Clinical Informatics Specialist

Position: Clinical Informatics Specialist

FTE: Full Time (Exempt)

Report To: Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Location: 6200 Beach Channel Drive, Arverne, NY 11692

Overview:

The Clinical Informatics Specialist is responsible for the implementation of Clinical Informatics projects by leading the implementation of and providing ongoing support for projects related to the electronic health record (EHR) and clinical data management.

This full-time position reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and encompasses the below key responsibilities, among others:

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership of projects by leading the implementation of and providing ongoing support for projects related to the electronic health record (EHR), including but not limited to: standardization of workflow and data capturing across all electronic systems; utilization of all electronic systems; integration of clinical objectives and information technology; optimization analytic usage and reporting;
• Responsible for the development, -coordination, support, completion of workflow mapping, project advancements, resources and implementation focused on all Clinical Inf01matics initiatives, including computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and documentation, new and existing technology that would help support our clinician workflow.
• Participate in the development and implementation of analytical means to identify trends, outcomes and indicators related to quality, cost and efficiency performance of clients' healthcare experience.
• Responsible for the clinical analytics lifecycle to identify, analyze and present relevant insights that drive business decisions and anticipate opportunities to achieve a competitive advantage.
• Responsible to Leverage existing internal analytical tools, databases and information streams while identifying new best-in-class analytical techniques and resources to address business issues.
• Develops effective modeling tools and applications and disseminates findings in a concise and discernible manner to the appropriate staff.
• Identify gaps in business reporting and proactively identify and implement solutions.
• Lead and be the gate keeper of all activities on eCW, the CI team, and all modification of template(s) and workflow(s) with in eCW for Addabbo.

• Be the leading conduit between the clinical and IT team when it comes to program measures, appropriate document for reporting and mapping consistence in eCW, utilizing new and existing technology tools.
• Lead the implementation and support of the organization and department-wide standardization, utilization, integration, optimization, and best practices activities related to the EHR and other clinical informatics initiatives.
• Be the leading driving force for Regulatory Agencies, Funders, d other Stakeholder’s reporting: UDS, HEDIS, Managed Care Organizations, NYSDOH... using new and existing technology tools.
• Project leader for CPOE and Evidenced-Based Clinical Documentation (EBCD) and other technology implementations that support clinician workflow.
• Lead the resolution of complex issues and requests escalated from all departments or other health system service resources. Leads the development of new EHR components to ensure most efficient clinical workflow for Addabbo.
• Ongoing monitoring of various EHR utilization trends, provider performance and identifying gaps/areas of oppo1tunity and develop action plan to address areas of concern.
  1. Provides input, updates and communication on clinical informatics initiatives at medical staff, leadership, and other committees as needed.
     1. Lead the designing and development of education/training materials in CPOE, EBCD, etc. to supp01t staff training and continued education as needed.
        1. Participates in special projects as needed and performs other duties as assigned.
• Authorize all changes and commonly used formats, template structures and methods for recording data in the EMR, so to update, integrate, and consolidate all EMR workflows to benefit all departments and users.
• Oversee the identification and framing of all data queries, in order to vet all data analysis and interpretation for reporting to our stakeholders (UDS, HEDIS, ...);
• Identify relevant sources of data and inf01mation in the IT systems, in order to: assess the quality of information, and draw appropriate conclusions for reporting.
• Be the primary liaison and authority over data systems.
• Maintains a working relationship with clinical and IT Operations staff to ensure applications are working as designed, and that future implementations/upgrades are designed around clinical best practices and end user optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree preferred
• At least 5 years' experience in info1matics.
• Experience leading Informatics projects at other healthcare organizations
• Experience working in FQHCs
• Ability to articulate best practices for compliance with various stakeholders
• Experience with EMR eCW (eClinicalWorks) strongly desired and preferred.