Nursing Practice Leader - Nursing Informatics

The University of Iowa; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Iowa seeks a Nursing Informatics Nursing Practice Leader to advance documentation practices and implement clinical technologies within the electronic health record. This expert nurse will lead informatics initiatives, provide education, and coordinate workflows to assure safe, quality patient care.

Required are a Master’s in Nursing, Iowa nursing license, and 3+ years of clinical healthcare experience plus strong project management and Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing; Iowa nursing licensure.
• Minimum 3+ years clinical experience in healthcare.
• Proven project management and independent work ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide workflow analysis and project management on EHR functionalities.
• Develop technologies that support clinical decision making.
• Support end users in full utilization of the EHR and other technologies.
• Collaborate with HCIS teams to create an integrated clinical information system.
• Facilitate data entry, retrieval, and display to improve patient care and processes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Customer service

Communication

Independent work

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Epic

Job description

The Nursing Informatics Nursing Practice Leader (NPL) functions as a Nursing Informatics and Nursing Practice Specialist to support and lead nursing and ancillary documentation practices in the electronic health record including the evaluation and implementation of clinical technologies to provide safe and efficient patient care. The NPL utilizes informatics in the electronic health record as well as clinical policies/guidelines, compliance standards, practice scope awareness, and communication systems. The Informatics NPL provides ongoing education, training, and support to coordinate and optimize utilization of the electronic health record and communication technologies. Position requires strongly demonstrated leadership experience.

Position Summary:

This Nursing Practice Leader is an expert nurse clinician that has strong interest and foundation in utilization of an electronic health record in practice and a responsibility for ensuring an environment of safe, quality, and efficient care. The NPL demonstrates an advanced level of policy/guideline understanding related to clinical practice, sound clinical judgment and competency, technical competency with clinical information system applications, understanding of clinical workflows, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, experience in supporting the policies/guidelines and workflows surrounding timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development, current practice trends and competency validation. This position will include occasional off shifts, on call shared within team.

Common activities include:

Provide workflow analysis and project management on electronic health record functionalities

Develop technologies that support clinical decision making

Support end users in full utilization of the electronic health record and other technologies

Collaborate with HCIS teams to create an integrated clinical information system

Facilitate data entry, retrieval, management and display for the purpose of improving patient care and processes.

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa
• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disabilityinsurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing; if Master’s degree is in a related field, Baccalaureate in Nursing is required
• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
• Minimum 3+ years clinical experience in a health care environment preferably in a large medical center or teaching hospital
• Proven project management skills: ability to coordinate activities and projects across departments, time management, organization of workload, analytical decision-making skills, attention to detail, and thoroughness
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Suite of products (such as Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint)
• Experience working independently with a strong focus on customer service

Demonstrated commitment to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and collaborative work environment

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional certification in relevant leadership or clinical specialty; if not certification will be obtained within the 1 st year
• Clinical practice experience at the University of Iowa Health Care
• Experience using Epic in an ambulatory or hospital setting
• 1-3 years of experience contributing to a clinical information system implementation cycle through areas such as design, workflow analysis, build, training implementation, and support in an ambulatory or hospital setting
• Certification in nursing specialty or role
• Ability to assess learning needs and administer effective education methods
• Experience authoring training materials and leading training sessions in a variety of formats
• Member/involvement in professional organizations

Additional Information:

• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Contact Information:

• Contact Name: Tiffany Perkins

Equal opportunity employer

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, [phone] or [e-mail] . For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543 .

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