Perioperative Informatics Specialist I: Workflow and Data

The University of Kansas Health System; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Perioperative and Procedural Clinical Informaticist I at the Southlake Campus. You will collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and administrative leaders to analyze workflows, assist with system builds, audits, and data-driven improvements that enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

In this role you will train clinical end-users, support upgrades and integrations, and promote standardized workflows while ensuring HIPAA compliance and data

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 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

Analytical skills

Communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science nursing or other clinical healthcare related field

Master’s Degree

Tools

Epic

EHR systems

Job description

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Perioperative and Procedural Clinical Informaticist I at the Southlake Campus. You will collaborate with surgeons, nurses, and administrative leaders to analyze workflows, assist with system builds, audits, and data-driven improvements that enhance patient care and operational efficiency.

In this role you will train clinical end-users, support upgrades and integrations, and promote standardized workflows while ensuring HIPAA compliance and data