A bachelor's or associate degree in nursing or an LPN qualification is required.
At least three years of clinical analytics experience in acute-care or ambulatory patient settings is required.
A clinical background, such as registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, is strongly required.
Healthcare or clinical information technology experience is required.
Demonstrated interest in healthcare information through coursework or experience selecting or implementing a clinical information system.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and prioritize tasks.
Ability to provide formal and information technology teaching and competency validation.
Strong understanding of clinical workflow processes.
Knowledge of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, privacy, and confidentiality standards.
Knowledge of current healthcare trends, developments, and associated business needs.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategy, implementation, and optimization of clinical information systems at Troy Regional.
Ensure electronic health record systems support high-quality, efficient, and compliant clinical care through implementation, maintenance, and optimization of information technology products.
Collaborate with hospital leadership, medical staff, nursing, information technology, and regulatory teams to align clinical technology with operational goals and quality initiatives.
Integrate clinical workflow knowledge with data and analytics to develop solutions for healthcare problems.
Develop relationships with team members across the continuum of care.
Serve as a liaison between information technology teams and assigned business units requiring information technology solutions.
Develop and initiate strategies and outcomes with senior leadership, the board, medical staff, and other team members.
Coordinate the execution and use of information technology products and equipment.
Support clinical end-users with workflow and process improvement initiatives and maintain a presence on inpatient clinical units.
Maintain working relationships with healthcare team members to ensure applications function as designed and that implementations and upgrades reflect clinical best practices and end-user optimization needs.
Provide training on clinical applications to physicians, leadership, and team members.
Collaborate with clinicians and administrative leaders to develop meaningful analytics.
Analyze and evaluate information technology tools and recommend revisions to clinical systems, processes, and workflows to support positive patient outcomes and organizational goals.
Collaborate with information technology, leadership, and team members to guide technology choices.
Translate technical concepts into operational and clinical terms for leadership and other team members.
Maintain compliance with all policies and procedures.
Participate in projects as needed and perform other assigned duties.
Apply knowledge of clinical informatics technologies and the deployment and use of clinical information and electronic medical record technologies.
Desired Qualifications
Experience with CPSI (Evident/TruBridge) is preferred.
Healthcare informatics education is preferred.
Position Summary The Clinical Informaticist leads the strategy, implementation, and optimization of clinical information systems at Troy Regional. This role ensures that electronic health records (EHR) systems support high-quality, efficiency, and compliant clinical care through the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of IT products. This position collaborates closely with hospital leadership, medical staff, nursing, IT, and regulatory teams to bridge the gap between clinical practice and technology, ensuring alignment with operational goals, quality initiatives, and addressing rural healthcare challenges. Additionally, the Clinical Informaticist integrates knowledge of clinical workflows with an understanding of data and analytics to develop solutions that resolve existing healthcare problems.
Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing/LPN required. Healthcare Informatics preferred.
Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of clinical analytics experience in acute care of ambulatory patient settings.
Experience with CPSI (Evident/TruBridge) is preferred.
A demonstrated interest in Healthcare Information, either through coursework, experience in selecting or implementing a clinical information system.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and maintain strong prioritizing skills.
Ability to provide formal and information technology teaching and competency validation.
Strong understanding of clinical workflow processes.
Maintain a knowledge of HIPAA, privacy, and confidentiality standards.
Knowledge of current healthcare trends and developments, and associated business needs.
General Responsibilities The general responsibilities of the Clinical Informaticist are summarized here. The employee in this position will be expected to:
Build Relationships support current IT products
Develop strong relationships with team members across the continuum of care.
Serve as a liaison between IT teams and assigned business units that require IT-based solutions.
Develop and initiate strategies and outcomes with Senior Leadership, Board, Medical Staff, and other team members.
Coordinate the execution and use of IT products and equipment.
Serve as a resource for clinical end-users to assist and facilitate workflow and process improvement initiatives; maintain a visual presence with end—users on inpatient clinical units.
Maintain a working relationship with all relevant members of the healthcare team to ensure applications function as designed and that future implementations and upgrades are designed around clinical best practices and end-user optimization needs.
Provide training on clinical applications to physicians, leadership, and team members.
Analyze current business processes
Collaborate with clinicians and administrative leaders to develop meaningful analytics.
Provide critical analysis and evaluation of IT tools, and recommend revisions to clinical systems, processes, and workflows to ensure the achievement of positive patient outcomes and the accomplishment of goals.
New product request process
Collaborate with IT, Leadership, and team members to guide technology choices.
Translate technical concepts into operational and clinical terms that meet the needs of Leadership and other team members.
Other related functions
Maintain compliance with all policies and procedures.
Participate in projects as needed and perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge of current healthcare trends and developments and associated business needs in clinical informatics technologies.
Knowledge of the deployment and usage of clinical information technologies and electronic medical recourse technologies.