Clinical Informaticist - Intermediate

Overview

Indiana University Health is seeking a clinically experienced, self-driven, and relationship-focused informaticist to join their Clinical Informatics team at Ball Memorial Hospital. This role supports clinical informatics operations and provides critical at-the-elbow and virtual support to nurses and providers.

Key Relationships

Reports to: Manager – Information Services
Direct reports: None
Shift: Full time, Monday – Friday, onsite
Location: Muncie, IN (Ball Memorial Hospital)

The Scope

This role supports clinical informatics operations at Ball Memorial Hospital, including:

• Providing "at the elbow" support and rounding for nurses and providers in inpatient areas
• Delivering hybrid support, physical presence on-site and virtual support via email and remote channels
• Triaging issues across Legacy Cerner and Epic simultaneously during transition
• Supporting the Epic hard cutover go-live
• Supporting data analytics and quality of care measures to improve population health outcomes
• Utilizing clinical nursing and process knowledge to facilitate the design, validation, and implementation support of clinical information system components
• Identifying and addressing workflow gaps to improve efficiency and incorporate quality measures
• Participating in the development and execution of clinical integration and improvement strategies
• Communicating and promoting informatics best practices to clinical staff and medical executive committees

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, RN preferred
• Requires current state of Indiana license as a health care professional (e.g., Registered Nurse with an active RN license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license, Dietitian, Social Worker, or Clinical Psychologist, or other)
• 3-5 years of clinical experience required
• Previous experience in data systems is required
• Informatics related certification, or willingness to obtain certification within one year of employment

The “DNA” for Success

• Clinically Grounded: You bring 5+ years of inpatient nursing experience and understand the workflows, pressures, and realities your end users face every shift.
• Independent & Proactive: You operate with minimal oversight, take initiative
• Tech-Fluent: You're comfortable with Cerner and/or Epic and can triage across both systems during a critical transition period.
• Self-Sufficient: You own your work, manage your time, and find solutions independently.
• Detail-Oriented Communicator: You document clearly, communicate proactively via email and virtual channels, and keep the right people informed.
• Mission-Connected: You care about safe, high-quality patient care and see informatics as a meaningful way to advance it.