Associate Director of Clinical Informatics

Overview

The Associate Director of Clinical Informatics (ADCI) supports the clinical design and implementation of theorganization's electronic health records systems to ensure clinical concepts are successfully translated to technical,clinical specifications and desired outcomes. The ADCI also supports the development of policies, procedures andtraining materials for the electronic health records system reflective of decisions made by clinical leadership whilesupporting the quality and outcome goals of Central Health. They consult with and serve as an interface with careteam members and appropriate committees for the purpose of determining clinical data needs and collectionmethodologies to facilitate quality reporting, quality outcomes, interventions, population disease management, andregulatory compliance. The ADCI time allocation is divided as 0.4 FTE dedicated to the responsibilities above, withremaining FTE engagement allocated to clinical care and/or other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

As a direct Care Provider Reporting to Service Line Director:Diagnose and treat diseases, disorders and injuries based on patient’s medical history and results of physicalassessment and refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.Prescribe medications and therapies for treatment, preventive care, and contraception.Instruct patients and their families regarding family planning, procedures performed, plan of care, and follow‐upvisits.Direct professional and ancillary health care staff during treatment of patients.Respond to inquiries from staff and patients regarding preventative health and treatments.Compile patient medical data including health history, treatment plans, and results of physical examination, etc.and record in electronic medical record.Report required information including deaths and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.Plan, promote, demonstrate, recommend and coordinate high standards of medical practice.Demonstrated expertise in relevant medical practices, protocol, trends and best practices in clinical areas assigned.Demonstrated knowledge and success in effecting overall clinical operations.Proficiency in the use of a computer, software packages, and office machines.Work within the scope of credentialing privileges.As ADCI:Supports the design and implementation of the organization’s electronic health records systems.Provides guidance, support, and oversight to ensure clinical concepts are successfully translated to technical andclinical specifications.Helps the DCI ensure that all staff members are fully competent with the organization’s electronic capabilities, thatinformation systems are fully integrated wherever possible, that clinical support systems support medical decisionmaking and that there is effective capture of needed clinical information to maximize quality and other measurableperformance.Consults with and serves as an interface with staff and appropriate committees for the purpose of determiningclinical data needs and collection methodologies to facilitate quality reporting, quality outcomes, interventions,population disease management, and regulatory compliance.Establishes and implements templates, tools, and best practices for the effective collection of patient data insupport and achievement of Board / Executive established quality metrics. Leverages Epic Signal metrics todetermine opportunities for both system and care team member improvement relative to established metrics.At the direction of DCI, analyzes provider EHR satisfaction data (annual at min) and devise interventions toaddress deficits. Consider rounding with teams bi-annually to identify training and functional needs)Manages and supports Nurse Informaticists and Provider and Clinical Content Builders.Interfaces with EGC/JT for Epic Change requests, as appropriate.Contributes to data integrity strategy for key reports and metrics (i.e. partners with analytics to ensure fidelity ofdata from entry to output, ensure that data collection is consistent amongst teams, and ensure reports accuratelyreflect clinical practice)Prioritize idea requests and tickets for analyst and builder teams.Assists in the evaluation and assessment of health care technology to address clinical needs of patients and tosupport the practice of clinical staff Directs the clinical-based informatics activities of CommUnityCare and servesas the representative of the organization in matters that involve medical analytic judgment and clinical dataintegrity.Review clinical and scientific literature to update key policy/programmatic positions.Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONSEducationREQUIRED: Graduation from an accredited School of Physician Assistants or Master's degree from an accredited School of Nursing Required Or Doctoral or Professional Degree M.D. or D.O. from an accredited educational institution Required