Details
Posted: 07-Sep-23
Location: Boise, Idaho
Salary: Open
Categories:
Operations
Overview
A great opportunity to join a small, dynamic team of professionals in the ever-growing field of Clinical Informatics awaits you. If technology and data diving are in your wheelhouse, come check out this unique opportunity to join St. Luke's Health System in Boise for a Clinical Informaticist role. Looking for a background in Case Management, Social Work, Utilization Review, Home Health & Hospice, Home & Community Based Care, Healthy Planet, Coordination of Care, Advance Care Planning, Care Plans, Patient Movement, and Social Determinants of Health.
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Unit/Position SummaryThe Clinical Informaticist coordinates and monitors the analysis, design, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of clinical informatics applications and projects within the system specialty, population health areas and service line. This role will be filled with individuals from a variety of clinical backgrounds and provides a functional IT link between technical and clinical staff.
Dayshift; M-F 8:00-5:00
Responsibilities
The Clinical Informaticist coordinates and monitors the analysis, design, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of clinical informatics applications and projects within the system specialty, population health areas and service line. This role will be filled with individuals from a variety of clinical backgrounds and provides a functional IT link between technical and clinical staff.
- Provides support by monitoring informatics issues or problems for the system and population health areas.
- Engages Nursing and Clinical leadership and facilitates support activities for members of the clinical team in coordination with my St. Luke's credential trainers and Clinical Application Specialists.
- Coaches, mentors, and provides support for members of the clinical team in gaining and maintaining competency in use of clinical information and communication systems.
- Synthesizes data, information, and knowledge to clarify informatics issues or problems; analyzes multiple approaches/solutions to the informatics issue or problem, develops a recommended informatics solution for the specific issue or problem, and manages the process for implementing the solution to the informatics issue or problem.
- Identifies, analyzes, prioritizes, redesigns, tests, and implements improvements to existing clinical information systems; leads root cause analysis efforts related to clinical information systems.
- Develops and coordinates communication about future system changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers; develops and performs competency assessments related to clinician use of information systems, documents findings; designs and advises targeted training and remediation and evaluates effectiveness of interventions.
- Develops methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining clinical information system performance improvement results; considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, costs, and impact to patient care when problem-solving.
- Collaborates with Clinical Learning and Student Services in the development of curriculum and other resource materials; provides education for current and new customers.
- Collaborates with IHT analysts on complex issues and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
- Collaborates with Informatics leadership and clinicians to identify problems and solutions for issues.
- Possesses comprehensive knowledge of subject matter; provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring; may act as a "lead."
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Education: Master's degree in a Health Care related field.
- Experience: 2 years relevant experience.
- Licenses/Certifications: Must hold one of the following licenses consistent with professional preparation: RN License, Respiratory Therapist License, Occupational Therapist License, Physical Therapist License, Speech Language Physical Therapist License, Medical Technologist License
Why St. Luke's
A strong, talented staff is at the heart of St. Luke's Health System. We are the state's largest employer with more than 15,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 1,800 physicians and advanced practice providers. We're proud of our people who deliver skilled, compassionate care every day, and are looking to add dedicated individuals who will continue this same tradition of excellence.
About City
Known as the "City of Trees," Boise is Idaho's capital city--both a cultural center and a playground for those who love the outdoors. A vibrant downtown area affords fine dining, theatre, music, and college and semi-professional sports. Downtown Boise's main attractions include the Idaho State Capitol, the classic Egyptian Theatre, the Boise Art Museum, Julia Davis Park and Zoo Boise. The Greenbelt follows the beautiful Boise River corridor for more than 30 miles, and the Boise foothills are home to miles of hiking and biking trails.
Learn more about what the City of Trees has to offer you:
St. Luke's Health System | Boise Convention and Visitors Bureau | Boise Parks and Recreation | Boise Museum Association | Boise Music Festival | Boise Philharmonic | Downtown Boise Restaurants | Boise Valley Economic Partnership | Hyde Park events | Treefort Music Festival | First Thursdays | Alive After Five | Capitol City Public Market | Runs and Triathlons | Shakespeare Festival | Sawtooth National Forest | Visit Idaho.org
*St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
