Clinical Informatics Nurse

Job Description

The primary focus of the Clinical Informatics Nurse (CIN) is to provide the guidance, knowledge and leadership to address inter-professional workflow needs. The CIN 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 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. The CIN will support consumers, patients, the interprofessional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in all roles and settings to achieve successful implementation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system at TCRHCC.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Nursing (RN-BSN) from an NBCSN, ABSNC or ANCC credentialed program.

Certification:
A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Experience:
Minimum of three (3) years recent acute care (inpatient care) nursing clinical experience within a healthcare institution of similar size and complexity, or larger.
Preference for individual with additional experience working in ambulatory care setting in a healthcare institution of similar size and complexity, or larger.
One (1) year EHR implementation experience (super user, trainer, or implementation project team member), preferably Allscripts.
Has experience with developing clinical Electronic Health Record Systems (EHR). Systems include, but not limited Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, Meditech, etc.
Experience with inpatient and ancillary systems and clinical workflows including Laboratory, PACS/Radiology, Pharmacy, Obstetrics, Document Management (OnBase), etc.

With a staff of over 900, TCRHCC is continuously challenged to meet the needs of a growing population, to keep pace with perpetual advances in medical knowledge and technology, and to deal with limited space very close quarters. We are bursting at the seams and looking toward the future with hopes and dreams of all new facilities, in order to always deliver the best healthcare the healthcare you deserve!
LOCATION AND LIFESTYLE:
Live and work on the beautiful Navajo Reservation, near national parks and forests, canyon country, ski area a day trip away
The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment and a rewarding career in an underserved area
Easy drive to Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Snowbowl ski area, Las Vegas
Easy access to hiking, biking, fishing, skiing
Excellent work/life balance
Very close, collaborative professional staff
The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community.

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