Clinical Information Systems Specialist

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**Clinical Information Systems Specialist**

Support the effective use and ongoing enhancement of Howard Center\'s

electronic health record (EHR) and other clinical information systems.

Partner with programs, leaders, and Information Systems to provide user

support, develop reports and electronic forms, implement new system

functionality, and improve workflows that enhance patient care and

ensure compliance with agency, state, and federal requirements. The

position also provides user training, coordinates testing and system

updates, and serves as a liaison between clinical and technical teams to

support effective solutions. Requires in-person, in Burlington VT.

Responsibilities

• Derive quality measures to serve as benchmarks and project goals /
  
  

priorities; collect and derive processes and clinical document

content that serves to define best practices & contribute to

clinical quality. Present measurements to appropriate forums to aid

in the understanding of the data and application to organization

operations.

• Act as a functional expert for the EHR system and its use in support
  
  

of the IT Helpdesk / Support Staff, or on-call / exception handling

(new function, feature, program roll-outs, etc.)

• Evaluate clinical documents (and changes to documents) that serve to
  
  

define best practices and comply with legal and corporate

requirements. Work with clinical input / committees / program

leadership toward process redesign / improvements.

• Lead workflow and document testing, collect feedback from process.
  
  

Design training plans and content. Conduct train-the-trainer,

topical and group training sessions as required. Coordinated

training content with IT Training staff. Create training materials

as required.

• Evaluate workflows (and changes to workflows) that serve to define
  
  

best practices and comply with legal and corporate requirements.

Work with clinical input / committees / program leadership toward

process redesign / improvements.

• Help the organization to set and realize quality improvement and
  
  

process effectiveness goals through use of the clinical information

system / electronic health record (EHR) system, and through required

changes in design of clinical workflows, documents and reports.

Requirements

• Participation in the design / implementation of an EHR system in a
  
  

mental health organization.

• Experience with data analysis tools such as Microsoft Access, Excel,
  
  

etc.

Structure

• Full time
• Exempt
• Salary starting at \$72,783.08
• We offer a competitive salary commensurate to experience
  
  

Benefits

Accrue 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees

(and increasing with years of service); pro-rated for positions 16 hours

or more

Comprehensive Health Insurance with 80% agency-paid premium support for

individuals, couples, and families (pro-rated for part time). This Point

of Service Plan features no deductible.

Two Dental options

Vision Insurance

Employer 401(k) contributions

Employer Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance

Medical & Childcare Flexible Spending Account

Childcare Stipend

Employee Assistance Program

Employee referral program with financial payment

Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain

College truED

Award-winning workplace wellne ss program including physical fitness

groups for staff, financial wellness incentives, and ongoing workplace

wellness advocacy and education

Voluntary benefits from local/international businesses: discounte