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Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Clinical Informatics Specialist

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204

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Clinical Informatics Specialist US--Hybrid

Requisition and Position Details

Requisition ID:

2025-35640

Position Category:

Information Systems

Job Type:

AFSCME union represented

Position Type:

Regular Full-Time

Posting Department:

Information Technology Group (ITG)

Posting Salary Range:

$95,219 - $131,946 (Salary Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity)

Posting FTE:

1.00

Posting Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Posting Hours:

8:00am - 5:00pm

HR Mission:

Central Services

Drug Testable:

No

Department Overview The mission of the Clinical Informatics Department (CID) is to realize the full benefits of OHSU's clinical information systems. The department will apply the science of informatics to enable excellence in patient care services, to education learners and to advance the methods of applied informatics. The Clinical Informatics Specialist (CIS) supports the mission of CID by practicing and assisting clinical information system implementation, maintenance and support, including all phases of the system development life cycle: analysis, design, development, testing, training/end user support, go-live, and transition to maintenance. The CIS utilizes inter-team and inter-departmental coordination, communication and collaboration to accomplish goals. The CIS participates and assists in EHR governance structure and process. This position supports CID in providing informatics support to OHSU partner, affiliate, and community connect organizations. CID employees are responsible for the security of OHSU technology. In exercising their duties, CID employees must follow OHSU's security directives, incorporating security measures in the delivery of their everyday tasks, and are required to report security concerns to the ITG Security Engineering team.

Function/Duties of Position Change Management, Operational Support and Implementation

Leads change management efforts (currently defined as work less than 100 hours of effort) for department level initiatives, new department work, new departmental workflows and new non-enterprise modules where the primary customer or stakeholder is the clinician and the EHR is the primary means to meet the project deliverables with assistance Informatics Leadership as needed

Demonstrates understanding of how and why governance is used in work assignments

With little to no supervision, engages with the governance structure as it pertains to assigned work

Demonstrates understanding and adherence to change management processes

Demonstrates understanding and adherence to ticket prioritization and approval process

Leads user group efforts as assigned

Partners with provider informaticists as appropriate

Applies industry standard change, project management and ITIL principles

Utilizes department/division change and project standards and methodology

Creates customer communication for system enhancements and fixes in partnership with Epic Comms

Independently creates project plans for routine changes and utilizes these plans to manage the work and meet deadlines

Independently analyzes current state and maps future state

Coordinates and develops training plans and user documentation for department level changes

Supports go-live activities and mentors colleagues for knowledge transfer

Assess risk and plans mitigation, and includes these in project plans

Demonstrates a knowledge of the business processes, policy and operations of the departments supported by developing software and system configurations based on analysis of user requirements within time frames given; promotes enhancements or modifications to benefit user functions

Demonstrates and applies knowledge of process and system design techniques by translating and documenting business requirements into technical designs for changes

Completes all activities that analyze current state and completes current state process flow diagrams

Identifies gaps and creates future state design recommendations for department level changes and ensures that gaps from current state are resolved; completes future state process flow diagrams.

Assists with hardware assessments as it pertains to clinical use

Demonstrates knowledge related to hardware, software and technical components in the application of systems and software and implications of recommended solutions on operations

Demonstrates ability to design solutions based on the integration of operations and technology

Incorporates understanding of clinical business operations into the role of liaison between the clinical customer and ITG

Creates tasks, work estimates and recommends assignment of resources to tasks associated with changes

May support efficiency and/or Sprint efforts as needed for subject matter expertise.

Project/Program Work

Fully understands and demonstrates adherence to HCIT Project and Governance process

Notifies ambulatory informatics leadership when work is identified as project work

Completes informatics work as outlined in the above section as member of the project team for work that is greater than 100 hours of effort

Participates in and compiles lessons learned at project conclusions; demonstrates increased knowledge and improved performance based on previous work

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent and 2 years' work related experience in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care;

OR

Bachelor's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent and 5 years' work related in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care;

OR

Associate's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent and 7 years' work related experience in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care;

OR

8 years' work related experience in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care;

OR

Equivalent combination of education and experience where one year of experience will be substituted for an Associate's degree and two years of experience will be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters in a Healthcare field

3 years of experience as an informaticist or informatics specialist or equivalent or 5 years of experience the information technology field supporting electronic health records, specifically clinicians, clinical healthcare experience or combination of the above.

Clinical licensure

Existing vendor certifications or equivalent

Multiple vendor certifications or equivalent

Current CPHIMS or equivalent

PMP or equivalent

Additional Details Work Schedule: Typically 8am-5pm Pacific Time, dependent on meeting schedules and business needs.

Work Location: This is a hybrid position that requires some onsite travel, including but not limited to projects, go-live support, training, upgrades, etc. Duration and frequency of onsite travel will vary. May require occasional evening and/or weekend shifts for coverage during system upgrades and go-lives.

Benefits

Healthcare Options - Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents, and $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee

Two separate above market pension plans to choose from

Vacation - up to 200 hours per year depending on length of service

Sick Leave - up to 96 hours per year

8 paid holidays per year

Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts

Additional Programs including: Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee discounts to local and major businesses

Childcare service discounts

Growth/Development Opportunities

All are welcome. Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the

Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department

at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

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