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University of Washington

SENIOR INFORMATICS SPECIALIST

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127

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Req #: 247906

Department: UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES

Appointing Department Web Address: http://uwmits_hires.uwmedicine.org/

Job Location Detail:

HYBRID - Primary work location is at the UW Tower in Seattle, WA

Posting Date: 07/15/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $10,881-$12,334 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position,

click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20240419-a11y.pdf)

UW MEDICINE IT SERVICES

has an outstanding job opportunity for a

Senior Informatics Specialist

.

WORK SCHEDULE

100% FTE – 40 hours per week

Day Shift – UW MEDICINE ITS SERVICES CORE HOURS ARE 08:00 – 17:00 (PST), Monday-Friday

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

UW Medicine IT Services (ITS)

is a shared services organization that supports all of UW Medicine. UW Medicine is comprised of Harborview Medical Center (HMC), UW Medical Center-Montlake Campus (UWMC-Montlake), UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus (UWMC-NW), Valley Medical Center (VMC), UW Medicine Primary Care (UWMPC), UW Physicians (UWP), UW School of Medicine (SOM), and Airlift Northwest (ALNW). ITS is responsible for the ongoing support and maintenance of the infrastructure and applications which support all these institutions, along with the implementation of new services and applications that are used to support and further the UW Medicine mission.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

HYBRID opportunity

Values-based work environment

Active departmental Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

15 days of vacation your first year – Also, 12 days of sick time, 1 personal holiday, and 11 paid holidays each year

100% matching, 100% immediately vesting 403(b)

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Consulting with customers, performing a detailed requirements analysis

Analyzing work process flows and technical solutions to bridge the gap between current and future state

Systems and process design and development

Training and staff development

Supporting system standardization and optimization

Leading workflow analysis and redesign and conducting gap analysis to identify opportunities to improve system and user efficiency

Providing knowledge of new enhancements and functionality to end users

Acting as a liaison between the clinical teams and ITS

Planning project strategy and solution implementation and coordinating with key stakeholders.

Documenting requirements for sign off, communication, and test script development

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

5+ years of clinical experience in an inpatient and/or ambulatory health care setting, using electronic heath record systems, to include:

Quality Assurance experience through SDLC or project

Customer and clinical staff consulting experience

Experience eliciting customer requirements to respond to customer needs

Demonstrated strong business acumen, showing understanding of customers, applications, and project team skill level

Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict and ambiguity

Demonstrated adult education/training skills with a variety of audiences and computer skill levels

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation, documentation, and analytical writing skills

Demonstrated understanding of hospital, ambulatory, and post-acute care operations, interdepartmental processes, and interdisciplinary interactions and workflows in the healthcare setting

Strong project management, change management, and team building skills

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public?by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position,

click here.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.