Nurse Informatics Manager - Digital and Technology Partners - Onsite

Mount Sinai Health System; United States; On-site; USD 116,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Nursing Informatics Manager to lead clinical information retrieval supporting quality initiatives and regulatory compliance. The role bridges nursing care and information technology to improve patient safety and clinical efficiency.

The incumbent will serve as a key liaison between clinical and IT departments, oversee system usage policies, and participate in performance improvement initiatives within a 100% onsite setting in New York.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics or equivalent experience and education is preferred

Responsibilities

• Advises on effective use of clinical information systems.
• Acts as liaison between nursing staff and IT staff to ensure EMR capture and accurate reflection of patient care.
• Collaborates with disciplines to streamline documentation of practice for efficiency.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical care, hospital operations, and clinical informatics.
• Mentors less experienced Nurse Informaticians and guides issue escalation.

Skills

Nursing Informatics

IT liaison

Clinical workflow

Project facilitation

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics

Job description

This is 100% onsite position

Location: Mount Sinai Morningside, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025

The Nursing Informatics Manager is responsible for clinical information retrieval to support quality initiatives including core measures and meeting regulatory requirements for Joint Commission and Department of Health and performance improvement initiatives to improve clinical efficiency and patient safety.The Nursing Informatics Manager functions in a key role as liaison between the clinical and information technology departments.

• Serves as an advisory resource to effectively utilize clinical information systems.
• Acts as a liaison/problem solver between nursing staff and IT staff in ensuring that the patient care provided are captured and reflected in the EMR accordingly. Reports feedback on new changes to clinical staff.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to create or streamline current documentation of practice to ensure efficiency of time.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical care of patients, medical center operations, and clinical informatics.
• Serves as a role model for bridging the functions of clinical care and information technology within assigned units.
• Participates in business process analyses, needs assessment and cost/benefit analyses in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.
• Utilizes information technology to attain excellence in high quality patient outcomes, regulatory requirements, and financial initiatives.
• Participates in clinical informatics technology projects from readiness assessment and planning to implementation and ongoing educational needs
• Develops policies and procedures related system usage and clinical workflow requirements.
• Prioritizes and delegates tasks as needed to less experienced Nurse Informaticians.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the system and provide guidance to other staff in analyzing issues and the development of potential solutions
• Demonstrates excellent presentation and facilitation skills when working with staff or other project team members.
• Demonstrates excellent ability to appropriately determine escalation levels of system issues.
• Maintains system integrity by monitoring clinical systems interfaces and error logs; communicates and facilitates the sharing of information regarding supplies/implants as to update the Supply Chain inventory database and transmit Finance Charges accordingly.
• May participate in Performance Improvement initiatives
• Participates in QI Committee meetings and initiatives
• Performs other related duties

Education Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics or equivalent experience and education is preferred

Experience Requirements

• 5 years experience in Information Technology/Computer Science and/or clinical healthcare discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of current/evolving patient care delivery models and challenges andhospital operationswith an appreciation for information systems theory and design
• Expertise in clinical care of patients, medical center operations, and clinical informatics.

Licensing and Certification Requirements

Issuing Agency: Department of Health/Office of Professions

BLS Issuing Authority: American Heart Association

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $116,078.00 - $175,078.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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