What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Informatics Specialist position at Wellstar Health System, Inc.?
Facility: Kennestone Hospital
Job Summary:
The Clinical Informatics Specialist is a clinical professional who is under the direction of the Clinical Informatics Manager. This role is to provide clinical informatics services to individuals, physicians, departments and agencies that are a part of WellStar Health System. Participates in the assessment of needs pertaining to clinical information systems, including hardware, software, staff development and management support. Provides content expertise that supports care area teams. Clinical informaticians transform health care by analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship.
In collaboration with clinical leaders; this role is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the clinical informatics plan. Provides leadership and change management methodologies to advance the clinical team utilization of informatics. Oversees end user optimization and efficiency, embeds evidence based, and analytics model to ensure patient outcomes and improve clinical performance. Works with members of the information technology departments, providers, super-users, clinical departments and other WHS personnel to accomplish strategic goals.
Required Minimum Education:
- Associate's Degree or equivalent Required
- Bachelor of Science in a health-related field Preferred
Required Minimum Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in clinical practice at the bedside and/or information systems related activities Required
- Experience with a combination of clinical practice and information system implementations. Preferred
Required Minimum Skills:
- Ability to read, write and speak the English language.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Proficient in the use of Internet browsers and Microsoft Office products.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be organized and have the ability to analyze and trouble shoot problems.
- This individual must have good interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team.
- Ability to multi-task is essential, as is the ability to function in stressful and emergency situations.
- Strong detail orientation and time management skills are required.
- Knowledge of clinical practice settings and clinical workflow in a hospital setting are necessary.
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
- Reg Nurse (Single State) Required
- RN - Multi-state Compact Required
- Basic Life Support Required
- BLS - Instructor Required
- BLS - Provisional Required
