Clinical Informatics Specialist - Boone, NC

Description

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Summary :

Supports physicians, clinicians, health care workers, affiliates and partners by providing continuous support, troubleshooting and identifying opportunities for clinical information system improvements. Serves as a liaison between the clinical departments and IT in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Promotes future and present system functionality by designing, building and testing the clinical information systems. Enhances the organization by driving the evolution of customer-oriented, cost-effective and integrated health information management systems.

This position is located onsite at UNC Appalachian in Boone, NC.

Responsibilities :

1. Coordinates and actively participates in the planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, training and evaluation of clinical information systems for nursing services.

2. Develops in depth knowledge of the system capabilities, applications and processes to function effectively as an educator for system users. Provides training to new users and provides end-user support.

3. Facilitates the integration of data, information and knowledge to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making.

4. Participates in the development of clinical informatics protocols, policies, procedures, and quality metrics and works to assure compliance with regulations.

5. Represents the concerns and issues of the assigned clinical constituencies related to clinical informatics.

6. Works collaboratively with Information Technology, medical staff and the various patient care departments.

Other Information

Other information :

Education Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).

Licensure / Certification Requirements :

Professional Experience Requirements :

Knowledge / Skills / and Abilities Requirements :

Job Details

Legal Employer : NCHEALTH

Entity : Shared Services

Organization Unit : ISD Training User Support

Work Type : Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00

Salary Range : $33.04 - $47.50 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type : Onsite

Work Schedule : Day Job

Location of Job : US : NC : Boone

Exempt From Overtime : Exempt : Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d / b / a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and / or to apply for a career opportunity.