The Clinical Informaticist - CPOE (Epic) serves as a professional role model in promoting the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in our complex healthcare setting.  Positions at this level demonstrate full use and application of standard principles, theories, and concepts related to technical discipline and provide solution to a variety of moderately complex problems.   Manage small and moderately complex projects, establish and implement new or revised system requirements or procedures.  Analyze user requirements, develop and implement systems for moderately complex processes.  Coordinate activities of project team and act as a source for direction, training and guidance for less experienced departmental staff.  Initiate course correction to stay on schedule while providing professional support for a large multi-facility healthcare organization.

Builds and enhances effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external contacts, vendors, and stakeholders on behalf of the organization. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization in delivery of specific cross departmental projects and efforts, including acting as a liaison between caregivers and epic applications.

Rady Children's will consider sponsoring qualified foreign Clinical Informaticists.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Clinical Informaticist serves as a vital liaison between the Clinical Information Systems department and healthcare professionals. They design and implement system solutions to improve the full spectrum of health care services from scheduling, direct patient care, ancillary services, and revenue cycle. They provide knowledge and experience based support to highly visible, sensitive, and multi-faceted initiatives. They are responsible for the successful turnover of projects and requests to production. The Clinical Informaticist is responsible for assigned duties relating to: application and system installation and implementation; formulating system scope and design objectives through analysis and research. They are responsible for configuring vendor maintained systems or developing and modifying in house systems, and assisting with coordination efforts of users, ISD Staff, and vendors.The Clinical Informaticist performs research and analysis, prepares assigned project deliverables, and detailed specifications from which vendor systems will be programmed/configured, and provides process and workflow analysis. The roles and responsibilities include duties related to project analysis and planning, small scope project management (which may include design, analysis and implementation), along with the daily operational activities associated with the assigned systems, applications and projects. The Clinical Informaticist supports the overall business/project plan by providing deliverables as a team member to meet project/team performance and outcomes relative to established goals/measurements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience OR 5 years of clinical system development, support and maintenance experience in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

Demonstrated ability in critical thinking, analysis and problem solving skills

Understand fundamentals of project management, SDLC, ITSM, and ITIL process methodologies

Understanding of health care patient administration, clinical and business systems and must have installed a minimum of one computer-based hospital system and actively performed the following: process and workflow analysis, systems/applications analysis, project lifecycle implementation with in-depth experience and training in a minimum of four discreet major projects

Implementation and upgrade experience with previous integrated Healthcare Information Systems with emphasis on EMR applications/systems (Epic, Meditech, Cerner, etc.)

Must possess skills and experience in oral and written communications; This is applicable to analysis documentation, project management deliverables and documentation, application/systems specifications, project preparation, risk identification and escalation; Ability to present to a broad spectrum of individuals and groups including senior management, physicians and health care professionals

Understanding of health care patient administration, clinical and business systems

Demonstrated ability to perform in a team environment, utilize effective team relationship skills and interact at all levels of the organization

Demonstrated customer service focus, ability to self-motivate, self-direct and balance competing priorities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

5 years of experience

California RN License

Respiratory Therapist

Demonstrated level of integrity and trust, capable of maintaining confidential information

Knowledge in fundamentals of hospital organization, management techniques, Joint Commission, HIPAA and Title 22 requirements; Demonstrated ability to research complex regulatory requirements

The expected hiring range for this position is $45.74 to $62.92

Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity. This posting will remain open from the “date posted” until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.