The University of Kansas Hospital
Clinical Informatics Specialist
The University of Kansas Hospital, Topeka, Kansas, United States,
Position Summary / Career Interest:
Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom. This role reports to the Clinical Informatics and requires advanced skills in the practice of Informatics to assure information system value through quality, safety and user experience. Primary functions include project leadership, system and process analysis, data standards, and system adoption. Analysis consists of evaluating the current state against the desired future state with consideration to policy, compliance, evidence, quality, operational standardization, workflow implications, reliability, and usability of the system. Assurance of data quality and standards consists of standardized terminology, discrete data concepts, decision support tools, data warehousing, and data mining. The goal of this role is to provide informatics knowledge to support the performance improvement of professional clinical practice using information systems. Desired results include user adoption of the EHR, data transformation for clinical decision support, research and business intelligence, interoperability of the EHR, and achieving optimal patient quality outcomes as a result of system support.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:Analysis: Demonstrates advanced/proficient informatics analysis skills to plan, manage, problem solve, and mitigate risk in the deployment of applications and work process transformations through governance navigation (decision making/policy), workflow, and information system design development. Ability to work independently with little direction. Able to prioritize work according to deadlines and organizational initiatives to produce assigned outcomes. Provides evaluation and consultation for enterprise-wide technology needs.Data and Informatics Standards: Demonstrates exceptional/advanced understanding of data transformation, data quality, and Informatics standards that allow for the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support decision support and business intelligence (data warehousing). Facilitates data flow through the continuum and documents standards according to the specified documentation model. Develops and implements health system-wide Informatics standards and processes to support standardized informatics practice throughout the health system.Change Management: Responsible for the intake of departmental initiatives and system-level change requests. Assists departments with workflow and process evaluations to accurately capture needs. Participates in software system projects and development life cycles: planning, analysis, design, limited build, testing, and limited training. Enables and supports the department in prioritization of requests for system and workflow changes.Quality Management: Operationalizes the use of quality methodologies, including PSDA process and metric/KPI identification for standardizing processes in accordance with current evidence, quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, and billing compliance.Usability: Demonstrates advanced/proficient knowledge of and application of usability concepts. Contributes to usability standards to continuously improve the user experience.Educates: Acts as a liaison, role model, educator, and champion for end users in understanding, utilizing, optimizing, and designing systems and processes to increase efficiency and quality of evidence-based care provision.Distributed Build: Responsible for limited build through the distributed build program after trained and/or certified as appropriate for the software supported.Process Management: Demonstrates advanced/proficient knowledge of system life cycles and complies with defined framework for system implementation.Information System Knowledge: Demonstrates proficient understanding of the technical capabilities of our current application systems.Professional Growth: Supports hospital strategic goals by continuously enhancing knowledge and competency in the emerging field of Nursing Informatics.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.
Required Education and Experience:Bachelor Degree Nursing3 or more years of direct patient care experience; literature search/review experience.2 or more years of Informatics experience
Preferred Education and Experience:Master's Degree in position-related fieldLess than 1 year of management experience
Required Licensure and Certification:Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of NursingEPIC Proficiency/Certification as designated by role requirements within 180 Days
Preferred Licensure and Certification:Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Knowledge Requirements:Demonstrates knowledge of computers and desktop software.Ability to work autonomously, demonstrating self-motivation and creativity.Excellent communication, writing, organizational and presentation skills.Ability to effectively interact with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, administrative staff, clinical personnel, and peers.Ability to manage several high priority projects simultaneously.Advanced working knowledge of computer spreadsheets and databases.Demonstrates persistence in solving problems.
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Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom. This role reports to the Clinical Informatics and requires advanced skills in the practice of Informatics to assure information system value through quality, safety and user experience. Primary functions include project leadership, system and process analysis, data standards, and system adoption. Analysis consists of evaluating the current state against the desired future state with consideration to policy, compliance, evidence, quality, operational standardization, workflow implications, reliability, and usability of the system. Assurance of data quality and standards consists of standardized terminology, discrete data concepts, decision support tools, data warehousing, and data mining. The goal of this role is to provide informatics knowledge to support the performance improvement of professional clinical practice using information systems. Desired results include user adoption of the EHR, data transformation for clinical decision support, research and business intelligence, interoperability of the EHR, and achieving optimal patient quality outcomes as a result of system support.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:Analysis: Demonstrates advanced/proficient informatics analysis skills to plan, manage, problem solve, and mitigate risk in the deployment of applications and work process transformations through governance navigation (decision making/policy), workflow, and information system design development. Ability to work independently with little direction. Able to prioritize work according to deadlines and organizational initiatives to produce assigned outcomes. Provides evaluation and consultation for enterprise-wide technology needs.Data and Informatics Standards: Demonstrates exceptional/advanced understanding of data transformation, data quality, and Informatics standards that allow for the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support decision support and business intelligence (data warehousing). Facilitates data flow through the continuum and documents standards according to the specified documentation model. Develops and implements health system-wide Informatics standards and processes to support standardized informatics practice throughout the health system.Change Management: Responsible for the intake of departmental initiatives and system-level change requests. Assists departments with workflow and process evaluations to accurately capture needs. Participates in software system projects and development life cycles: planning, analysis, design, limited build, testing, and limited training. Enables and supports the department in prioritization of requests for system and workflow changes.Quality Management: Operationalizes the use of quality methodologies, including PSDA process and metric/KPI identification for standardizing processes in accordance with current evidence, quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, and billing compliance.Usability: Demonstrates advanced/proficient knowledge of and application of usability concepts. Contributes to usability standards to continuously improve the user experience.Educates: Acts as a liaison, role model, educator, and champion for end users in understanding, utilizing, optimizing, and designing systems and processes to increase efficiency and quality of evidence-based care provision.Distributed Build: Responsible for limited build through the distributed build program after trained and/or certified as appropriate for the software supported.Process Management: Demonstrates advanced/proficient knowledge of system life cycles and complies with defined framework for system implementation.Information System Knowledge: Demonstrates proficient understanding of the technical capabilities of our current application systems.Professional Growth: Supports hospital strategic goals by continuously enhancing knowledge and competency in the emerging field of Nursing Informatics.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.
Required Education and Experience:Bachelor Degree Nursing3 or more years of direct patient care experience; literature search/review experience.2 or more years of Informatics experience
Preferred Education and Experience:Master's Degree in position-related fieldLess than 1 year of management experience
Required Licensure and Certification:Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of NursingEPIC Proficiency/Certification as designated by role requirements within 180 Days
Preferred Licensure and Certification:Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC) - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Knowledge Requirements:Demonstrates knowledge of computers and desktop software.Ability to work autonomously, demonstrating self-motivation and creativity.Excellent communication, writing, organizational and presentation skills.Ability to effectively interact with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, administrative staff, clinical personnel, and peers.Ability to manage several high priority projects simultaneously.Advanced working knowledge of computer spreadsheets and databases.Demonstrates persistence in solving problems.
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