Informatics Nurse Specialist

Harris Health; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telecommuting eligible

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Harris Health is seeking an Informatics Nurse Specialist to drive clinical informatics initiatives across nursing and IT teams in the Houston area.

The role requires extensive experience with nursing workflows, implementational leadership, and adherence to ANA informatics standards. Telecommuting is eligible, with a flexible schedule to support project timelines.

Qualifications

• BSN required; RN licensed in Texas.
• MS in Health Science Informatics or MSN with Informatics focus, or a nursing informatics certificate if MSN incomplete.
• Epic certification preferred; BLS from AHA/ARC.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, train, implement, evaluate and optimize clinical informatics initiatives.
• Serve as primary interface among nursing, allied health, business, compliance, quality, physicians and IT.
• Ensure projects follow evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and align with nursing standards.

Skills

Nursing informatics

Project management

Analytical skills

Medical terminology

Education

BSN

MS in Health Science Informatics or MSN with Informatics focus

Tools

Epic Systems

Job description

About Us

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Job Summary

The Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) is responsible for the assessment, planning, training, implementation, evaluation and optimization of clinical informatics projects/initiatives. INS serves as the primary interface between nursing, allied health, business, compliance, quality, physicians and information technology departments to ensure interdisciplinary project coordination and standardization. INS is knowledgeable about nursing workflows, process, nursing practice, relevant regulatory mandates, and principles of quality/safety improvement. INS ensures technology projects/initiatives are planned and implemented using evidence-based practices, resulting in quality patient outcomes. The INS adheres to the ANA Nursing Informatics Scope and Standards of Practice.

Degrees

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Nursing
• Masters in Health Science Informatics, or Masters in Nursing with Informatics focus or; if MSN/Masters in informatics is not held a certificate in Nursing Informatics required.

Licenses & Certification

• Registered Nurse: Licensed to practice in the State of Texas
• Nursing Informatics Certification: obtainable within 2 years of hire for informatics focused degree
• Epic certification (Preferred)
• Basic Life Support from approved American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Program

Work Experience

• Five (5) years of experience: Recent (within the last 2 years) onsite clinical or healthcare experience.
• Three (3) Years Experience: Informatics & Epic software

Communication Skills

• Above average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
• Exceptional Verbal (Public Speaking)
• Writing/ Correspondence
• Writing/ Reports

Proficiencies:

MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook, PC, Typing

Job Attributes

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Analytical
• Design
• Medical Terms
• Other: Project Management

Work Schedule

• Flexible
• Eligible to Telecommute

Other Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Evidence of ability to function with a high degree of independence while actively collaborating with interdisciplinary health care members providing care for highly complex patients
• Excellent analytic skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge and skills in quality improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of the nursing process and nursing practice and policy
• Knowledge of inpatient, emergency center, procedural area workflows for nursing
• Knowledge of mandates of regulatory and accrediting bodies
• Knowledge of workflow mapping for current state and future state processes
• Knowledge of current literature that impacts technology/information needs as well as financial management

Equipment Operated:

Computer, copier, printer, phone