Principal Clinical Informatics Nurse II

Job Summary

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for providing leadership in planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining efficient clinical and administrative information systems; driving the liaising between clinical areas, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategies; driving collaboration with stakeholders to identify, evaluate, select, and implement clinical and administrative systems and technologies; developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and standards related to clinical information systems; developing and delivering training and education initiatives for clinical staff to optimize system usage and ensure compliance with long term goals in mind; overseeing incident management, issue resolution, and patient safety follow-up related to clinical and administrative systems and technology; overseeing audits and reviews to ensure project goals are met and system optimization is achieved; generating reports and owning the communication of project progress, outcomes, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders; leading interdisciplinary teams in integrating clinical documentation and administrative systems and associated technology use effectively within system parameters; overseeing the direction for clinical computer systems and data management.

Essential Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward;
• Buils collaborative, cross-functional relationships;
• Solicits and acts on performance feedback;
• Provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership;
• Influences, mentors, and coaches team members;
• Practices self-leadership;
• Creates, evaluates, and responds to the strengths and weaknesses of self and unit or team members;
• Leads the adaptation to competing demands and new responsibilities;
• Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback;
• Fosters open dialogue amongst team members;
• Drives the execution of multiple work streams by identifying member and operational needs;
• Translates business strategy into actionable business requirements;
• Develops and updates new procedures and policies;
• Gains cross-functional support for objectives and priorities;
• Determines and carries out processes and methodologies;
• Solves highly complex issues;
• Escalates and resolves issues as appropriate;
• Sets standards and measures progress;
• Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines;
• Coordinates, obtains and distributes resources;
• Removes obstacles that impact performance;
• Guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly;
• Drives leadership and consultation by:
• Independently providing expert consultation and strategic leadership in designated areas of expertise;
• Collaborating with senior management and/or executives and stakeholders to shape strategic direction and organizational objectives;
• Disseminating advanced knowledge and insights to drive innovation, technology, and strategic decision-making;
• Acting as a transformational thought partner, shaping strategic direction and influencing decision-making across the organization.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• (Core) Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management;
• Attention to Detail;
• Business Knowledge;
• Communication;
• Cross-Group Collaboration;
• Decision Making;
• Dependability;
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support;
• Drives Results;
• Facilitation Skills;
• Health Care Industry;
• Influencing Others;
• Integrity;
• Learning Agility;
• Organizational Savvy;
• Problem Solving;
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall;
• Teamwork;
• Topic-Specific Communication Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• (Functional) Health Care Data Analytics;
• Systems Thinking;
• Business Acumen;
• Change Management;
• Clinical Quality Expertise;
• Compliance Management;
• Evidence-Based Medicine Principles;
• Health Care Compliance;
• Health Care Policy;
• Nursing Principles;
• Patient Safety;
• Project Management;
• Quality Improvement;
• Stakeholder Management;
• Strategic Alignment;
• Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in nursing informatics;
• Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience in nursing and or healthcare related field with or without direct reports;
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or related field AND minimum ten (10) years of experience in direct patient care or a directly related field;
• Registered Nurse License (California) required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Informatics certification from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
• Certification with a clinical Epic module or proficiency with an application sub-component.