Surgical Health Informatics Specialist Baywood

Primary City/State:

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name:

Peri-Op Informatics-Corp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Support

Find your path in health care. If you’re looking to leverage your skills to make a real difference, having two to four years working with systems, working as a functional "super-user" of an application in an acute health care environment– you belong as a Health Informatics Specialist at Banner Baywood and Banner Heart Hospital. Apply today.

If you enjoy a fun work environment that is all-inclusive, where your talents are appreciated, your ideas are welcomed, new challenges, and a genuine enjoyment of contributing to organizational success, than a career in health informatics is really the place for you. The Health Informatics department provides Perioperative decision support for operations as it relates to the perioperative EMR. This position is forward facing and collaborates in the development, implementation, and operational support of all clinical technologies and processes, within this specialized critical care area at a system-level base. The department is responsible for developing, interpreting, and maintaining statistical data necessary for driving key business decisions to assigned business owners in an accurate and timely manner. Additionally, this department partners and aligns with business experts, other informatics teams, and IT across the Banner enterprise to deliver solutions that turn data into actions.

Ideally, the candidate we are looking for needs to have a background as surgical scrub, or surgical scheduler, sterile processing experience. We are looking for individuals who have experience working within Periop areas. Candidates with an informatics background or have served as a super user, and have experience working in a critical care setting would are ideal.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for collaborating in the development, implementation, and operational support of all clinical technologies and processes, within a specialty area on a system-level base. This position provides informatics expertise and is responsible for the development, interpretation, and maintenance of statistical data necessary for driving key business decisions to assigned business owners in an accurate and timely manner. Partners and aligns with business experts, other informatics team, and IT across the Banner enterprise to deliver solutions that turn data into actions. Seeks to optimize clinical systems design to meet organizational improvement objectives and strategic goals while balancing the needs of all user requirements related to interdisciplinary users of these systems. Fosters teamwork through collaboration with department leaders, clinicians, project managers, and technical experts to ensure the design and deployment of clinical related applications that result in improved patient care and outcomes.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Performs standard assignments within own job functions. Expanding knowledge of fundamental theories, practices, procedures, and concepts within the job’s function.

2. Identifies and solves a range of problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions and assesses each using established procedures. Analyzes developments in the field for others.

3. Responds to non-standard requests from internal and/or external customers; investigates with assistance from others, as needed. Interacts primarily with department peers, supervisor, internal customers, patients and physicians.

4. Makes decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess strong knowledge as normally obtained through two to four years of experience working within a fast- paced acute health care setting and or through the completion of a bachelor's degree in related business discipline to area assigned or computer science.

A level of experience as would typically be obtained in two to four years working with systems, working as a functional "super-user" of an application in a similar department environment, or providing consultative input for application usage or design is required. Excellent working knowledge of typical word processing, spreadsheet and/or database applications is required. Good organizational, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and human relation skills are required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Two plus years of experience performing financial, analytical, and/or statistical work, preferably in a healthcare setting in addition to experience in working with Microsoft Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.