Health Informatics Specialist III

Position: Health Informatics Specialist III Job Type: W2 Contract Please note- candidates must be capable of sitting on our W2 without sponsorship now or in the future. Location: Philadelphia, PA Work Model: Hybrid NOTE: This person does not need to be a nurse, an informatics specialist is OK however, nurse is preferred. Must-Have Experience: Epic ASAP and Inpatient experience required Required: Mentor EHI team members, Create reusable templates, Develop workflow standards, Document lessons learned, Train internal resources. Job Summary The Health Informatics Specialist III is an experienced informatics nurse and experienced internal consultant who partners with the Departments of Clinical, Business and DTS teams to support the successful design, implementation, adoption and interoperability of clinical and non-clinical information systems across the entire enterprise. The Health Informatics Specialist III is directly engaged in enterprise, capital and operational projects. Utilizing process improvement and change management techniques, the Health Informatics Specialist III is responsible for identifying and implementing improvement opportunities with an aim of harm and risk reduction, improving workflows and care delivery, and evaluating the effectiveness of integrated technologies. Job Responsibilities Leadership:Serves as a liaison between Digital & Technology Services and nursing, providers, allied health and non-clinical end users.Develops and maintains effective partnerships with clinical and operational leadership.Analyzes clinical and non-clinical Digital & Technology Services to determine applicability to nursing and clinical practice, operational processes, administration and research.Demonstrates excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.Leads unit level core and sub-teams for operational and implementation work.Consults with individuals and groups in defining healthcare information problems, identifies methods for implementing, utilizing and modifying DTS solutions and data structures to support healthcare access, delivery and evaluation.Works collaboratively with enterprise-wide governance and/or unit level Nursing Shared Governance.Identifies the impact of clinical and non-clinical Digital & Technology Service applicability to clinical practice, education, business processes and research.Communicates with key stakeholders, sponsors and internal customers, giving presentations, project updates and gathering input on enterprise and operational projects and initiatives.Serve as a preceptor for graduate informatics students.Partners for clinical communication and offers guidance clinical workflow processes during downtime events and through EHR reconciliation.Change & Quality Management:Demonstrates knowledge of system life cycles and complies with defined framework for system implementation for developing, reviewing, approving and disseminating changes clinical and non-clinical Digital & Technology Services.Operationalizes change by using quality methodologies for standardizing processes in accordance with current evidence, quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, billing compliance.Develops risk/benefit matrices of alternate solutions to help clinical partners with decision making.Recognizes the impact change on clinical and non-clinical systems to assure adoption across the system. Partners with education and communications.Collaborates with clinical partners for problem identification and documents workflows (current and future state requirements).Assists with project and operational testing.Perform gap analyses and works with clients to identify solutions to close identified gaps and mitigate risks.Process Improvement:Serves as a project consultant in the design and implementation of complex Digital & Technology Services process improvement projects.Expert ability to work with internal customers, obtaining what the customer requested and completing the design through the following methods: review (and document) current state; document requirements for future state; create workflow recommendations for clients; analyze gaps between current and future state and the software being implemented; collaborate with other Epic modules when designing workflow to be sure integration points are accounted for; liaise between the SA’s and clinical and business teams; track progress of the work being completed;Demonstrates understanding of data and data quality standards.Supports the integration of data, information and knowledge which are applied to decision support and business intelligence tools. (Data warehousing).Develops auditing and review processes to ensure project goals and deliverables are met.Participates in Epic Vendor visits/follow up visits.Research & Education:Provides support to nursing research, assist clinical nurses in utilization of research and evidenced based practice.Assists with the development of training materials and provides on-going support of clinical Digital & Technology Services.Participates in scholarly activities including writing for publication; presentation of a lecture, abstract or poster at a national conference. Required Skills, Experience, And Education Bachelor's DegreeEpic ASAPInpatient experienceTelehealth implementation experienceRemote patient monitoring experienceClinical workflow redesignRequirements gatheringHealthcare operationsFacilitation skillsCapability TransferMentor EHI team membersCreate reusable templatesDevelop workflow standardsDocument lessons learnedTrain internal resources Preferred Skills & Experience Five years nursing, clinical, or operational experienceThree years informatics experience.Evidence of progressive leadership skillsExperience supporting complex clinical and operational workflows, including but not limited to: Nursing and interprofessional care delivery, Revenue cycle and patient access processes, Ancillary and diagnostic services, Scheduling, capacity management, and throughput optimizationAmbulatory operationsPediatric experienceDigital patient engagementChange managementVirtual nursingHospital-at-homeAI-enabled virtual careConsumer digital health strategyStrategic WorkCurrent-state assessmentsFuture-state workflow designVirtual care roadmap developmentGovernance recommendationsKPI and outcome frameworkTactical WorkRequirements gatheringWorkflow mappingStakeholder interviewsBusiness process analysisVendor evaluationImplementation planningImplementation WorkFacilitate design sessionsSupport Epic build decisionsCoordinate operational readinessParticipate in testingSupport adoption and optimizationPeriop is a plus