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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Clinical Informatics Analyst will work collaboratively with users of the Meditech clinical information systems at the Boone County Hospital and Clinics to:

• Provide education, training and support of the organization wide heath information systems and software applications.
• Facilitate appropriate access to information systems, protects confidentiality and security of information, reduces redundancy, and supports quality decisions across the health care continuum.
• Conduct a variety of application administration roles, including application configuration, workflow, and information analysis, and maintaining various information systems.

As in integral position for the Clinical, IT support and Development areas this position will serve as a Senior SUPERUSER for system modules as deemed necessary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supports Hospital HIS/EMR applications and other third-party supporting applications.
• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of clinical applications, providing training, education, guidance, and support from project inception through completion.
• Utilize data extract/transform/load tools and SQL based scripting methods to import/export data and to design, test, and implement processes for bulk record add, update, or delete as required to support application.
• Perform necessary data manipulation/format modification of source data to achieve optimal uniformly for data comparison, conversion and standardization across source data systems and interfaces.
• Independently facilitates design of clinical workflow by designing improved efficiencies, solving complex workflow issues, and incorporating quality initiatives.
• Troubleshoots application issues with appropriate internal and external resources to resolution.
• Conducts thorough systems assessment and utilizes findings when developing new or enhanced information system applications to be used by clinical users.
• Partners with IT Systems Administrators to implement new systems and application upgrades.
• Supports and troubleshoots various system interfaces.
• Facilitates the education of staff through the development and implementation of information system applications and related competencies and orientation.
• Assures nursing, physician, and clinical documentation efforts meet regulatory/mandated requirements.
• Evaluates and maintains appropriate system documentation and updates.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge and experience with industry standard report writers.
• Experience with creating, running, and updating custom reports.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Demonstrates interpersonal relationship skills to work closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals to successfully implement computerized information systems.
• Identifies areas for procedural improvements. Provides detailed specifications describing functions to be automated.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of a licensed Registered Nurse and/or other Licensed, Register or Certified Health Care Professional.
• Demonstrates ability to self-manage based on assigned task and to assume full ownership of overall outcomes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of procedures for maintaining security, confidentiality, and integrity of employee, patient, family, and other medical information.

CERIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current Iowa RN nursing license.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Associate’s degree required, BSN or related Science Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Recent and current clinical care experience in a hospital or a physician clinic.
• 3 years with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Meditech or equivalent level of an EMR system, e-mail, and internet research.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed with excellent organizational, analytical, writing, interpersonal and project management skills.