Perioperative and Procedural Clinical Informaticist I

The University of Kansas Health System; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Perioperative and Procedural Clinical Informaticist I to collaborate with perioperative teams, surgeons, nurses, and administration. You will analyze workflows, assist with system builds, audits, and data-driven improvements.

You will help with onboarding, training, and ensuring HIPAA compliance across platforms. The role emphasizes optimizing clinical decision support, operational efficiency, and standardized workflows while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• BA/BS nursing or related clinical field required.
• 1+ year as super user or providing user support for health tech.
• 2+ years in a clinical role in a large healthcare setting.
• Epic certification within 6 months preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with administrative teams to design and implement workflows that support perioperative and procedural services.
• Observe workflows to identify enhancements for patient, provider and staff experience.
• Assist onboarding activities for new team members.
• Promote standardized workflows and best practices across teams.
• Support adoption of workflow changes and optimize clinical decision support and efficiency.
• Act as liaison between frontline clinical teams to ensure needs are addressed in technology initiatives.
• Provide training to clinical end-users and promote optimal use of information systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or related field

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

Epic

EHR systems

Scheduling software

Data analysis tools

Job description

Position Title

Perioperative and Procedural Clinical Informaticist I

Southlake Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest:

In this role, you will collaborate closely with perioperative and procedural teams, including surgeons, nurses, and administration, to analyze clinical workflows and requirements, assist with system build, audit, maintenance, identify areas for improvement, and implement data-driven strategies.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Collaborate with administrative teams to assess, design, and implement effective workflows that support perioperative and procedural services.
• Observe workflows to help identify enhancement opportunities for the patient, provider and/or staff experience.
• Assist with onboarding activities for new team members.
• Role model best practices and promote standardized workflows.
• Participate in efforts to improve user adoption of workflow changes.
• Evaluate and facilitate optimizations that enhance clinical decision support, operational efficiency, and standardization.
• Act as a liaison between front line clinical teams, ensuring that clinical needs are adequately represented and addressed in technology-related, training, optimizations, and initiatives.
• Assist in support and troubleshooting for clinical departments, addressing system issues promptly and ensuring minimal disruption to clinical operations.
• Coordinate and provide training to clinical end-users, promoting optimal utilization of information systems and technology.
• Assist in the analysis and interpretation of data, providing meaningful insights and recommendations for process improvements and strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and guidelines, including HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability) and other data privacy and security requirements.
• Provide support, and adoption efforts for system upgrades, migrations, and integrations.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, administrators, and IT professionals.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in clinical informatics, incorporating new insights into organizational processes and systems.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science nursing or other clinical healthcare related field. A combination of experience and education may be considered.
• 1 or more years experience as super user and/or providing user support for technology changes in healthcare setting.
• 2 or more years experience in a clinical position (nursing or ancillary) in a healthcare institution or clinic of comparable size and complexity.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree

Required Licensure and Certification

• Current professional license or clinical certificate required in professional area.
• Able to obtain certification or proficiency (with certification-level score) in assigned Epic application within six (6) months of employment.

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficient in using various software applications and databases relevant to perioperative and procedural services, such as EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems, scheduling software, and data analysis tools.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development in healthcare informatics.

Time Type:

Full time

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.