Senior Clinical Informaticist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Senior Clinical Informaticist, you will serve as an expert role model, promoting the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in healthcare settings.Every day, you will apply your advanced education and experience to effectively address complex challenges in diverse healthcare delivery environments. You will act as a crucial liaison between clinical care and information technology, leading associates throughout the care continuum in the full life cycle of clinical technology projects. This includes guiding projects from conception and planning through implementation, optimization, and ongoing support, ensuring technology solutions enhance patient care and clinical workflows.To be successful in this role, you will possess extensive experience as a Clinical Informaticist, Nurse Informaticist, or a related role, with a strong background in clinical practice and advanced knowledge of healthcare information technology. You will demonstrate exceptional leadership, analytical, and communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts into clinical terms and vice versa.

• The Sr. CI role supports system standardization and optimization, and in creating a strategic plan for informatics and EHR governance/optimization in partnership with the system clinical informatics leadership.
• The position supports clinical value transformation and evidence based practice strategies with the outcome of improving patient safety and care quality.
• The Sr. CI provides informatics expertise in curriculum design and delivery, EHR training, and competency validation to associates.
• The Sr. CI supports system level projects by conducting workflow analysis, identifying key stakeholders, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, developing action plans, establishing project timelines, assessing training needs, and evaluating effectiveness post-implementation.
• Gains consensus and brings the project to completion in conjunction with the executive sponsor.
• Gains understanding of system data needs. Leads planning for full life cycle for clinical information systems.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Degree
• Four to Six (4-6) years experience, Minimum 4 years of clinical experience
• One to Three (1-3) years experience as informaticist or leading related projects and/or teams, minimum of 2 years experience
• One of the following: Registered Occupational Therapist, Certified Respiratory Therapist, Certified Radiologic Nurse, Registered Dietician, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, or Clinical Competence in Audiology.
• EPIC Certification, within 12 - months

Preferred

• Other Degree or Certification in Computer Science, MIS, Nursing, Informatics, HIT, Health Administration, or other related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Where You’ll Work

Hello humankindness: Join a Legacy of Healing at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) 

 

Ready to make a real difference? Join SJHMC in Phoenix AZ., a 571-bed nonprofit founded by the Sisters of Mercy over 125 years ago. We're more than a hospital; we're a global destination for life-changing care, embracing patients with humankindness.

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Why SJHMC?

• Culture of Excellence & Well-being: We care for our people, fostering professional and personal growth.
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