Clinical Informatics — Laboratory Systems Champion

University Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Clinical Informaticist, Laboratory to optimize laboratory workflows through EHR/clinical system enhancements. You will partner with lab staff and IT to define requirements, test changes, and educate users on Cerner-based processes across the care continuum.

Responsibilities include guiding EHR optimization, maintaining documentation, supporting system upgrades, and collaborating with leadership to align technology with strategic goals and patient care improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree – Laboratory Services or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years of prior experience in a healthcare environment supporting laboratory services and/or clinical operations.
• 2+ years’ experience with a healthcare EMR.
• Cerner implementation and/or support experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert guidance to EHR teams on system optimization, change management, standardized processes and workflows for post-implementation operation.
• Builds and maintains relationships with clients and project management.
• Supports departmental educational functions for training laboratory staff and requires knowledge of the electronic health record and processes/systems impact on strategic initiatives and patient experience.
• Assists in development and maintenance of long-term strategic applications planning for the EHR in the area of responsibility.
• Adheres to Security Standards and national guidelines.
• Works closely with Clinical Lab Leadership and other stakeholder teams to design, implement and support organizational goals and objectives.
• Uses clinical background and EHR experience to benefit the build, support and optimization of the EHR application.
• Ensures consistent use of clinical and revenue cycle IT and adoption of care team workflow changes enabled by Cerner.
• Acts as a liaison between technical staff and business subject matter experts in creating and refining business requirements.
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements.
• Performs testing and training on system changes, upgrades and enhanced functionality.
• Works closely with Applications Analysts, departments and technical teams to create and maintain documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s in Laboratory Services

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Clinical Informaticist, Laboratory to optimize laboratory workflows through EHR/clinical system enhancements. You will partner with lab staff and IT to define requirements, test changes, and educate users on Cerner-based processes across the care continuum.

Responsibilities include guiding EHR optimization, maintaining documentation, supporting system upgrades, and collaborating with leadership to align technology with strategic goals and patient care improvement.