Job Summary The Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist reports to the Associate CNIO and is directly responsible for providing consultation, coordination, and evaluation of clinical informatics processes and integration of those processes with system wide clinical information technology strategies.
Essential Functions- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
- Meets all standards of the Patient Satisfaction Initiative Criteria in order to make Jefferson Health the hospital of choice for Patients and Employees.
- Works collaboratively to communicate and coordinate clinical operations improvement activities throughout assessment, implementation, and post go-live phases of clinical applications for an EMR.
- Facilitates visionary, out-of-the-box thinking throughout workflow processes.
- Implements processes for ongoing content management of best practice evidence-based workflows, order sets, forms, and other documentation tools that will meet minimum requirements and will be consistently applied throughout the system.
- Participates in assessment of needs and implementation of strategies to link practice guidelines to practice-based electronic medical records systems, including recommendations on future direction for health care informatics within the organization.
- Models teamwork within the department, and may function as a working lead if needed.
- Regularly scans and reports on the body of nursing informatics literature and best practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education:
BSN Required, Master s degree in relevant field preferred
AND Experience:
2+ years nursing experience, 5+ years informatics or other related experience.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required): Knowledge of computer and database development.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to prioritize and function effectively with teams.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Sharepoint, and Teams.
About Jefferson Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering
200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than
8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at
32 hospitals campuses and
more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
