Clinical Informatics Programmer-Quality Improvement-Full Time (ONSITE)

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.

Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

THIS POSITION IS ONSITE ONLY. NO REMOTE OPPORTUNITY.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Clinical Informatics, Nursing, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience / Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of experience in informatics.
• Experience with MS Access and/or client-server relational database management systems (RDBMS) (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server).
• Experience with database import procedures and reporting procedures.
• Experience with healthcare terminology, operations, regulations, and quality metrics.
• Experience with Epic EMR systems.
• Experience with analytics software and procedures (e.g. SAS, R, S+, SPSS, etc.) is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

Position Summary

    The Clinical Informatics Programmer is responsible for the development and maintenance of new software and databases to support clinical quality initiatives. The role is focused on information technology but is also strongly collaborative and clinical.

• Develop software/database requirement documents for quality initiatives identified by senior leadership.
• Perform database import from multiple data sources, including historical data, spreadsheets, EMR queries and other databases in varied formats.
• Create database input user-interfaces and reporting software, including interfaces to MS Excel.
• Collaborate with clinical quality professionals to support clinical aspects of quality initiatives.
• Continually broaden skills in clinical quality review to complement IT aspects of role.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the information technology department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Team Member Competencies

Establishing Relationships

Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances in order to collaborate effectively within department and organization.  Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.

Peer Support

Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively within the team. 

Inspiring and Motivating Others

Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments.  Work well with others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation to complete tasks and positive workflow. 

Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence

Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.

Acting with Integrity

Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations.  Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments.  Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.

Being a Champion for Change and Innovation

Supports people in their efforts to try new things.  Things creatively, generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes. Accepts new ways of doing things and adapts to change.

Communicating Effectively

Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner.  Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.  Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Treats all people with dignity and respect.  Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics.