Clinical Informatics Specialist 1 - Virtual Care

The Clinical Informatics Specialist 1 coordinates, integrates, and analyzes clinical processes across Inova Health System using clinical information technology, process design, and evidence to improve patient care, quality, and financial goals. Works collaboratively with their colleagues and other members of the care team, Information Technology, Nursing Informatics, Analytics, Quality and other key partners on the design and implementation of technology to improve care and experiences of Inova’s patients, providers, and team members. Serves an analyst role and have some portion of end user support responsibility in the area they serve.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assists the activities related to the development, organization, direction, and promotion of informatics initiatives within IHS to include hospitals, ambulatory clinics, emergency department, continuing medical education programs, in-service events.
• Participates with clinical and operational improvement teams in developing and refining clinical designs, requirements, and workflows. Translates these requirements into specification for the IT team.
• Serves as a liaison between health system providers, clinicians, and information system leadership in a specific service line or area.
• Facilitates adoption of EMRs and builds relationships with internal and external clinicians to promote technology adoption and clinical practice standards.
• Works collaboratively across departments and with service line leaders to plan, create, and implement improvements, as well as develop and implement clinical information systems change and proactive business intelligence.
• Serves as a key liaison to information systems communication to establish priorities and devise targeted approaches for services lines and specific physician concerns.
• Leverages various communication tools, social media outlets and other methods to collaborate with physician’s, physician support staff and other key stakeholders.
• Maintains up-to-date clinical information system change management databases, evidence-based content, issue tracking tools, and related vendor and other knowledge bases in the areas they support.
• Coordinates the development and delivery of educational content and training for internal and external physicians, support staff, and IHS team members in partnership with IHS training team, super users, and other clinical support leaders.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and implements risk mitigating measures as appropriate, ensuring compliance with all position-related requirements.
• Ensures that IT systems are designed to meet the clinical goals of high reliability care and a seamless experience for patients and providers.
• Supports system-wide projects and initiatives to ensure that implementation and redesign of IT systems are maximally effective.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 3 years of relevant healthcare experience and 1 year of Informatics, Business Intelligence, or Change Management

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.