IT Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior- Hinsdale, IL

IT Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior- Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale, IL

AdventHealth Information Technology

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• Job Schedule: Full-time
• Pay Range: $37.38 - $69.53 per hour
• Job ID: 25012043
• Job Family: Clinical/Medical Informatics
• Shift: 1 - Day
  
  

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we’re committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
  
  

Schedule: Full Time

The Role You’ll Contribute

The Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior acts as a resource to mentor/coach staff and facilitates opportunities to advance knowledge and experiences to optimize professional growth of less experienced staff. The have an extensive understanding of healthcare applications in use at AdventHealth, the ability to analyze and understand business problems, and the knowledge to make solution recommendations that meet the organizational goals of maintaining clinical and business systems. They are dedicated to facilitating a secure, effective, integrated electronic medical record system that continually improves outcomes, reduces cost, increases efficiency, and enhances user experiences. Primary responsibilities include collaborating with clinicians to design, test, train, implement, evaluate, and maintain clinical applications and other associated systems. This position cultivates strong, supportive relationships with executives, clinical leaders, and clinicians based on appropriate professional interactions, ability to perform principal duties and consistent, timely follow-though.

The Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior leads out on projects of advanced complexity independently identifying ways that EMR technology improves efficiency and successfully engages in multiple initiatives simultaneously.

They utilize the knowledge of clinical practice, computer science, and information technology to manage data and determine components that are suitable to build while maintaining alignment with the professional standards of clinical practice, AdventHealth policies, and identified best practices. They are responsible for coordinating with end users in the analysis and documentation of clinical workflows, performing gap analysis, identifying needed process changes, and developing future workflows during the implementation of new solutions or functionality. They can communicate with all levels of hospital leadership and clinicians.

The Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior serves as liaison between Nursing and AIT utilizing the hospital performance improvement process to achieve the goals of clinical operations and the Nursing Informatics Department. They identify opportunities for process improvement in support of key technology initiatives as it pertains to specified systems that help support our partners, team members, patients, and families. They provide 24hr on-call support to hospital facility nursing departments for a variety of clinical applications and participates in on-call Lead support when assigned. They assist with executing change management strategies. They are able to create and maintain project schedules, and communicate project status with system leadership, operational owners, Project Managers, Process Architects and AIT members. They actively participate in outstanding customer service and accept responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The Value You’ll Bring To The Team

• Serves as a lead member of the Nursing Informatics Team dedicated to the development of electronic documentation solutions that support clinical workflow and practice, and align with the current best practice standards. Leads team, project, and other meetings when requested.
• Leads out on advanced and complex system projects independently. Able to create and maintain complex project schedules.
• Mentors new Advocate orientees and provides feedback to the reporting manager. Assesses readiness for independent work and collaborates on professional development plan with orientee’s reporting manager.
• Takes lead in creating departmental solutions and cultural improvements.
• Takes a lead role in coordinating Nursing Informatics projects for assigned clinical areas to include evaluation of requests, analysis of information, presentation to pertinent committees, implementation, education, and post-implementation evaluation and support. Sets objectives and summarizes the strategic directions for the work group. Researches, Validates, and logs EMR enhancement requests. Serves as the Informatics expert resource.
• Serves as facility resource person and role model in the use of clinical information systems. Maintains thorough knowledge of the computer system.
• Proactively assesses clinical workflow processes, identifies gaps, defines necessary process changes, and develops future workflows related to the implementation of new solutions or functionality.
• Shares application tips with clinicians to improve their workflow efficiency and guides to best practices. Assists customer with customization of the application for unique department scenarios using application tools within electronic health record foundation.
• Collaborates with all impacted departments, hospital leadership, end users, vendors, and associates to ensure overall effective and efficient operational system functions and workflow. Represents the clinical perspective of issues with the implementation of clinical systems.
• Prepares training materials and provides education on new applications or functionality. Conducts train-the-trainer, Service Line Expert, upgrade, and other training when necessary. Incorporates in person (via classroom or campus rounds) and virtual learning to deliver requirements to staff. Facilitates the maintenance and tracking of completions for education/competency requirements.
• Provides consultation in the areas of process redesign and evaluating clinical software products. Provides input to standards, policies, and procedures to improve overall team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assists with executing change management strategy (communication, buy-in, training, technical support) to enable smooth implementation of new application changes and enhancements. Promotes a positive attitude to change and effectively communicates “why” change is necessary.
• Monitors and analyzes aggregated data to identify trends related to clinical processes and outcomes resulting from information technology tools. Identifies barriers and opportunities to improve measurement of and compliance with outcome metrics.
• Identifies and coordinates the management of risk and quality assurance issues that arise, escalating unresolved problems to the appropriate decision-making bodies, as needed. Works closely with AIT and operational leadership to facilitate system issue resolution.
• Clearly and effectively transmits technical and business concepts and ideas using oral and written modalities. Able to create strategic presentations. Communicates changes made in the application to site contacts and team members.
• Provides 24 hour on-call support to operations and backup support for other team members based on assigned area of responsibility in a timely and effective manner by maintaining an AdventHealth approved device that enables quick accessibility.
• Majority of time on job will be at assigned facility but must be able to travel nationally to support major implementations at other AdventHealth facilities. Because our customers work 24/7, the Nursing Informatics Advocate Senior will work off-duty shifts including evenings, nights, and weekends in order to fully support AdventHealth operations during times of major installs.
• Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure the smooth operation of the department.
  
  

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category: Clinical/Medical Informatics

Organization: AdventHealth Information Technology

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25012043

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

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Our Promise To You

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.