Clinical Informaticist

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City is seeking a Clinical and Health Informaticist to advance the health IT program. The role analyzes workflows, designs solutions, and collaborates with clinicians and IT teams to improve patient care through informatics.

The position involves supporting rollouts, training, adoption, and ongoing process improvements across systems, with travel to facilities as needed. A strong clinical informatics background is essential.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of workflows in a healthcare system.
• Proven experience engaging providers, nurses, and other clinicians in learning through presentation and communication skills.
• Experience applying informatics fundamentals to impact quality and safety.
• Experience participating and leading deliverables of Informatics projects.
• Experience working with Cerner, Epic, or other EHR vendors.
• Experience or training in the use of Continuous Improvement.
• Registered Nurse licensure must be current.

Responsibilities

• Interact with business and clinical caregivers to build productive relationships.
• Support implementation, training, and process improvements for HIT.
• Observe workflows across facilities to support implementations and deployments.
• Contribute to technology project deliverables and documentation.
• Assist with project management tasks and scheduling.

Skills

Informatics

Information Systems

Information Technology

Clinical Informatics

Process Improvements

Clinical Systems

Clinical Information Systems

Business Information Systems

Clinical Workflows

Education

Registered Nurse license

Tools

Cerner

Epic

Job description

World Trade Center

Full time

R188485

Job Description:

The Clinical and Health Informaticist challenges the status quo of the healthcare experience through the Science of Informatics. This is an exciting field where experts innovate, design, simplify and translate technology to equitably support the Intermountain Health mission and vision. The position is responsible to perform workflow and system analysis and functional design for software development / configuration activities associated with clinical applications. Caregivers in this role are also responsible for participating in the implementation, training, adoption, and process improvement of Health Information Technology (HIT). The Informaticist functions as a liaison with business and clinical users and the software development/application teams. This position utilizes intermediate informatics principles, to support and periodically lead moderately complex projects with limited supervision, while continuing to develop clinical understanding and an advanced informatics skillset.

Essential Functions

• Interact with business and clinical caregivers to build productive relationships
• Work flexible hours to meet project requirements
• Provide customer experience and service utilizing verbal and written communication skills
• Prioritize and organize work with attention to detail and limited supervision
• Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail, virtual meeting applications, and scheduling applications
• Demonstrated understanding of how clinical systems are utilized to provide patient care by a variety of caregivers and specialties
• Use informatics fundamental skills to positively impact people, process, and tools
• Use basic project management skills to contribute to technology project deliverables
• Round in facilities across the system to observe workflows, meet with key stakeholders, assist with implementations, and other targeted functions

Skills

• Informatics
• Information Systems
• Information Technology (IT)
• Clinical Informatics
• Process Improvements
• Clinical Systems
• Clinical Information Systems
• Business Information Systems
• Clinical Workflows

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of workflows in a healthcare system
• Proven experience engaging providers, nurses, and other clinicians in learning through presentation and communication skills
• Experience applying informatics fundamentals (People, Process, Technology) to impact quality and safety
• Experience participating and leading deliverables of Informatics projects
• Experience working with Cerner, Epic, or other EHR vendors
• Experience or training in the use of Continuous Improvement
• Registered Nurse and other licensed clinical incumbents must hold and maintain current state licensure.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

World Trade Center

Work City

Salt Lake City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.99 - $56.68

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

To find out more about us, head to our career site here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/?utm_source=Workday&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_campaign=CareerHome_workday) .

Intermountain Health strives to make the application process accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact 1-800-843-7820 or email [e-mail] . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution. The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates. Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment. Learn more. (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/peak-program/)

The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

All positions subject to close without notice.

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