RN Clinical Informaticist

apartment Dignity St. Mary Medical Center location_onLong Beach, CA 90813, US

Job Summary and Responsibilities

About this opportunity:

The clinical nurse informaticists provides expertise in the planning design development training implementation communication maintenance and evaluation of new or existing functionality related to clinical and business information systems. Working under the direction of the Regional Director of Clinical Informatics integrates nursing/clinical science computer science information science to manage and communicated data information knowledge and wisdom in clinical practice. Works as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit analyze communicate and validate requirements for changes to processes policies and information systems. Ensures data/information is current with regulatory agency and best practice standards. Coordinates the collection and reporting of metrics defining benefits realization associate with the clinical information systems. Serves as an internal consultant to all departments to identify and achieve department and project goals. Provides direct contact with vendor to ensure customer needs are met.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

Current California RN License
Minimum of 3 years acute care nursing clinical experience .
1+ years Electronic Health Record (E.H.R.) implementation experience (super user trainer or implementation project team member) preferably Cerner.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field.
3-5 years of experience supporting systems or involved with systems in an acute care setting with direct responsibility for patient care activities.
2 -3 years of experience with EHR system build and support (Cerner experience preferred)
Strong problem solving skills ability to manage project tasks and timelines and analytical ability. Must be able to adapt easily to change and engage with others in a team environment.
Ability to work with and communicate to a diverse work force in all levels of the organization.

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, is a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 63,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. For more information, please visit our website at www.dignityhealth.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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