Clinical Informaticist

About the position

Responsibilities

  • Functions as a business partner with service lines, departments, individuals, and coworkers.
  • Develops in-depth knowledge of system capabilities, applications, and processes to function effectively as an educator and expert for system users.
  • Advises clinical operational users on integration of technical systems with their workflows.
  • Participates actively in routine meetings with department heads and/or superusers to identify, document, and prioritize their needs.
  • Performs rounds with departments to maintain casual interface with individuals and focus on relationship-building.
  • Coordinates operational and capital project requests with appropriate Information Systems & Technology and operational teams.
  • Acts as contact point with Information Systems & Technology regarding system down time.
  • Provides technical support services.
  • Provides Epic and other applications software support, file maintenance, and build for break-fixes, optimizations, special updates, upgrades, and implementations.
  • Provides assessment, coordination, documentation, release note review, testing, and implementation of programming, upgrade, and project requests.
  • Maintains strong and positive relationships with all application vendors.
  • Provides on-call coverage as scheduled.
  • Provides project management services and support.
  • Follows Information Systems & Technology project management protocol.
  • Advocates user perspective and focuses on ensuring a comprehensive support plan and documentation.
  • Works with end users to navigate the project request process.
  • Ensures compliance with Information Systems & Technology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Joint Commission, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Provides system solutions in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
  • Follows prescribed change management and time reporting processes and documentation requirements.
  • Responds to support calls within designated times according to priority and provides regular updates until resolution.
  • Provides and communicates clear documentation for support, status, and issues resolutions.
  • Remains current on Epic new version training for all applicable Epic certifications.

Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in a clinical setting.
  • State or national license in a clinical field, e.g., Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP), Medical Technologist (MT), or Dietitian/Nutritionist.
  • Bachelor's or higher degree in Nursing or allied health field.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in pediatrics
  • Experience in implementing or supporting clinical information systems and/or advanced computer skills
  • Experience in Epic
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