Primary Location:

JHHS - Jewish Hospital

Address:

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202


Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Clinical Informaticist, Laboratory, directly supports laboratory staff in determining system requirements, adapting clinical workflows to adopt technology, understanding system functionality required to support and improve laboratory process.

The Clinical Informatics, Laboratory role develops and helps maintain the electronic medical system, software applications and databases of UofL Health across the care continuum. This role has the thorough understanding of all application functionality, reporting capabilities, interfacing and integration of each clinical application assigned. The role requires interacting and understanding clinical processes, understanding system functionality, understanding new features and functions introduced in new software releases, identifying testing requirements for new functionality and regression testing requirements of existing functionality, educating and communicating with staff regarding processes, and utilizing all internal and external resources to accomplish and sustain improvements.

Additional Job Description:

• Identifies opportunities to leverage technology to improve clinical workflow. Leads the development of policies and procedures and provides guidance on EMR best practices to various Process Improvement committees at UofL Health for the optimal usage of Clinical Information Systems.
• Provides expert guidance to EHR teams on system optimization, change management, standardized processes and workflows for a successful post implementation operation. This role requires an ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and project management.
• Supports departmental educational functions for training laboratory staff and requires a detailed knowledge of the electronic health record and the ability to analyze processes/systems as they impact the organizations’ strategic initiatives and patient experience.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of long-term strategic applications planning for the EHR for the area of responsibility to achieve strategic outcomes for the implementation.
• Adheres to all Security Standards as set forth by the organization and National guidelines.
• Works closely with Clinical Lab Leadership and other stakeholder teams to design, implement and support the goals and objectives of the organization set by the leadership.    
• Uses clinical background and EHR experience to benefit the build, support and optimization of the EHR application assigned
• Ensures consistent use of clinical and revenue cycle information technology and the adoption of care team workflow changes enabled by Cerner.
• Acts as a liaison between technical staff and business subject matter experts in creating and refining business requirements
• Proactively communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and delivery
• Performs testing and training on system changes, upgrades and enhanced functionality
• Works closely with Applications Analysts, departments and Technical teams to create and maintain appropriate application and workflow documentation

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

• Bachelor’s Degree – Laboratory Services or equivalent education and experience is required.
• Master’s degree and Informatics certification preferred.

Experience (required and preferred):

• 5+ years of prior experience in a healthcare environment supporting laboratory services and / or clinical operations is required.
• 2+ years’ experience with a healthcare EMR is required.
• Cerner implementation and/or support experience preferred