What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Informatics Analyst position at Conway Medical Center?
Position Summary:
The Ancillary Informatics Analyst - Laboratory (AIA) functions as the laboratory clinical expert, educator, and lead consultant laboratory/allied health information systems. The AIA is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, maintenance, evaluation and training of information system requirements to improve the patient care process.
Qualifications
Education:
- Associates degree in Allied Health field/Information Systems required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Informatics /Healthcare Management preferred.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years' health care experience required.
- Experience with a variety of clinical software systems in acute care setting and/or ambulatory setting preferred. (Specific Cerner experience preferred).
- Knowledge of program development and administration preferred
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Current Licensure in field of expertise and/or certifications required.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Function as an internal consultant and resource to departmental personnel and will provide direction and education for all clinical information initiatives in accordance with the strategic objectives of the Department.
- Continually monitor and evaluate opportunities for technical innovations and enhancements, ensuring that the applications and systems utilized are consistent with professional standards of best clinical practice.
- Interpret, modify, analyze and design clinical systems, data, and information as well as implement applications, tools, processes, and structures that assist with the management of data in patient care and provision of health care.
- Additional responsibilities will include providing systems support including hardware maintenance, trouble shooting, component replacement and repair, system monitoring and the installation and maintenance of software.
- Coordinate with IT to identify, select and maintain equipment needed for utilization of the clinical systems, policy development and monitoring of process changes, operational/clinical committees in relation to clinical system design and manage complex interactions between applications being implemented and various patient care processes and workflows.
- The AIA will prepare training sessions and assist in making oral and written presentations to project teams and management.
- Display core customer service skills.
- Work effectively and collaboratively with nursing colleagues, allied health professionals, physicians, department heads, and members of executive leadership.
- Effectively utilize strong organizational skills.
- Consistently display effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Explorer, and PowerPoint.
- Completes other duties as assigned by department leadership.