Clinical Informaticist

BJC Health System, Inc.; Missouri; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Plan with Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is hiring a Clinical Informaticist for a remote role serving MO and IL. The role sits on the Operational Change Analysis team, focusing on integrating clinical science with health IT to improve care delivery.

Epic knowledge is preferred and certification is expected within six months of hire. Ideal candidates will have 2–5 years of relevant experience, with Project Coordinator experience and strong collaboration across clinical and IT stakeholders to drive standardized workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-5 years of experience in clinical informatics or related field.
• Epic Certification (RHB390) required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification and design of consistent workflows with clinical stakeholders to promote standardization and adoption of electronic solutions.
• Assist stakeholders in identifying and resolving application issues, ensuring sustainable solutions.
• Provide consultative support to stakeholders and IT teams for workflow processes and technical solutions across clinical and IT domains.
• Coordinate with clinical and IT teams to drive efficient decision-making and optimize clinical workflows.
• Provide change management support during integration of new or updated software into healthcare workflows.

Skills

Project Coordinator experience

Epic knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

BJC is hiring for a Clinical Informaticist. This is a remote position (must be in MO or IL). This role will be on the Operational Change Analysis team. We are looking for candidates with Project Coordinator experience. Epic knowledge is preferred.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC's patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Clinical Imformaticist works with all members of the healthcare delivery team to integrate clinical science with healthcare information and communications technology strategies to reduce risk and improve care delivery. The Clinical Informaticist utilizes informatics processes to improve care, gathers data, forms information to drive decision making, and supports professionals as they expand knowledge and utilization of the Electronic Health Record. The Clinical Informaticist , in collaboration with organizational partners, applies system design life cycle processes to healthcare information and communication technologies projects and programs to improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards. Epic Informatics certification will be required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• With limited oversight, leads the identification and design of consistent workflows and content with Clinical stakeholders while promoting standardization, critical decision-making, and helping ensure the adoption of electronic solutions across the entire organization.
• Assists stakeholders in identifying and resolving application issues, emphasizing stakeholder service and satisfaction. Ensures resolution of problems and adoption of recommended short and long-term solutions, communicating back to the reporting individual promoting sustainable solutions.
• Provides consultative services to stakeholders, application, and development teams for workflow processes and technical solutions. Coordinates workflow process changes with system changes, aligning with policy and practice standards and change management protocols.
• With limited oversight, coordinates clinical and IT teams to use efficient decision making processes to build consensus and solve immediate and long-term problems, identifying opportunities for improving IT processes to optimize clinical workflows.
• Utilizing change management skills, prepares, educates, & offers technical support to stakeholders during the integration of new or updated computer applications into healthcare workflows.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Licenses & Certifications

• Epic Certification (RHB390)

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer