What are the responsibilities and job description for the Informatics Nurse position at University of Utah Health?
Overview
As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
Incumbents in this position are responsible for integrating nursing knowledge and science with computer science and information systems for clinicians using the electronic medical records.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Preferred
Qualifications (Preferred)
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
Listening, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking
As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA
Incumbents in this position are responsible for integrating nursing knowledge and science with computer science and information systems for clinicians using the electronic medical records.
Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates the integration of data, information and clinical knowledge to support patient care decision making.
- Translates and communicates clinical needs to information technology staff and works to develop appropriate solutions.
- Evaluates electronic solutions and develops implementation strategies to optimize software solutions.
- Conducts workflow analysis and makes recommendations for change management strategies.
- Conducts quality assurance testing prior to solution deployment to ensure functionality is working as designed.
- Works with managers and clinicians to develop implementation plans to support the transition to the new work flow.
- Provides support to clinicians during training, go-live and after go-live to ensure utilization of the solution is correct.
- Collaborates with compliance, patient accounting, legal and other departments to communicate and translate details of the electronic record to support the business needs of these areas.
- Conducts revenue enhancement activities in conjunction with coders to ensure electronic tools support new compliance rules. Monitors and reports outcomes of activities to hospital leaders.
- Conducts hardware assessments on the inpatient nursing units and develops a plan for upgrades and replacements to ensure clinicians have appropriate tools to support their practice.
- Coordinates with ITS and all departments to prepare for downtime situations.
- Conducts audits.
- Works with educators and managers to support and re-enforce staff training.
- May perform direct patient care or other clinical functions within established protocol and physicians’ orders, as required by the specific department and in alignment with documented competency pass off.
- At the discretion of department operational and patient care needs, this position is required to work rotating schedules, which may include variable hours, weekends, nights, and holidays to meet the staffing and patient care demands of a 24/7 complex health system. Regular, reliable, and punctual attendance during assigned shifts is considered an essential function of the role.
- Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient care environment.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.
- Demonstrated leadership, human relations, and effective communication skills.
- Ability to integrate nursing knowledge and science with computer science and information systems.
- Ability to collaborate with clinicians to develop real time reports that are needed to support clinical decisions.
- Ability to develop written education material.
- Ability to lead discussions with both small and large groups of people.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
Qualifications
- Five years of experience in a relevant setting. Four of which must be in nursing.
- Three years experience working with electronic health records.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah. Must maintain current Interstate Compact (multi-state) license if residency is not being changed to Utah.
- Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Preferred
Qualifications (Preferred)
- Degree or Certification in Informatics.
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
- This is a sedentary position in an office setting that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
Listening, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking