Healthcare Informatics & EHR Specialist

CLS Health; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Life insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

CLS Health, a Houston-based healthcare system, seeks a Clinical Informatics Specialist to bridge clinical operations and IT. You will optimize EHR workflows, build templates, and support system upgrades to improve patient care and regulatory compliance.

You will work with physicians, nurses, and administrators to implement clinical information systems, develop training materials, and drive performance improvement initiatives while safeguarding PHI and adhering to HIPAA policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare field is required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of healthcare experience in a clinical, operational, informatics, or healthcare technology environment.
• Experience supporting Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary resource for clinical informatics initiatives, workflow optimization, and EHR system enhancements.
• Analyze clinical workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, patient safety, and provider satisfaction.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, administrators, and IT teams to design, implement, and optimize clinical information systems.
• Build, maintain, and support EHR templates, order sets, clinical documentation tools, forms, and workflows.
• Assist with EHR upgrades, system implementations, testing, validation, and deployment activities.
• Provide end-user support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution related to clinical applications and technologies.
• Conduct workflow assessments and recommend process improvements to support organizational goals.
• Develop training materials and provide education to physicians, clinical staff, and operational teams on system functionality and best practices.
• Monitor system utilization and adoption, identifying opportunities for training and optimization.
• Support quality improvement, regulatory compliance, patient safety, and accreditation initiatives through effective use of clinical technology.
• Participate in data collection, reporting, analytics, and performance improvement projects.
• Collaborate with revenue cycle, compliance, quality, and operational leadership to ensure effective clinical documentation and system utilization.
• Assist with development and maintenance of policies, procedures, and documentation related to clinical information systems.
• Evaluate and test new clinical technologies, software applications, and workflow solutions.
• Participate in project planning, implementation, and change management activities.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA and organizational policies.
• Stay current with healthcare technology trends, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Training abilities

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing/Healthcare Administration/Health Information Management/Clinical Informatics/Information Technology

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

CLS Health, a Houston-based healthcare system, seeks a Clinical Informatics Specialist to bridge clinical operations and IT. You will optimize EHR workflows, build templates, and support system upgrades to improve patient care and regulatory compliance.

You will work with physicians, nurses, and administrators to implement clinical information systems, develop training materials, and drive performance improvement initiatives while safeguarding PHI and adhering to HIPAA policies.