Associate Clinical Informaticist

Adventist Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Adventist Health in San Luis Obispo seeks a dedicated EHR Trainer to assist end-users with electronic health record adoption and usage across various care settings. This role will involve conducting training sessions, identifying user needs, and working closely with healthcare professionals to enhance EHR proficiency.

The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's Degree, with a preference for those holding a Bachelor’s in Nursing. Relevant clinical experience is beneficial, making this an excellent opportunity for individuals passionate about improving healthcare delivery through technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Preferred clinical experience.
• Preferred clinical informatics experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist end-users with EHR adoption across various settings.
• Conduct training sessions for clinical and ancillary staff.
• Identify training and improvement opportunities from EHR data.
• Participate in change management processes and user support.
• Engage with end-users during clinical projects to ensure effective participation.

Skills

EHR training

Clinical workflow understanding

User support

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Clinical experience

Clinical Informatics experience

Tools

Health record systems

Job description

Job Description

Adventist Health Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162‑bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a county‑designated trauma center. Nestled on the Central California Coast, the facility is in San Luis Obispo, a lively community just fifteen minutes from Avila Beach and Pismo Beach. The region offers comfortable coastal weather, idyllic views, and an active lifestyle.

Job Summary

Assists end‑users at Adventist Health clinics, hospitals, and other care settings with successful adoption and use of electronic health record (EHR) and related technologies. Works closely with users during onboarding to ensure proficient EHR skills and subsequently fine‑tunes and improves those skills over time. Participates in training and competence‑building activities with other informaticists, driven by user data and clinical performance of the system overtime. Rounds with users regularly with one or many AH markets, manages intake of new requests and incidents related to EHRs, triages user requests through clinical best practices, policies, and procedures, and analyzes requests for clinical impacts.

Job Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's Degree: Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
• Clinical experience: Preferred
• Clinical Informatics experience: Preferred

Licenses / Certifications

• Healthcare related licensure (RN, PharmD, PT, RT, OT, ST, PA, NP, or LVN): Required
• Nursing Informatics Board certification: Preferred

Essential Functions

• Supports end users (clinical, ancillary, support staff) in clinics or hospitals through EHR training including onboarding, first 30‑days, and routine sessions during updates, collaborating with medical staff, clinic managers, nursing education, EHR education teams in IT, and vendors.
• Works closely with EHR super users, clinic managers, nurse supervisors, and others in workforce management to identify re‑training and skills improvement opportunities and leverages data from EHR and input during routine in‑person or virtual rounding with users.
• Participates in change management activities including submission of incidents and change requests and vetting and validation of user requests, reviewing with AH IT and Informatics teams, researching potential solutions, and communicating with users and stakeholders.
• Learns and masters clinical workflows and market operations (clinical and financial), hardware and application support fundamentals, and participates in market activities during regulatory surveys, operational projects, and downtimes to ensure care continuity and improvements.
• Participates in projects at market or system level for new service lines, new care locations, performance improvement programs, or clinically driven initiatives by connecting with end‑users through all stages of the project to ensure their active engagement, training, and pre‑ and post‑support.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. All associates must receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.