Clinical Informaticist - Physician Organization Ambulatory - Bellaire
Clinical Informaticist - Physician Organization Ambulatory - Bellaire
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Job Description
Overview
Houston Methodist Standard
PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS
- Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
- INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
- COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
- RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
- EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
- Practices the Caring and Serving Model
- Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards
- Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)
- Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience
- Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job
- Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains key physician nursing and sponsor relationships within the organization and motivates clinical enduser adoption of the EHR.
- Exercises independent judgment when proactively or reactively addressing physician and nursing enduser adoption issues.
- Participates in and/or leads physician (enduser) focus groups and complies and responds to feedback as needed. Participates and facilitates hospital technology committees as needed.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Educates and trains endusers and application teams to adapt the system to meet their clinical workflow needs. Provides training enhancement opportunities with clinicians within the unit.
- Participates and distributes training materials tips and tricks and newsletter updates to customers/units to insure access to new features and functions. Intentionally rounds with patients/customers to ensure needs are met. Participates in System Governance Councils.
- Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
- Reviews and edits requirements specifications business processes and makes recommendations for solutions.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coaches clinical endusers on the system functionality and how to integrate the EMR to facilitate their daily workflow.
- Leverages reporting tools to support operational needs. Identifies and documents system deficiencies and recommends solutions. Ensures issues are identified tracked reported prioritized and resolved in a timely manner.
- Proactively communicates potential issues plans for resolution status updates and their affect on the department to customers and management.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists customers with developing cost estimates for technology related business plans and enhancement requests.
- Creates and enforces project deadlines and schedules.
- Sets customer expectations prioritizes tasks and delivers solutions on time.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Partners with end users to: analyze and create enhancement requests; assists in identifying initial design needs; captures required data elements and anticipated workflow changes to streamline the enhancement request process.
- Proactively identifies ways to enhance technology to support clinical practice. Keeps up to date on market technology innovations that could be leveraged to enhance clinical practice and patient care.
This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in clinical field such as Nursing Respiratory Therapy etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Six years of clinical workflow experience
- Informatics or end user clinical field support experience strongly preferred
- Experience with clinical system implementation strongly preferred
License/Certification
- RN Registered Nurse Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR
- RNTemp Registered Nurse Temporary State Licensure within 60 days OR
- PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy OR
- PHRM Pharmacist State Licensure OR
- MRT Medical Radiologic Technologist State Licensure OR
- PT Physical Therapist State Licensure AND
- EPIC Certification within 6 months OR
- EPICClov Cloverleaf Certification (Level I IIor III) within 6 months OR
- EPIC Beacon Certification within 6 months OR
- EPIC Willow Certification within 6 months
KSA/ Supplemental Data
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
- Demonstrated client service and relationship building skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with a wide variety of endusers at varying technology skill levels including the ability to develop and deliver presentation material. Effectively communicates with executives senior leaders and other clinical professionals across the organization
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to integrate technology in a patient care setting and function independently in a fastpaced environment
- Positive approach to work and the work environment
- Proficient in MS Office suite including PowerPoint Excel and Microsoft Project
- Demonstrated ability to think critically solve problems and meet client expectations
- Knowledge of Exlipsys or other EMP: Portal or PHR Knowledge preferred
- Strong understanding of the workflow of clinical applications with regard to the impact to the clinician and patient outcomes
- Demonstrated strong project management experience
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs No
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) No
ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.
- On Call* Yes
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes
Company Profile
Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group As one of the nations leading hospitals and academic medical centers Houston Methodist has brought together some of the nations leading experts in multiple specialties to serve our patients. As part of Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group (HMSPG) these specialists not only provide excellent clinical care but are on the forefront of research developing leadingedge technologies and treatments and teaching the medical pioneers of tomorrow. This combination of clinical service research and academics ensures patients have access to the latest in treatments and technologies while providing the best in comprehensive patient care. Established as a nonprofit corporation and certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners HMSPG enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to their clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.
Employment Type
Full-Time
