Cass Regional Medical Center ยท 14 hours ago
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Cass Regional Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Informatics Analyst to identify clinical practice workflow and process issues. The role involves providing leadership and guidance to optimize system and process requirements to enhance clinician performance and utilization, as well as managing nursing informatics projects.
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Responsibilities
Ensures the completion and effectiveness of assessing, planning, implementation, evaluation, and optimization of nursing informatics projects
Collaborates with clinical department directors/managers, physicians, and other key staff in overall project evaluation
Supervises optimization projects for units
Works closely with project leaders to identify project objectives, expected outcomes, resource requirements, and evaluation strategies. Work with the team to implement projects
Contributes to the design and conduct of evidence-based practice and quality improvement activities related to the care of patients and their families
Provides program management for nursing informatics projects
Works to establish policies and practices for the IT team to support the delivery and maintenance of health information technology
Assesses unit and department technology needs
Helps coordinate training to support new software implementations
Provides ongoing end-user education and develops recommended policies and procedures
Works with appropriate department teams to confirm staff involvement and competency for projects
Provides support to nursing staff for relevant technologies through regular clinical rounds
Provides support for daily system operations for relevant technologies
Role model leadership behaviors that demonstrate professional values and commitment to advanced practice
Facilitates a safe practice environment for interdisciplinary team members to use technology
Establish collaborative relationships with other members of the healthcare team
Evaluate current interventions and emerging technologies to ensure implementation strategies that promote viable data, cost, safety, and quality outcomes
Provide a nursing perspective and articulate nursing needs related to the integration of technology in patient care delivery
Evaluates necessary changes in nursing clinical practice and workflow as related to technology, including new functionality
Analyzes processes and implements necessary process improvements related to technology
Evaluates practice setting suitability for use of technology with the goal of ultimately achieving one standard of care
Evaluates outcomes of technology use including but not limited to feedback from users and impact on improved care
Qualification
Required
Clinical degree or higher education
Knowledge with an EMR, preferably Meditech, with application build experience
Hospital or clinic workflow knowledge