Clinical Informatics Specialist I

About the Role

This is an Atlanta based hybrid position requiring a once/month onsite staff meeting and approximately 30% of time with onsite visits for project-based work or supporting Epic go-lives.

The Clinical Informatics Specialist will champion and provide guidance for the ongoing development, advancement, and optimization of clinical systems and technology that impact patient care and business operations. The role requires knowledge of clinical processes, relevant regulatory mandates, and quality/safety improvement principles. This is a customer-facing role seeking a combination of data analysis skills, experience with Epic workflows, and clinical experience in areas such as Perioperative, Radiology, Anesthesia, or Heart & Vascular.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement clinical informatics projects using evidence-based practices for planning, understanding, guiding, and delivering responsible and efficient patient care.
• Serve as a key constituent bridging people, processes, clinical knowledge, and technology.
• Document specifications for the development of tools, reports, and systems supporting organizational business needs.
• Utilize the SBAR process to plan recommendations for informatics solutions.
• Ensure workflows and processes are current with regulatory agencies and best practice standards, identifying system changes to comply with policies and procedures efficiently.
• Utilize data to drive process, workflow, and behavior change related to the appropriate and efficient use of electronic medical records (EMR) and other clinical technology.
• Serve as a resource to end users for information systems and technology, effectively communicating system changes, workflow process changes, and downtime procedures.
• Participate in the production and distribution of communications related to technology through internal networking, clinical liaison roles, newsletters, and other technology-based mechanisms.
• Routinely conduct intentional rounding in patient care areas to gain knowledge of facility-specific workflow, patient throughput, and challenges with technology solutions.
• Monitor outcomes and evaluate user adoption of current and newly implemented information technology and functionality.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Epic
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
• SBAR process
• Data analysis skills
• Clinical experience (Perioperative, Radiology, Anesthesia, or Heart & Vascular preferred)
• Epic workflows

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in Nursing Informatics, Health Informatics, or related fields.
• In lieu of a post-graduate degree in Informatics: clinical background, post-graduate degree, and 1 year of Informatics experience.
• Completion of EPIC Clinical Content Builder series of classes within the first 12 months or longer with approval from Sr. Manager.