Health Informaticist

Summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Clinical and Health Informaticist to advance healthcare through the science of informatics. The role performs workflow and system analysis, supports clinical application development and configuration, and participates in the implementation, training, adoption, and improvement of health information technology.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• 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.