Nurse Informatics Specialist

Mosaic Community Health prides itself on being an innovative health system that pioneers unique and creative ways to provide and improve patient access to health care. Since our founding in 2002 we have proudly served insured and uninsured patients regardless of age, ethnicity, or income.

We focus on a holistic approach to patient care by incorporating behavioral health, pharmacy, and nutrition support to serve patients in the most meaningful way. At Mosaic Community Health, you will work with incredibly dedicated and mission-centered peers and be part of a dynamic team based environment.

Mosaic Community Health offers more than just a job, it is a lifestyle. A lifestyle of serving others. A lifestyle of being an integral part of your community. A lifestyle that offers work/life balance. A lifestyle of enjoying the outdoors Central Oregon offers over 300 days of sunshine a year, so enjoy a PTO day on the mountain, biking/hiking trails, or the river A lifestyle that improves lives, including yours. Of course, we also offer a great benefit package

Opportunity

The Nurse Informatics Specialist serves in an infrastructure role across the organization by specializing in patient care processes and clinician workflow, leads initiatives to promote effective process design, development and implementation of electronic medical record (EMR) and other technology enhancements. This role collaborates with end users to help define health care information problems and solutions by participating in facility wide and system wide improvement teams. Through interviews with clinical experts, providers, and stakeholders, gathers pertinent data to translate clinical knowledge into clinical rules, alerts, and ordersets/smartsets in the EMR. Responsible for analysis, planning, development, testing, training and implementation of new products to support electronic medical record documentation. This role maximizes the potential within the clinical information systems to enhance the delivery of quality care and patient safety initiatives set forth by the mission, vision, and values of Mosaic Community Health.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Medical Director, Informatics and Director, Technology and Clinical Informatics in realizing the effectiveness of health information technology in workflows that impact clinical and non-clinical users Serve as the clinical expert and consultant on Epic issues, providing expertise regarding Epic procedures for clinical and non-clinical staff Utilize current trends, relevant theory, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety and regulatory standards to identify and analyze problem areas in clinical programs or practice Incorporate clinical informatics knowledge and strategies to initiate change in clinical practices and workflows to optimize the continuous adoption and utilization of the EMR Work with Clinical Applications, IT, and Clinical Leadership to select, evaluate, and test new or modified health application solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information systems management Develop and deliver training programs for clinical applications and practice management software, creating, guides, operating manuals, and testing materials as needed Provide ongoing support of health information systems as needed in support of projects and program initiatives

Skills & Knowledge

In depth knowledge of health care practices. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. Education curriculum -Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.Basic knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat in health care.Reporting - Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools needed for the health care applications used at Mosaic. Regulatory - Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements affecting care processes and supporting health information registrations, certifications and/or licenses. #J-18808-Ljbffr