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Clinical Informatics Specialist 3 - Documentation
Fairfax, VA
Job Description
The Clinical Informatics Specialist 3 coordinates, integrates, and analyzes clinical processes across Inova Health System using clinical information technology, process design, and evidence to improve patient care, quality, and financial goals. Works collaboratively with their colleagues and other members of the care team, Information Technology, Nursing Informatics, Analytics, Quality and other key partners on the design and implementation of technology to improve care and experiences of Inova's patients, providers, team members. This role may lead projects and programs independently. This role may supervise other clinical informaticians. In partnership with ACHIO, CHIO and CNIO, this role develops the informatics program, people, and methodologies across Inova Health. This role is engaged with the national standards, professional disciplines, and vendor forums.
Candidate must be able to work on-site 3-4 days/week.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assists the activities related to the development, organization, direction, and promotion of informatics initiatives within IHS to include hospitals, ambulatory clinics, emergency department, continuing medical education programs, in-service events.
- Directs clinical and operational improvement teams in developing and refining clinical designs, requirements, and workflows,
- May lead clinical and operational improvement teams. On these teams directs the appropriate documentation clinical designs, requirements, and workflows. Translates these requirements into specification for the IT team. Facilitates stakeholder and governance approval of these designs.
- Serves as a liaison between health system providers, clinicians, and information system leadership.
- Facilitates adoption of EMRs and builds relationships with internal and external clinicians to promote technology adoption and clinical practice standards.
- Works collaboratively across departments and with service line leaders to plan, create, and implement improvements, as well as develop and implement clinical information systems change and proactive business intelligence.
- Works with a wide range of professionals including multidisciplinary teams, quality assurance, information systems, training personnel and system performance improvement teams, to facilitate and implement change initiatives. Serves as a key liaison to information systems communication to establish priorities and devise targeted approaches for services lines and specific physician concerns.
- Leverages various communication tools, social media outlets and other methods to collaborate with physician's, physician support staff and other key stakeholders.
- Maintains up-to-date clinical information system change management databases, evidence-based content, issue tracking tools, and related knowledge bases.
- May coordinate the development and delivery of educational content and training for internal and external physicians, support staff, and IHS team members in partnership with IHS training team, super users, and other clinical support leaders.
- Actively participates in safety initiatives and implements risk mitigating measures as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all position-related requirements.
- Ensures that IT systems are designed to meet the clinical goals of high reliability care and a seamless experience for patients and providers.
- Supports system-wide projects and initiatives to ensure that implementation and redesign of IT systems are maximally effective.
- Maintains in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of theories, practices, procedures, and related technology systems within healthcare informatics and other related disciplines.
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's Degree
- Experience: 7 years of relevant healthcare experience and 5 years of Informatics, Business Intelligence or Change Management; clinical experience with a clinical degree or clinical operations experience with advanced degrees preferred
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
7+ years
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