Nurse Informatics Manager - Digital and Technology Partners - Onsite

About the role

The Nursing Informatics Manager is responsible for clinical information retrieval to support quality initiatives including core measures and meeting regulatory requirements for Joint Commission and Department of Health and performance improvement initiatives to improve clinical efficiency and patient safety. The role functions as a liaison between clinical and information technology departments.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an advisory resource to effectively utilize clinical information systems.
• Acts as a liaison/problem solver between nursing staff and IT staff to ensure patient care is captured and reflected in the EMR.
• Reports feedback on new changes to clinical staff.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to create or streamline documentation to ensure efficiency of time.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical care of patients, medical center operations, and clinical informatics.
• Serves as a role model for bridging clinical care and information technology within assigned units.
• Participates in business process analyses, needs assessment, and cost/benefit analyses to align IT solutions with business initiatives.
• Utilizes information technology to attain excellence in high-quality patient outcomes, regulatory requirements, and financial initiatives.
• Participates in clinical informatics technology projects from readiness assessment and planning to implementation and ongoing educational needs.
• Develops policies and procedures related to system usage and clinical workflow requirements.
• Prioritizes and delegates tasks as needed to less experienced Nurse Informaticians.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the system and provides guidance to staff in analyzing issues and developing potential solutions.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation and facilitation skills when working with staff or other project team members.
• Demonstrates excellent ability to appropriately determine escalation levels of system issues.
• Maintains system integrity by monitoring clinical systems interfaces and error logs; communicates and facilitates sharing of information regarding supplies/implants to update the Supply Chain inventory database and transmit Finance Charges accordingly.
• May participate in Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Participates in QI Committee meetings and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Master’s degree in Nursing Informatics or equivalent experience and education is preferred.
• Experience Requirements:
  • 5 years experience in Information Technology/Computer Science and/or clinical healthcare discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
  • Working knowledge of current/evolving patient care delivery models and challenges and hospital operations with an appreciation for information systems theory and design.
  • Expertise in clinical care of patients, medical center operations, and clinical informatics.
• Licensing And Certification Requirements:
  • BLS Issuing Authority: American Heart Association

Pay

The salary range for the role is $116,078 – $175,078 annually. Actual salaries depend on experience, education, and operational need. The salary range does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.