Facility Clinical Informatics Specialist — Systems & Training

Northwest Health - La Porte; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Health - La Porte is seeking a Clinical Informaticist to support the integration, optimization, and maintenance of clinical information systems at the facility level. You will collaborate with clinical staff, IT, and leadership to enhance workflows and patient care accuracy.

You will train and support clinical staff on system use, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory standards while promoting effective adoption of health IT solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, IT, or related field required.
• 2–4 years of experience in clinical informatics or healthcare IT.
• Master's degree in Health Informatics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with facility clinical teams to implement, configure, and optimize clinical information systems.
• Analyzes workflows to identify opportunities for system improvements and best practices.
• Trains clinical staff on system utilization and documentation standards.
• Troubleshoots facility-related issues with clinical software with IT/vendor support.
• Gathers user feedback to propose facility-specific enhancements.
• Participates in system testing, upgrades, and new feature implementations.
• Ensures privacy, security, and regulatory compliance, including HIPAA.

Skills

Clinical informatics

EHR systems

Training delivery

Regulatory compliance

HIPAA knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, Information Technology, or related field

Master's degree in Health Informatics preferred

Tools

EHR software

Healthcare software solutions

Job description

Northwest Health - La Porte is seeking a Clinical Informaticist to support the integration, optimization, and maintenance of clinical information systems at the facility level. You will collaborate with clinical staff, IT, and leadership to enhance workflows and patient care accuracy.

You will train and support clinical staff on system use, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory standards while promoting effective adoption of health IT solutions.