IT Clinical Liaison
Huntsville Hospital Health System
IT Clinical Liaison
Huntsville Hospital Health System
Job Summary
Promote high quality cost effective medical care, patient satisfaction, and healthcare provider/staff satisfaction throughout Huntsville Hospital by facilitating the efficient use of computers and clinical information technologies. Responsibilities include: In collaboration with the CNO, Nurse Managers for Patient Care Services, Ancillary Department Mangers/Directors, the Director of Information Services, and the CIO, provides leadership and strategic direction for clinical informatics programs for patient services and related programs. Serve as interface with the clinical staff, appropriate departments and committees for the purpose of ensuring coordination in planning, development, implementation and ongoing support of new and existing clinical informatics initiatives. Responsible for the overall coordination, implementation and support of clinical informatics changes and services, particularly to address the clinical needs of the patients and support the practice of the clinical staff. Contribute to the development and execution of strategies to move Huntsville Hospital toward a fully integrated computerized patient record. Incorporates the organization's strategic objectives for patient care in the management and evaluation of the organization's clinical information systems.
Education:
Require Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Prefer Masters degree from an accredited college of university in a clinical discipline (i.e. nursing, pharmacy, medical technology). Preferred candidate will be an RN with working knowledge of information technologies.
Experience:
Require recent experience in a clinical setting required. Healthcare information system or related information system experience preferred. Management experience preferred. Extensive knowledge of current clinical information technology and applications preferred. Demonstrated experience in working with clinical information systems. Ability to adapt to new situations, set priorities, and utilize problem-solving techniques with minimal direction and appropriate collaboration. Multiple years experience in managing or working in a clinical informatics setting strongly preferred.
Additional skills/abilites:
Excellent ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of diverse individuals and groups both internal and external to organization. Interpersonal skills for effective interactions with user department managers and staff. Excellent project management skills, including facilitation and coordination of cross-organizational work groups or teams. Consensus builder with the ability to see and understand multiple perspectives, and drive the diverse needs toward a common view of clinical information technologies usage. Current knowledge of Healthcare issues, JCAHO requirements, HIPAA requirements, trends, and needs related to nursing a plus. Demonstrated strong verbal, written and behavioral communication skills. Ability to evaluate patient care processes, redesign and implement more effective patient care processes. Ability to manage a stressful work environment. Ability to proactively manage resources and workload to accomplish goals. Clearly understand and describe the clinical process of patient in a healthcare setting from admission to discharge. Understand and describe the varying clinical roles that provide patient care in our healthcare organization. Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Ability to utilize email, Pulse, and internet resources.
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At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve. Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025. Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings. Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.
Huntsville Hospital Benefits:
We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!
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