Clinical Informatics Specialist - Hiring Now

We are looking to hire a brilliant Clinical Informatics Specialist to join our exceptional team at Providence Health & Services in Portland, OR.
Growing your career as a Full Time Clinical Informatics Specialist is an incredible opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in adaptability, communication and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Clinical Informatics Specialist at Providence Health & Services today!

**Description**


**Providence is seeking a Clinical Informatics Specialist who will:**


+ Be a subject matter expert that works independently to support Ambulatory components of the EHR, clinical decision support, and clinical staff support and onboarding.

+ Participate in a collaborative effort with key contributors and other informatics specialists, to design and develop effective workflows, operational processes, and system functions to drive optimal outcomes and efficiencies.

+ Support leadership decision making by data gathering and conducting sophisticated analysis. Implement change to align with patient safety, strategic and regulatory goals.

+ Skilled as an effective communicator for varying audiences from clinicians to executive leadership and vendors.

+ Develop and maintain close relationships with key contributors, which include system and operational leadership, front line staff, governance groups, multi-disciplinary staff, and vendors.

+ Collaborate to prioritize demands, set appropriate expectations, establish appropriate metrics and targets, and manage change implementation.


**In this position you will:**


+ Provide technical and application expertise and recommend processes and/or procedures for enhancements, and modifications to improve existing electronic information systems.

+ Respond to improvement needs in the functional operation of the Epic computer systems.

+ Collaborate and document system design and workflow processes of system needs for clinical management, staff, and providers.

+ Function as a liaison between clinic stakeholders and the system build teams.

+ Provide technical and application expertise to analyze and optimize clinical information systems.

+ Ensure system design, achieve Health System objectives of standardization, integration, and efficiency, and supports compliance with policies and procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.

+ Share knowledge and expertise with team members.

+ Work collaboratively with the education team to develop change communication and training materials. Obtain approval where required.

+ Perform routine maintenance when appropriate; assist with testing updates and new releases prior to production use.


**Additional Responsibilities:**


+ Frequent commuting among the local facilities is required. A valid driver's license, and a reliable vehicle for transportation throughout the region is required.

+ _Occasional_ travel within other PSJH States/Regions is required. Employee may be required to work variable shifts and weekends when traveling among the PSJH States/Regions.

+ Demonstrate compliance with all system and departmental policies and procedures. Maintain compliance with annual safety and competency testing.

+ Perform other duties as assigned.


**Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**


+ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

+ Effective written communication skills accommodating the needs of the audience.

+ Ability to effectively build relationships with customers, executive management, and other stakeholders through positive interaction and problem identification and resolution.

+ Broad knowledge and understanding of the trends and changes taking place in health care.

+ Ability to work within tight time frames and meet strict deadlines.

+ Knowledge of the use of health information technology to improve the clinical and related processes (e.g. Electronic Health Record - Epic.).


**Required qualifications:**


+ Bachelor's Degree in Business, Informatics, or related science OR equivalent education/experience

+ 2 years or greater of related experience


**Preferred qualifications:**


+ EpicCare Ambulatory Certification, Epic Clinical Informaticist Certificate, and/or Applied Health Informatics Certificate

+ Familiarity with EHR systems and applications, preferably Epic.

+ Work history in healthcare in a clinical capacity


**Our** **best-in-class benefits** **are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our** **Mission** **of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.**


**About the department you will serve.**


Providence Strategic and Management Services provides a variety of functional and system support services for all eight regions of Providence from Alaska to California. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.


**About Providence**

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of Know me, care for me, ease my way. Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, well walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.


The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.


Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.


**About the Team**

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.


We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.


We are committed to cultural diversity and equal employment for all individuals. It is our policy to recruit, hire, promote, compensate, transfer, train, retain, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including certain language use restrictions), ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, and military and veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified caregiver or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.


We are a community where all people, regardless of differences, are welcome, secure, and valued. We value respect, appreciation, collaboration, diversity, and a shared commitment to serving our communities. We expect that all workforce members in our community will act in ways which reflect a commitment to and accountability for, racial and social justice and equality in the workplace. As such, we will maintain a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any applicable legally protected status. We also expect that all workforce members will maintain a positive workplace free from any unacceptable conduct which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

**Requsition ID:** 169890
**Company:** Providence Jobs
**Job Category:** Clinical Informatics
**Job Function:** Clinical Support
**Job Schedule:** Full time
**Job Shift:** Day
**Career Track:** Business Professional
**Department:** 4011 SS IS CI MINISTRY OPS
**Address:** OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St
**Pay Range:** $36.37 - $58.72
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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