Lab Informatics Analyst I – Patient-Centric Health IT

Christus Health; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The CHRISTUS Health Laboratory Informatics team is seeking a Lab Informaticist I to assist in operation and administration of laboratory information systems across a large multi-regional health system. You will support medium to high complexity laboratory applications, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to workflow optimization to improve patient safety.

Responsibilities include collaborating with informatics and clinical teams, providing user training, maintaining data quality, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent degree with 1+ years clinical experience or 2+ years clinical experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of clinical information systems, data management and administration.
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Health Informatics colleagues across the enterprise to drive strategic goals and vision for the department and CHRISTUS Health.
• Collaborate with Health Informatics colleagues to focus on standardized best practice workflow processes and clinical content to ensure alignment across all ministries in order to create efficiencies that improve patient safety.
• Collaborates with technical colleagues to help identify any infrastructure related issues that have resulted in laboratory application issues.
• Provides advice, guidance, and informal training to users of supported laboratory applications.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer and dissemination of best practices across the ministries through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology.
• Assess laboratory information systems for efficient and effective use related to patient care, user satisfaction, clinical productivity and quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with Health Informatics colleagues in the development and/or revision of initiatives or programs related to data collection, retrieval, analysis and interpretation to assist in optimizing patient outcomes and/or effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify and implement standardized improvement opportunities with workflow processes and laboratory information systems as they relate to the practice of the end users.
• Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with other people, both individually and in groups.

Skills

Clinical information systems

Data management

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent

Certification in a laboratory application

Job description

The CHRISTUS Health Laboratory Informatics team is seeking a Lab Informaticist I to assist in operation and administration of laboratory information systems across a large multi-regional health system. You will support medium to high complexity laboratory applications, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to workflow optimization to improve patient safety.

Responsibilities include collaborating with informatics and clinical teams, providing user training, maintaining data quality, and