
• Develop pre-training curricula that can be completed through self-paced learning content or computer-based-training modules.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• California Registered Nurse (RN) – CA Board of Registered Nursing -PREFERRED
• California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -PREFERRED