Informaticist

Job Description:

The Clinical and Health Informaticist challenges the status quo of the healthcare experience through the Science of Informatics. This is an exciting field where experts innovate, design, simplify and translate technology to equitably support the Intermountain Health mission and vision. The position is responsible to perform workflow and system analysis and functional design for software development / configuration activities associated with clinical applications. Caregivers in this role are also responsible for participating in the implementation, training, adoption, and process improvement of Health Information Technology (HIT). The Informaticist functions as a liaison with business and clinical users and the software development/application teams. This position utilizes intermediate informatics principles, to support and periodically lead moderately complex projects with limited supervision, while continuing to develop clinical understanding and an advanced informatics skillset.

Essential Functions

• Interact with business and clinical caregivers to build productive relationships
• Work flexible hours to meet project requirements
• Provide customer experience and service utilizing verbal and written communication skills
• Prioritize and organize work with attention to detail and limited supervision
• Use word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet and e-mail, virtual meeting applications, and scheduling applications 
• Demonstrated understanding of how clinical systems are utilized to provide patient care by a variety of caregivers and specialties
• Use informatics fundamental skills to positively impact people, process, and tools
• Use basic project management skills to contribute to technology project deliverables
• Round in facilities across the system to observe workflows, meet with key stakeholders, assist with implementations, and other targeted functions

Skills

• Informatics
• Information Systems
• Information Technology (IT)
• Clinical Informatics
• Process Improvements
• Clinical Systems
• Clinical Information Systems
• Business Information Systems
• Clinical Workflows

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of workflows in a healthcare system
• Proven experience engaging providers, nurses, and other clinicians in learning through presentation and communication skills
• Experience applying informatics fundamentals (People, Process, Technology) to impact quality and safety
• Experience participating and leading deliverables of Informatics projects
• Experience working with Cerner, Epic, or other EHR vendors
• Experience or training in the use of Continuous Improvement
• Registered Nurse and other licensed clinical incumbents must hold and maintain current state licensure.
• Preferred: Transplant Experience

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Key Bank Tower

Work City:

Salt Lake City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$35.99 - $56.68

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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