Clinical Informatics Specialist
Company: MemorialCare
Location: Fountain Valley
Posted on: September 18, 2024
Job Description:
Title: Clinical Informatics Specialist Location: Fountain
Valley, CA / Predominately Remote Department: Information Services
Status: Full-Time Shift: Days Pay Range*: $141,876.80 -
$205,712.00/annually MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health
system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical
groups - consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000
physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are
committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and
high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral
to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in
value-based and other care models. Across our family of medical
centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in
reaching the highest levels of professional development,
contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role
and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you
achieve your full potential in an environment of respect,
innovation, and teamwork. Position Summary Members of
MemorialCare's Healthcare Informatics job family use
interdisciplinary knowledge, integrating computer, information,
clinical, and decision sciences, toward the design, development,
adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare
services. Through computer technology, Informatics team members
effectively manage data, information, and knowledge, including data
storage, retrieval, transformation, and process improvement, to
optimize use for problem solving and decision making. They assess
current data and information practices, structure, and technology,
determine the information-based needs of health care providers and
patients, develop solutions using technology, and evaluate the
impact of those interventions. The Informatics team uses
evidence-based clinical knowledge to help ensure support of
clinical objectives and best practice. Clinical Informatics
Specialists are considered subject matter experts in providing
advanced levels of solutioning related to patient care workflows
and operational efficiency and effectiveness. They are responsible
for leading overall evaluation of use and optimization of broad,
cross-functional workflows in clinical information systems. They
mentor Informatics resources and provide consultation on complex
initiatives. They work collaboratively with enterprise senior
leadership on clinical system solutions that contribute to key
clinical or business metrics, helping to establish, track, and
report on KPIs. Clinical Informatics Specialists maintain working
knowledge of implemented applications and an understanding of how
the functionality and patient care practices across the healthcare
settings can be integrated to support MemorialCare's strategic
business and clinical initiatives. Essential Functions and
Responsibilities of the Job
- Serve as key communication link to clinical leadership and
governance bodies.
- Deliver solutions that ensure compatibility and integration
with MemorialCare strategies.
- Serve as the bridge between clinicians, vendors, and
information technology professionals.
- Design future state workflows from a user perspective and
deliver functional requirements.
- Function as a change agent, identifying barriers to change and
driving impact as well as solutions to system, application, and
workflow issues.
- Lead initiatives to optimize system functionality and workflow
processes using Lean processes.
- Evaluate and implement current and emerging technologies that
drive MemorialCare toward strategic goals.
- Apply clinical experience to advance end-user efficiency and
enhance patient safety outcomes.
- Demonstrate collaboration across information service teams and
operations for workflow analysis and input to application
design.
- Coach team members as they develop informatics
competencies.
- Provide functional and technical leadership for the
implementation and support of software applications, enhancements,
and modifications.
- Work cooperatively to develop resolutions to issues in response
to user requests and concerns.
- Act as a liaison to clinical committees to educate and support
existing technological tools and functionalities.
- Own responsibility for effective communication between staff,
leadership, and stakeholders.
- Support best practice workflows and advocate for regulatory,
quality, compliance, and patient safety initiatives.
- Facilitate system implementation projects.
- Collaborate with operations to create and/or maintain reporting
needs.
- Attain a cross-functional knowledge of the EHR system to
effectively provide advanced navigation of the system.
- Be at work and be on time.
- Follow company policies, procedures, and directives.
- Interact in a positive and constructive manner.
- Prioritize and multitask. *Placement in the pay range is based
on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years
of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there
may be additional compensation available for this role, including
but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives,
and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at
MemorialCare-that includes taking good care of employees and their
dependents. We offer high-quality health insurance plan options, so
you can select the best choice for your family. for more
information about our Benefits and Rewards. Minimum Requirements
Qualifications/Work Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years progressive clinical, Information Systems,
and successful project management experience required.
- Clinical Informatics experience preferred.
- Epic application experience required.
- Experience with hospital information systems required.
- Experienced in working with electronic health information
solutions, including electronic health records, practice management
solutions, and others.
- Proven competence in leading large and complex sized projects
which can run in parallel; evidence of progress in project
management assignments.
- Proven knowledge of health care industry strategic business
issues, social and legal environment.
- Proven ability to analyze troublesome complex workflows and
provide recommendations to implement more effectively and efficient
tools.
- Demonstrated history of successful Epic build configurations
for respective application.
- Demonstrated abilities in providing advanced information
systems and end-user support.
- Proven knowledge of regulatory and accreditation guidelines
that impact clinical system design and implementation.
- Proven experience understanding cross-functional clinical
workflows, maintained knowledge of clinical applications
implemented, and an understanding of how the functionality and
patient care practices across the healthcare settings can be
integrated.
- Confirmed experience in the ability to work on several complex
issues at the same time in an organized manner.
- Experienced planning and organizing day-to-day activities,
effectively managing more than one task, and meeting established
deadlines.
- Past success working individually, in team situations, as well
as facilitating projects while meeting aggressive deadlines
successfully.
- Demonstrated use of excellent organizational, communication
skills, leadership skills, and interpersonal relations to achieve
established goals.
- Proven ability to collect, analyze, and present data at various
audience levels.
- Exhibited knowledge, compassion, and professionalism to manage
stressful situations in a manner that is conducive to finding
resolution.
- Proven ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and interact
with all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Suite Office Products
preferred. Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and
relevant experience required.
- Licensed healthcare professional.
- Epic Certification in one or more modules (NVT) required when
working with Epic as the primary supported system.
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Keywords: MemorialCare, Inglewood , Clinical Informatics Specialist, Healthcare , Fountain Valley, California
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