Cone Health

Not-for-profit healthcare network delivering hospital care

Clinical Informatics Specialist - Oncology Service Line

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Full-timeUnited StatesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required.
Must be a licensed healthcare professional, including a Registered Nurse, Medical Technologist, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or equivalent with comparable education, clinical training, and scope of practice.
Must hold a license and certification in the applicable clinical field; state licensure is required where mandated by the state board.
Three years of experience in a clinical specialty are required.
One year of experience in a complex healthcare setting in the candidate's clinical field is required.
One year of experience in clinical informatics and Epic Clinical Applications is required.
Must be aware of and developing knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, including HITECH, HIPAA Privacy and Security, and other CMS regulations and guidelines.
Must have in-depth knowledge of clinical practice, health care administration, patient safety, information, and clinical management.
Must be developing skills to support the build and management of data systems and to analyze complex data sets addressing clinical, operational, and personnel management issues.
Must be developing change-management and project-management skills, including financial and budget management, scheduling, and resource management.
Experience in one or more areas of quality improvement and IT methodologies is required, including Agile, Lean, product, or ITIL methodologies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, integrate, and analyze clinical processes across the health system using clinical information technology, process design, and evidence to improve patient care, quality, and financial goals.
Collaborate on the design and implementation of technology to improve care and experiences for patients, providers, and team members.
Engage with national standards, professional disciplines, and vendor forums.
Assist with development and operations of informatics work as an individual contributor for a specific department or service.
Facilitate adoption of electronic medical records and build relationships with internal and external clinicians to promote technology adoption and clinical practice standards.
Ensure IT systems are designed to meet clinical goals for high-reliability care and a seamless experience for patients and providers.
Participate in clinical and operational improvement teams to develop and refine clinical designs, requirements, and workflows; document them and translate requirements into specifications for the IT team; and facilitate stakeholder and governance approval in the service line or department.
Participate in safety initiatives and implement risk-mitigating measures as appropriate, ensuring compliance with position-related requirements.
Contribute to the creation and maintenance of knowledge-base articles and technical or procedural documentation as needed.
Serve as a liaison between health system providers, clinicians, and information systems leadership.
Work collaboratively across the organization to ensure quality, facilitate and implement change, and support informatics capabilities development.
May collaborate in developing and delivering educational content and training for internal and external physicians, support staff, and team members.
Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in oncology.
Experience with EPIC electronic health record systems, ideally with EPIC Beacon certification.
A degree in Clinical Informatics.
Board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Quality, safety, or process-improvement certification, such as Agile or Lean.
EPIC certifications.

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The entry level Clinical Informatics Specialist will develop a proficiency to coordinate, integrate, and analyze clinical processes across the Health System using clinical information technology, process design, and evidence to improve patient care, quality, and financial goals. They will work collaboratively on the design and implementation of technology to improve care and experiences of Health System’s patients, providers, team members. This role is engaged with national standards, professional disciplines, and vendor forums.

STRONGLY PREFERRED: Experience in oncology. Experience with EPIC EHR, ideally certification in EPIC Beacon.

This position will be hybrid with travel onsite required amongst the different Cone Health Cancer Center locations.

Essential Job Function:

Assists the activities related to development and operations of informatics work as an individual contributor for a specific department or service.
Facilitates adoption of EMRs and builds relationships with internal and external clinicians to promote technology adoption and clinical practice standards.
Ensures IT systems are designed to meet the clinical goals of high reliability care and a seamless experience for patients and providers.
Participates in clinical and operational improvement teams in developing and refining clinical designs, requirements, and workflows. Participates in documentation of designs, requirements, and workflows and translating these requirements into specifications for the IT team. Facilitates stakeholder and governance approval of these designs in the SL or department.
Actively participates in safety initiatives and implements risk-mitigating measures as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all position-related requirements.
Contributes to the creation and maintenance of knowledge base articles and/or technical and procedural documentation as needed.
Serves as a liaison between health system providers, clinicians, and information system leadership.
Works collaboratively across the organization to ensure quality, facilitate and implement change, and support informatics capabilities development. May collaborate in the development and delivery of educational content and training for internal and external physicians, support staff, and team members
May perform additional duties as assigned.

Education:

Required:

Bachelor's degree
Requires a licensed healthcare professional including Registered Nurse, Medical Technologist, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, or equivalent with comparable education, clinical training, and scope of practice.

Preferred:

Preferred: Degree in Clinical Informatics

Experience:

3 years' experience in clinical specialty
1 years of experience in a complex healthcare setting in their clinical field
1 year of experience in clinical informatics and Epic Clinical Applications
Aware of and developing in their knowledge and experience of relevant regulatory requirements, such as HITECH, HIPAA Privacy & Security and other CMS regulations and guidelines.
In-depth knowledge of clinical practice, health care administration; patient safety; information and clinical management.
Developing in skills required to support the build and management of data systems and the ability to analyze complex data sets to address clinical, operational, and personnel management issues
Developing in change management, project management skills, including financial and budget management, scheduling and resource management.
Experience in one or more area of quality improvement and IT methodologies. Agile, LEAN, product, Agil, ITIL

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

Required:

License and Certification in applicable clinical field.
Licensure in the state if required by the state board.

Preferred:

Board certification in Clinical Informatics
Quality, safety or process improvement certification (examples: Agile, LEAN)
Epic certifications

Work Shift :

Days/No Weekends (United States of America)

On Call Required

FTE:

Job Type:

Full Time (40 Hours/Week)

About the Company

Cone Health

Not-for-profit healthcare network delivering hospital care

Cone Health is a not-for-profit healthcare network that serves communities in Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, and surrounding counties by operating hospitals, primary and specialty care clinics, and centers for heart and vascular care, cancer treatment, women’s and children’s health, and advanced imaging. Its services are delivered through a system of hospitals, clinics, and the Cone Health Medical Group and Triad HealthCare Network, with revenue coming from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and government programs. The network differentiates itself by emphasizing community care and serving underserved populations, supported by a large staff, physician partners, and volunteers, and it holds recognized workplace culture awards. The goal is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and improve health outcomes across its diverse service areas.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Seed
Total funding: $100K
Headquarters: Greensboro, NC
Founded: 1953

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