CLINICAL APP COORDINATOR 1 - 09152026-80534

Tennessee Department of Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Tennessee Department of Health in Nashville seeks a CAC-level specialist to participate in the design, development, and deployment of an electronic health record system. You will gather input from clinicians, respond to inquiries, and translate public health practice needs into IT solutions within a real-time support network.

The role supports clinicians and staff across locations, coordinates EMR installations, and helps evaluate new informatics tools to meet current and future public health

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in health informatics; OR Master's Degree in public health, health sciences, health services, health care administration, or nursing with coursework or experience in health informatics.
• Bachelor Degree in public health, health services, health science, health informatics, health care administration, or nursing with three (3) years' experience with deployment or implementation of applications systems (clinical preferred), or a related field with a foundation in systems design, analysis, and evaluation. Prior experience in assisting with the successful implementation of a nationally recognized electronic health record system is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent with eight (8) years' experience in a health informatics related field, or a combination of health care office management and information technology services.

Responsibilities

• Supports the daily interface between clinicians, medical staff, administrative, and the electronic medical record (EMR) by utilizing direct written and verbal communication in responding to direct provider inquiries.
• Translates public health practice information between clinicians, administrative staff, program staff, Information Technology (IT), and others.
• Assists clinicians, administrative staff, program staff, and others in identifying solutions to meet functional needs. Assists local and/or regional staff in identifying modifications or enhancements to the electronic medical record (EMR) to assure efficient and effective clinical workflow.
• Participates in a real-time support network for providers and other staff engaged in direct patient care, wherever their location within the assigned catchment area.
• Coordinates the installation of applications, modification, enhancements, and deployment of new portions of the EMR with specified clinical locations with minimal disruption to users.
• Investigates and recommends computer and information technologies to determine applicability to public health education, administration, and research.
• Determines if design of application, enhancements, and/or modifications fulfills current needs and provides sufficient flexibility for future needs.
• Participates in the development of strategies, policies, or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to public health practice, administration, education, or research.

Skills

Active Learning and Listening

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Service Orientation

Troubleshooting

Education

Master's in Health Informatics

Master's in Public Health

Bachelor's in Public Health or Health Informatics

8 years health informatics experience

Job description

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 09/15/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 09/15/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 09/28/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $5,647.00 - $7,326.00

Salary (Annually) $67,764.00 - $87,912.00

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Nashville, TN

Department Health

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Master's Degree in health informatics; OR Master's Degree in public health, health sciences, health services, health care administration, or nursing with coursework or experience in health informatics.
• OR Bachelor Degree in public health, health services, health science, health informatics, health care administration, or nursing with three (3) years' experience with deployment or implementation of applications systems (clinical preferred), or a related field with a foundation in systems design, analysis, and evaluation. Prior experience in assisting with the successful implementation of a nationally recognized electronic health record system is preferred.
• OR High school diploma or equivalent with eight (8) years' experience in a health informatics related field, or a combination of health care office management and information technology services.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: None.

Overview

Under general supervision, is responsible for participating in design, development, and deployment of electronic health record system to include actively soliciting input from all customer levels, rapidly responding to problems, and instituting new solutions to the electronic health record system. This is the first of the class levels in the Clinical Applications Coordinator series. This class differs from that of a CAC 2 in that the incumbent of the latter is responsible for work of a greater scope and responsibility and may supervise.

Responsibilities

• Supports the daily interface between clinicians, medical staff, administrative, and the electronic medical record (EMR) by utilizing direct written and verbal communication in responding to direct provider inquiries.
• Translates public health practice information between clinicians, administrative staff, program staff, Information Technology (IT), and others.
• Assists clinicians, administrative staff, program staff, and others in identifying solutions to meet functional needs. Assists local and/or regional staff in identifying modifications or enhancements to the electronic medical record (EMR) to assure efficient and effective clinical workflow.
• Participates in a real-time support network for providers and other staff engaged in direct patient care, wherever their location within the assigned catchment area. Provides assistance with problem identification and resolution of daily production problems in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the installation of applications, modification, enhancements, and deployment of new portions of the EMR with specified clinical locations with minimal disruption to users.
• Investigates and recommends computer and information technologies to determine applicability to public health education, administration, and research. Determines if design of application, enhancements, and/or modifications fulfills current needs and provides sufficient flexibility for future needs.
• Participates in the development of strategies, policies, or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to public health practice, administration, education, or research. Participates in the selection, testing, and evaluation of new or modified informatics solutions to support patients, providers, and information management.
• Participates in the development of a discipline-specific training plan/materials for EMR implementation, refresher training, and future hires. Participates in the development of discipline-specific training plan/materials as needed for EMR updates, modifications, and software releases.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Cultivates Innovation
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Manages Complexity
• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus

Knowledges

• Information Technology
• Medicine and Dentistry

Skills

• Active Learning and Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Complex Problem Solving
• Service Orientation
• Troubleshooting

Abilities

• Inductive Reasoning
• Perceptual Speed
• Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer
• Telephone
• Fax Machine
• Copier
• Printer

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

• Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.