What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Informatics Specialist position at Ascension Careers - External?
We Are Hiring
At Ascension, we believe our people are our strength and we invest in them. We strongly support a work-life balance and you will benefit from significant professional opportunities, career advancement, and training.
Ascension Seton Hayes, in Kyle, Texas, is seeking a Clinical Informatics Specialist to join our family! Apply today!
Why Join Ascension?
Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.
Ascension includes approximately 156,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 21 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
What You Will Do
As an Associate with Ascension, you will have the opportunity to analyze, manage and communicate health information through clinical information systems and applications.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts analysis of clinical and organizational needs.
- Identifies, designs and evaluates clinical information systems and applications.
- Recruits clinicians for work groups. Meets with clinicians for competency validation.
- Participates in the development of organizational policies and initiatives related to collecting, managing and communicating clinical information.
- Ensures information systems policies, procedures and technologies comply with applicable laws and regulations.
- Designs and delivers training materials to educate users about information technologies.
- Participates in EMR design, build, implementation and training for new providers or practices.
- Acts as an agent of change to help promote organization adoption of EMR and workflow to optimize patient safety and experience.
What You Will Need
Education:
- High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.
Work Experience:
- 3 years of experience preferred.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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