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Hybrid opening that will require local candidates available for as needed onsite visits.

The Clinical Informatics Specialist will champion and provide guidance for the on-going development, advancement and optimization of clinical systems and technology that impact patient care and business operations throughout the system. The Clinical Informatics Specialist is knowledgeable about the clinical processes, relevant regulatory mandates, and principles of quality/safety improvement in their clinical area of focus.  This is a customer/front facing role geared towards workflows and understanding how the system works both on the front end and behind the scenes.  As this team supports Epic go lives, this candidate will be required to go onsite on an as needed basis in the Atlanta area.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures that clinical informatics projects are planned and implemented using evidence-based practices for planning, understanding, guiding and delivering responsible and efficient patient care.
• Serves as a key constituent that bridges the gap between people, processes, clinical knowledge and technology.
• Document specifications that will translate into development of tools, reports, and systems that support organizational business needs.
• Utilize the SBAR process to plan recommendations for informatics solutions.
• Ensures workflows/process is current with regulatory agencies and best practice standards.
• Identifies changes to system to comply with policies and procedures in the most efficient manner.
• Utilize data to drive process, workflow and behavior change as it relates to appropriate and efficient use of electronic medical records (EMR) and other clinical technology.
• Serves as a resource to end users for information systems and technology; effectively communicate system changes, workflow process changes, downtime procedures, etc.
• Participates in the production and distribution of communications related to technology through active internal networking, clinical liaison role, newsletters, announcements and other technology-based mechanisms to health professionals.
• Routinely conduct intentional rounding in patient care areas to gain overall knowledge of facility specific workflow, patient throughput, and challenges with technology solutions. Monitors outcome and evaluates user adoption of current and newly implemented information technology and functionality.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Epic Builder and/or Epic Clinical Informatics Certification is a huge bonus
• Experience in care planning, how to utilize care plans of all disciplines highly preferred
• Experience with how virtual care processes lead to a reduction in burden for staff highly preferred

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-graduate degree in Nursing Informatics, Health Informatics, or related fields. In lieu of post-graduate degree in Informatics, clinical background, post-graduate degree, and 1 year of Informatics experience is sufficient.
• Completion of EPIC Clinical Content Builder series of classes within first 12 months or longer with approval from Sr. Manager

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.