CLINICAL INFORMATICIST at Insight – Chicago, Illinois

II. GENERAL SUMMARY: The role of the Clinical Informaticist is to provide clinical informatics education and support to individuals, clinicians, departments and agencies that are a part of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Participates in the assessment of needs pertaining to clinical information systems, including hardware, software, staff development and management support. Supports care area teams through the development and refinement of clinical designs including process flows, order sets, decision support, analytic reporting, and documentation templates.

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.

III. DESCRIPTION:

Duties and Responsibilities:

20 % of Time Spent
Takes a leadership role in the analysis of clinical and nursing workflows. Analysis may include data collection, statistical analysis, flowcharting cause and effect determination, documentation of system/process gaps, recommendation for contingency plans and planning and execution of key project phases, such as user validation testing, process simulation
and end-user support. Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple and ever-changing priorities.

20% of Time Spent
Delivers and facilitates the educational process to engage physicians and other clinicians to ensure they have the information they need to be successful with the new applications, including creating a safe environment while learning the system, demonstration of the system, guidance throughout the learning process, aid in coaching the learner as they learn and following up with aids and support.

20% of Time Spent
Facilitates effective integration of clinical information systems with other improvement initiatives that will enhance patient care. Participates in improving patient safety and reducing risk to patients including the active support of organizational quality improvement initiatives.

Collaborates with the Clinical Informatics team to ensure regulatory compliance program goals or are met. Acts as a change agent for nursing, physicians and all ancillary departments while promoting positive acceptance of the clinical information system and maintaining regulatory requirements.

10% of Time Spent
Functions as an admin to associated clinical applications.

Total % of time spent 100
IV. JOB SPECIFICATIONS

A. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

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