Clinical Informaticist

Summary

An analytical and clinically-grounded opportunity for a perioperative professional to leverage their informatics expertise in a consulting capacity. This role focuses on optimizing surgical efficiency, refining procedural documentation, and enhancing resource utilization within a major metropolitan health system. The position is based onsite with occasional local travel to regional healthcare facilities.

Role Overview

Support key healthcare stakeholders by evaluating clinical requirements, facilitating professional development programs, and streamlining surgical data systems. Act as a strategic liaison between frontline clinical practice, data analytics, and administrative leadership to drive operational excellence and evidence-based standardization across the surgical suite.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Advisory: Provide subject matter expertise to influence the design and implementation of clinical workflow solutions.
• Education & Training: Execute comprehensive needs assessments and deliver technical training to multidisciplinary surgical teams.
• Process Optimization: Maintain a mastery of perioperative best practices to identify bottlenecks in surgical throughput and resource management.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional field teams and hospital leadership to align clinical objectives with organizational goals.
• Data-Driven Insights: Analyze financial and operational datasets to guide the adoption of new medical technologies and supply chain efficiencies.
• Quality & Compliance: Lead clinical observations and quality audits to recommend standardized protocols that reduce variability and improve patient outcomes.
• Professional Representation: Serve as the clinical voice on internal committees focused on product evaluation and workflow innovation.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Surgical Technology certification (CST).
• Experience: 5 years of experience in a high-volume hospital Operating Room environment.
• Consultative Skills: Proven ability to build rapport with medical staff and present complex data to executive-level audiences.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in data management software and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Analytical Acumen: Demonstrated history of using data to drive clinical or operational decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MSN, MBA, or MHA).
• Formal background in Nursing Informatics or Healthcare Data Analytics.