Job Summary

We are hospitals and affiliated medical groups, working closely together for the benefit of every person who comes to us for care. We build comprehensive networks of quality healthcare services that are designed to offer our patients highly coordinated, personalized care and help them live healthier lives. Through collaboration, we strive to provide all our patients and medical group members with the quality, affordable healthcare they need and deserve.

The Lab Information Systems Analyst functions as the primary liaison between Information Technology and Laboratory staff. Facilitates the review, revision, and approval of the clinical content to be incorporated into information systems. Ensures that information systems are implemented consistent with regulatory requirements and professional standards of clinical practice. Supports laboratory in the implementation and ongoing use of systems applications.

Essential Functions

• Performs data collection and workflow review of department operations. Plans, directs, and facilitates laboratory clinical content development efforts including order sets, clinical documentation templates, tools, and data dictionaries. Ensures applications function correctly, efficiently and thoroughly according to industry standard. Ensures accuracy and end user specification satisfaction. Demonstrates strong problem solving, creativity and critical thinking skills to accomplish objectives.
• Plans and executes business process redesign to maximize the integration of clinical practice, system functionality, operational workflows. Facilitates the changes necessary to maximize workflow automation within patient care areas. Enables change management necessary for clinical process optimization and adoption.
• Promotes standardization within the organization to comply with healthcare industry requirements and standards. Facilitates decision-making and adoption based on industry best practices. Ensures new processes adhere to regulatory requirements and provide thorough data capture for prompt, smooth, and effective processing.
• Coordinates the unit, functional, and integrated testing for assigned application. Identifies discrepancies between department and organizational processing needs and application capabilities, and participates in the development of contingent alternatives
• Coordinates super user training for assigned clinical applications using train-the-trainer methodology. Ensures that training meets the needs of the end users as demonstrated by the end user’s ability to proficiently use clinical systems.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education/Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree. Project Management experience.

Minimum Work Experience