JOB SUMMARY AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The IT Clinical Informatics Analyst will be responsible for providing support to multi-users (nursing, providers, clinicians, health care workers, and support services) to improve and enhance patient information data and clinical services. Provides continuous support, troubleshooting and identifying opportunities for end users and information technology services including but not limited to, analytics, decision support, workflow support in service of the quality and patient safety goals of Regional One Health. Utilizes resources and managed service providers to promptly resolve issues.

STRATEGY

• Serves as the liaison for health IT efforts representing nursing and clinician needs.

• Incorporates nursing research and evidence-based nursing knowledge into nursing informatics practice.

• Works with clinical and IT team members in evaluating the effectiveness of technologies and workflows that impact clinical users.

• Applies human factors and ergonomics to the design of systems and devices.

QUALITY

• Acts as a change agent in the identification, development, planning, implementation, and value measurement of informatics strategies to support and integrate quality patient care and professional practice.

• Provides critical analysis and evaluation of health IT and recommends revision of clinical systems, processes, and workflow to ensure achievement of positive patient outcomes.

PATIENT SAFETY

• Combines knowledge of patient care, informatics concepts, and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of patients.

• Promotes safe, effective, and efficient use of health IT.

• Monitors the environment, technology, and infrastructure to support the prevention of medical errors and adverse events.

• Promotes the use of health IT to improve patient safety by designing, developing, implementing, and educating on decision support tools.

• Continuously collects, analyzes, and reports data in collaboration with quality on patient safety issues and outcome to leadership/management.

POLICY AND PROCEDURE

• Supports nursing leadership to implement infrastructure including policies and procedures that support the nursing community.

• Ensures nursing practices and corresponding policies and procedures related to health IT follow appropriate Practice Acts, Joint Commission requirements, and other applicable regulations and standards.

TECHNOLOGY

• Collaborates with leadership in project/program planning and development that supports department and organizational initiatives. Participates as a project leader and management support, focusing on initiatives supporting nursing and/or clinical care services. Provides technical assistance and consultation to leadership regarding project activities. Develops outcomes-oriented work plans and manages project activities and deliverables.

• Assesses, plans, designs, implements, and evaluates clinical workflow and business processes to define technology needs. Continually assesses the education needs of staff, patients, and families. Plans and contributes to formal and informal education for staff, patients and families.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Coordinates meeting with various departments and specialties.

• Complete documentation and associated research on all informatics activities.

• Assists in the review of all change requests with integration architect to ensure all potential impacts are documented and reviewed.

• Manage and implement change management principles.
• Promote teamwork between IT Analysts and Informatics Team.
• Effectively communicate to clinical staff.
• Collaborate across departments and disciplines.
• Gather and present information to support project management and related documentation.
• Work with all clinical systems and technology within Regional One Health
• Provides coverage for relief and absences as required. Demonstrates flexibility to work as needed to provide continuous IT systems, applications and services. Participates in on-call rotation.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field.

EXPERIENCE : Two (2) years' experience in clinical practice; Prior committee and/or project focused work; experience with clinical systems and technology required.

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION: ANCC-Nursing Informatics, Certified Professional in Health Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS) or Certified Associate in Health Information & Management Systems (CAHIMS) certification preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to concentrate and show attention to detail.
• High degree of analytical abilities and problem solving.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Strong communication skill; approachable, outgoing, and enthusiastic
• Strong computer skills and experience with clinical information systems development and/or implementation
• Effective written communication, ability to prepare concise, detailed reports and documentation
• Understand fundamentals of project management methodologies