Clinical Informatics Lead - (MD or APP)

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health center in Massachusetts is looking for a Clinical Informatics Lead. This role combines delivering primary care services with being the liaison for EMR issues between IT and medical teams. Candidates must have clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, along with EMR usage experience. This full-time position emphasizes a commitment to diversity and equality in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in primary care or a related environment.
• Minimum of 2 years experience using EMRs such as EPIC, MediTech, eClinical Works, or NextGen.

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary care services to assigned patients.
• Provide EMR training and support for providers.
• Conduct initial training and onboarding for new providers.

Skills

Clinical experience

EMR usage (EPIC, MediTech, etc.)

Patient care delivery

Education

Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Certified Physician Assistant

Massachusetts state medical license

Job description

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The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts, serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford and surrounding communities. We are an expanding organization, and our team is growing across sites to support this growth. We pride ourselves on an inclusive workplace that fosters teamwork, accountability, and respect, and that supports the development of each employee. We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace the diversity of our staff and community.

Summary:
The Clinical Informatics Lead will work in two core job functions: a Primary Care Provider and an EMR Specialist. In the former role, you will deliver comprehensive primary care services and coordinate care under the supervision of a Physician. In the latter role, you will serve as the liaison between the IT Team and the Medical Provider team to identify EMR issues, improve workflows, and provide training to new and existing providers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical (40%):

• Deliver direct Primary Care to assigned patients, developing therapeutic care plans for prevention, management, and maintenance of optimum health.
• Provide preventive health services, health education, and counseling to promote positive health behaviors and self‑care skills.
• Provide prenatal/postnatal services and care for uncomplicated pregnancies in collaboration with a physician partner as approved for clinical privileges.
• Provide acute and chronic illness and urgent care services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
• Consult with physician partners or refer to subspecialty care for patients with more complex issues.
• Provide primary care and preventive services to children and adolescents within the assigned site/location as directed by the clinical supervisor.

Clinical Administrative (10%):

• Maintain and update the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in a systematic format and complete required documentation within the specified timeframe.
• Ensure patient records remain confidential in accordance with Health Center policies, the Joint Commission, and HIPAA standards.

Clinical Informatics (50%):

• Conduct initial computer‑based training and onboarding for providers.
• Provide EMR training on new features or workflows; retrain providers as needed to improve their EMR skills.
• Perform ongoing skills improvement, education, and competency training related to EMR applications.
• Participate in workflow design, development, and re‑engineering as upgrades, enhancement requests, and new regulations arise.
• Serve as a clinical EMR provider for all organization‑wide upgrades.
• Collaborate on project implementation teams as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Certified Physician Assistant.
• Massachusetts state medical license.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience in primary care or a related environment.
• Minimum of 2 years experience using EMRs such as EPIC, MediTech, eClinical Works, or NextGen.

Seniority Level

• Entry Level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Clinical, Informatics, Health Services

Industries

• Healthcare, Community Health

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.