Created in November 2011 through the merger of Provena Health and Resurrection Health Care, Presence Health is the largest Catholic health system based in Illinois. They offer more than 150 locations around the state, in communities large and small, so health care access is convenient. With 12 hospitals, 27 long-term care and senior living facilities, dozens of physician offices and health centers, home care, hospice, behavioral health services and more, we care for people in all stages of life.
POSITION LOCATED SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF CHICAGO
SUMMARY
The Clinical Informaticist functions as the clinical expert, educator, consultant, leader and researcher for clinical information systems. The Clinical Informaticist is responsible for providing the clinical and informatics expertise required for the successful development, evaluation, implementation, training, and maintenance of system-wide clinical analytic processes and systems. The role will function as both an internal consultant and project manager to improve system-wide clinical process and outcomes. The Clinical Informaticist will help guide analytic process development and education for all Clinical Analytics initiatives in accordance with the strategic objectives of the enterprise.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead System-wide Clinical Informatics Efforts:
o Support Clinical Enterprise Analytic strategies to achieve the organizations short and long-term goals and objectives, including the centralization of clinical analytic functions.
o Analyze, design, test, implement, evaluate, plan, support and maintain integrated and interfaced enterprise-wide clinical applications and their functionality.
o Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers using object-oriented models or other techniques.
o Coordinate and perform analysis, design, development, and some QA testing validations and implementation of documentation screens used by clinicians to perform clinical care
o Optimize information system/applications for analysis of patient medical records and other data sources for adherence to standards of care.
o Facilitate system-wide physician profiling and scorecard development work.
o Develop reports, dashboards, scorecards, and other analytic results needed to support Quality Performance Improvement activities, regulatory compliance, accreditation, managed care contracting, grants, and other clinical analytics studies.
o Collaboration with Clinical Analytics Managers to:
§ Ensure compliance with the standards, policies, procedures and processes for the creation, consumption and reporting of clinical data, including service level agreements.
§ Provide consultation to ensure compliance with all regulatory standards including national, state, NCQA, CMS, AHRQ, NQF, OPPE, and TJC requirements.
Inform local, state, national and international health policies related to information management and communication, confidentiality and security, patient safety, infrastructure development and economics.
Project Management, Facilitation and Training:
o Develop and administer training for teams on new technology, creating process documents and operating manuals as needed.
o Recording, analyzing and mitigating technology issues and challenges
o Utilize quality improvement tools and methods to improve processes that affect the reliability and validity of data.
o Develop strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education, or research.
o Design activities to promote and publicize implementation of performance metrics to employees, medical staff members, and the community.
o Work collaboratively with Presence Health Partners (PHP), Presence Life Connections (PLC) and the EMR team to develop disease management metrics, implement technology strategies, and support processes to facilitate implementation of analytics strategies.
o Facilitate clinical process improvement activities and clinician workflow processes across all enterprise departments.
o Provide input into clinical analytics and information systems vendor selection.
Drive Clinical Research and Innovation:
o Continually monitor and evaluate opportunities that improve technology design, optimize care delivery and ensure that the applications and systems utilized are consistent with professional standards of best clinical practice and achieve the best clinical outcomes in advancing areas such as population health, genetics, and/or antibiotic stewardship.
o Support the system director in the development of partnerships with healthcare agencies and other key industry partners to build research collaborations and/or grant opportunities.
o Support clinical analytic integration across the organization to lead the effective use of analytic information to improve healthcare.
o Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in informatics.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Current nursing techniques, principles, and practices
Understanding of electronic healthcare systems, such as Meditech, EPIC, and Cerner
Ability to learn and teach clinical IT systems
Understanding of regulatory/accreditation agency standards
Maintain the confidentiality of patient information, reports, transactions, and records
Current trends and issues in healthcare
Ability to work effectively with various levels of management personnel, physicians,
board members and other community members required.
Positive and effective interpersonal written and verbal communication skills required.
Ability to lead and facilitate group decision making and conflict resolution required.
Excellent management and organizational skills required.
Ability to manage multiple priority projects simultaneously required.
Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from multiple data sources required.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelors or Associate healthcare degree or related degree required. Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics, Information Management, Healthcare Administration or degree in related field is strongly preferred. Seven to ten years of Informatics-related experience. Demonstrated ability to be self-directed with excellent organizational, analytical, writing, interpersonal and project management skills.
Computer Skills
Required skills: using Microsoft Office suite of products, knowledge using Excel as well as working knowledge in Health care Informatics using: Business Objects, IBM Cognos, Midas Solutions, McKesson Decision Support applications or other equivalent systems.
Preferred skills include: Previous experience coaching and training clinicians in use of information systems, familiarity with ICD coding, Midas, McKesson, Epic or Meditech systems and project management certification. Familiarity with Core measures, Meaningful use and VBP desired.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Preferred certification, licenses and registration in information technology, business intelligence, and/or a clinical designation.
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
Responsible for remaining up-to-date on all Federal, State and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements, which apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws and regulations.
Will comply with all aspects of the Presence HealthCorporate Compliance Plan to include the immediate reporting of any known or suspected illegal or unethical behaviors, criminal conduct or patient/employee safety violations or issues.
SERVICE PROMISES
Responsible for reading and understanding the Presence Health Service Promises, and committing to modeling and upholding the values of Honesty, Oneness, People, and Excellence.
Will sign an annual commitment statement and will be held accountable for the Service Promises daily and during the annual performance review.
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