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Texas A&M University · 1 day ago

Clinical Informatics Specialist

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Texas A&M University is a prestigious institution committed to enriching the learning and working environment. The Clinical Informatics Specialist will provide leadership and ongoing support for the College of Dentistry’s Electronic Health Record systems, ensuring optimized workflows for quality patient care and compliance.

Higher Education

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serves as primary administrator for the College’s EHR systems, ensuring system stability, usability, compliance, and data accuracy. Evaluates, develops, and modifies EHR templates, clinical workflows, and documentation standards to enhance efficiency, patient experience, quality of care, and financial performance

Leads and manages major informatics and clinical system implementation projects from initiation to completion

Provides training, onboarding, and ongoing support to faculty, staff, students, and clinical teams on EHR usage, documentation practices, and regulatory compliance. Collaborates with campus IT, compliance, legal, security, and privacy offices to ensure adherence to Federal and State health information regulations (e.g., HIPAA) and Texas A&M University System policies

Serves as primary business relationship manager with EHR vendors and other clinical technology partners, including contract coordination and performance oversight

Participates in strategic planning for health information systems to support clinical growth, accreditation needs, and quality improvement initiatives

Maintains and contributes to the development of operational policies, workflow documentation, and training resources

Qualification

EHR/EMR systemsHealthcare documentation practicesProject management methodologiesHealth Informatics degreeCertified Health InformaticianCustomer service skillsTraining skillsExperience in healthcare settingHL7/FHIRCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Five years of related experience in a medical/clinical/healthcare setting including experience in two or more of the following: EHR/EMR systems, medical billing systems, ancillary clinical systems and/or document management systems

Preferred

Demonstrated experience improving clinical workflows and supporting end users in a patient care setting

Working knowledge of HIPAA, security standards, and healthcare documentation practices

Strong communication, training, and customer service skills

Degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Public Health, or related field

Five (5)+ years of progressive experience administering EHR/EMR systems (e.g., Axium, Epic, Dentrix Enterprise, Eaglesoft, etc.) in dental, ambulatory, or academic clinic settings

Experience with project management methodologies and tools (e.g., PMP, Agile, Lean, ITIL)

Experience working in a higher education, public institution, or health science center environment

Familiarity with HL7/FHIR interfaces, reporting tools, and clinical data extraction

Certified Health Informatician (e.g., CAHIMS/CPHIMS) or RHIA/RHIT certification

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

12-15 days of annual paid holidays

Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Company

Texas A&M University

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Texas A&M University has a proud history that stretches back to 1876 when The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas became the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Texas.

Founded in 1876

College Station, TX, US

10001+ employees

https://tamu.edu

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