Clinical Informaticist, Senior - IS Clinical Apps - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

Under the direction and supervision of the department leader(s), the Clinical Informatics position will be responsible for providing operational support of the interdisciplinary team to attain high quality patient care outcomes and leading integration of clinical practice and applications which include, but not limited to, nursing, provider, lab, radiology, pharmacy applications. The Clinical Informatics Specialist

primary

responsibilities include:

Represents the bridge between clinical practice and IS/IT to transform patient care delivery across the enterprise Ensures clinical voice, practice and workflows are considered and integrated Communication and collaboration with leadership, staff, IT teams across the Keck enterprise Use data to monitor clinical adoption, efficiency, outcomes Change management advisor and champion Regular rounding Go-live support Promote continuous improvement of KeckCare (EHR) and clinical technologies Training and at-the-elbow coaching/support The Clinical Informatics position will work with a diverse customer base of clinical and support staff, management, and physicians. Must have excellent oral and written communication

skills.

Essential

Duties

Integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to improve patient care safety, quality, efficacy, and efficiencyLead and support efforts to plan, coordinate, and implement clinical technologies and work processes aligned with organizational initiatives. Assist in testing as needed that is part of clinical technology and application implementations, enhancements, or upgrades.Analyzes clinician technology

experience and impact on patient care and communicates recommendations for improvement to appropriate IS/IT, clinical, operation stakeholders.Supports department and organizational committees and professional initiatives by planning, coordinating, and implementing projects that align clinical technologies with evidence, standards, data, and patient outcomes.Facilitate utilization and adoption of clinical technologies that support application of new clinical knowledge, innovationActs as liaison and consultant between clinical end-users and information systems analysts to identify technology needs, seek feedback, interpret clinical system design requests, and coordinate end-user involvement in the integration of information systems, clinical technologies and practiceCollaborate with clinical, IS, operation leaders to assure staff

education, communication, preparedness to adopt new/revised technologies.Contributes to proficient team operations, cost-effective resource utilization and financial outcomes by assessing and recommending personnel, workplace, technology resources that facilitate collaboration and efficiencies.Collaborate with leadership to identify SMEs as needed for projects and or other effortsParticipates on various enterprise-wide committees as clinical IS representative and liaisonPerforms other

duties as assigned

Required

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree2 years Minimum 2 to 5 years RN clinical

experience &/or informatics or performance improvement

experienceSelf-starter with ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change initiativesStrong presentation

skills to executives and chief clinicians

Preferred

Qualifications

Combined

experience/

education as substitute for minimum

educationCerner

experience highly desired

Required Licenses/certifications

Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The Annual Base

salary range for this position is $95,680.00 - $158,230.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and

responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work

experience,

education/training, key

skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.