Clinician Informatician (MD/DO/NP/PA)

Northeast Valley Health Corporation; San Fernando (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Valley Health Corporation seeks a Clinician Informatician who will lead the clinical IT applications, including EHR modules and registries, at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer. The role requires liaison between clinical staff and IT to optimize system use, education, and training, as well as evaluating needs for informatics solutions in ambulatory care.

A current CA license and clinical experience are required.

Qualifications

• Licensed medical professional with CA license and board-eligible or board-certified in primary care
• Experience implementing, optimizing, and supporting EHRs and clinical decision support systems
• Minimum 3–5 years of ambulatory care clinical work in FQHC/related setting
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to map clinical practices to informatics needs and redesign workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and optimization of clinical IT applications (EHR modules, registries) at NEVHC
• Collaborate with IT, clinical staff and physicians; provide education and ongoing technical support
• Evaluate needs for clinical IT applications and assist in selecting new tools
• Monitor performance, ensure security, privacy and regulatory compliance; communicate with vendors

Skills

Clinical informatics

EHR optimization

Change management

Education and training

Requirements gathering

Workflow analysis

Project management

HIPAA knowledge

Adult learning principles

Vendor negotiation

Education

MD/DO/NP/PA with CA licensure

Board certification in Family/Internal/Pediatrics preferred

Clinical Informatics/Health Informatics certification desirable

Tools

EHR systems

Clinical decision support systems

Healthcare IT systems

Workflow-to-informatics translation

Job description

The Clinician Informatician (CI), at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), is a practicing medical provider that serves as the lead clinician for the implementation and optimization of clinical IT applications at NEVHC, such as modules of the electronic health record and electronic registries, and acts as the liaison between clinical staff and the IT department in this regard. This individual will work with IT staff, clinical support staff and physicians to optimize the usage of clinical IT systems through education and training, ongoing technical support, and monitoring of performance. The CI also has primary responsibility for evaluating the needs and requirements for clinical IT applications in ambulatory healthcare settings and participates in the selection of new IT applications that impact clinical care. It is expected that this position will require at least a 20% FTE effort, plus at least 50% FTE effort actively seeing patients at NEVHC.

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer

To perform effectively in this position, the employee is expected to have:

1. Licensed Physician (MD/DO), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Physician Assistant (PA) with active CA licensure. Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics preferred. Formal training or certification in Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, or related discipline is desirable.
2. Experience implementing, optimizing, and supporting Electronic Health Records (EHRs), clinical decision support systems, and other healthcare technologies. Training or certification in Clinical Informatics, Medical Informatics, Health Informatics, or related field is preferred.
3. Minimum of 3-5 years of clinical work experience in the ambulatory care, community health center, federally qualified health center (FQHC), or related healthcare setting.
4. Must maintain a current Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation certification, in compliance with corporate CPR policy.
5. Competency in mapping real-life clinical practices to informatics applications.
6. Change management skills – adept at persuading and training clinical staff to adopt new workflows and tools.
7. Strong knowledge of system analysis, workflow planning, gathering business requirements and transforming them into functional specifications.
8. Broad knowledge of ambulatory care operations and associated technologies.
9. Able to read and understand technical manuals, procedural documentation, and healthcare guides.
10. Excellent ability to translate technical terminology for consumption by non-technical audiences.
11. Knowledge of adult learning and training methods.
12. Good familiarity with project management, quality improvement, and information systems design.
13. Able to collaborate and negotiate with vendors and service providers.
14. Knowledgeable of current IT security standards, HIPAA and applicable privacy laws, Joint Commission accreditation standards, etc.
15. Effective written, oral, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
16. Self motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
17. Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
18. Customer-service orientation.
19. Current California driver’s license, appropriate insurance coverage and a driving record acceptable to the NEVHC’s insurance carrier (if required to drive on the job).

Northeast Valley Health Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Northeast Valley Health Corporation complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.