Clinical Informatics Specialist 2

Inova Health; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement: 5% match starting day one

Education assistance up to $5,250/year

Student loan assistance up to $10,000

Mental health support sessions for you

Paid time off and flexible work hours

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Informatics Specialist 2 to support the development and adoption of informatics initiatives across our hospitals and clinics. The role emphasizes collaboration with clinicians and information system leadership to promote standardized practice and EMR enhancements.

The successful candidate will leverage BI and change-management skills to drive improvements, coordinate education, and ensure high reliability in IT systems that support patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field; or an Associate degree with relevant experience; or HS Diploma with extensive experience in healthcare informatics.
• Minimum 5 years healthcare experience and 3 years in informatics, BI, or change management.

Responsibilities

• Assist development and promotion of informatics initiatives across hospital systems and clinics.
• Support clinical and operational improvement teams by designing clinical workflows and acting as liaison between clinicians and IS leadership.
• Promote EMR adoption and collaboration with clinicians to standardize clinical practices.
• Collaborate across departments and service lines to plan and implement IT-driven improvements and BI initiatives.
• Serve as liaison to IS communications, setting priorities for service lines and physician concerns.
• Document clinical designs and workflows; translate requirements into IT specifications.
• Maintain knowledge bases, change management data, and vendor information related to supported areas.
• Coordinate education and training content for physicians, support staff, and teams in partnership with training leads.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Informatics

Change management

Business intelligence

Clinical pathways

Clinical liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree + 2+ years experience

HS Diploma/GED + 4+ years experience

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Clinical Informatics Specialist 2 to join the team.

This opportunity is Full-time Day Shift: Monday-Friday, general office hours with a Hybrid work schedule.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, hybrid career opportunities .

Clinical Informatics Spec 2 Job Responsibilities

• Assist the activities related to the development, organization, direction, and promotion of informatics initiatives within IHS to include hospitals, ambulatory clinics, emergency department, continuing medical education programs, in-service events.
• Supports clinical and operational improvement teams by developing and refining clinical designs, serving as a liaison between health system providers, clinicians, and information system leadership.
• Facilitates adoption of EMRs and builds relationships with internal and external clinicians to promote technology adoption and clinical practice standards.
• Works collaboratively across departments and with service line leaders to plan, create, and implement improvements, as well as develop and implement clinical information systems change and proactive business intelligence.
• Serves as a key liaison to information systems communication to establish priorities and devise targeted approaches for services lines and specific physician concerns.
• Participates with clinical and operational improvement teams. On these teams directs and documents clinical designs, requirements, and workflows. Translates these requirements into specification for the IT team.
• Leverages various communication tools, social media outlets and other methods to collaborate with physician's, physician support staff and other key stakeholders.
• Maintains up-to-date clinical information system change management databases, evidence-based content, issue tracking tools, and related vendor and other knowledge bases in the areas they support.
• Coordinates the development and delivery of educational content and training for internal and external physicians, support staff, and IHS team members in partnership with IHS training team, super users, and other clinical support leaders.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and implements risk mitigating measures as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all position-related requirements.
• Ensures that IT systems are designed to meet the clinical goals of high reliability care and a seamless experience for patients and providers.
• Supports system-wide projects and initiatives to ensure that implementation and redesign of IT systems are maximally effective.
• Maintains working knowledge of theories, practices, procedures, and related technology systems within healthcare informatics and routinely broadens capabilities.
• Owns an area of EMR content or methodology. May develop standards and tools, coordinates, and leads this area, maintains knowledge and documentation on behalf and with the matrixed informatics team. Provides detailed analysis of complex issues and assignments for key stakeholders and technical and troubleshooting support for escalated system issues.
• Contributes to the creation and maintenance of knowledge base articles and/or technical and procedural documentation as needed

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree; OR Associate degree and 2 years relevant professional experience in addition to the minimum Experience requirement; OR HS Diploma/GED and 4 years relevant professional experience in addition to the minimum Experience requirement
• Experience : At least 5 years of relevant healthcare experience AND 3 year Informatics, Business Intelligence or Change Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical experience
• Experience supporting clinicians with technology in a large hospital setting
• Experience with Clinical Pathways
• EPIC experience