IT Clinical Informaticist

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

This position will have a hybrid schedule with onsite days required at Mercy Hospital. Candidates must live in the Durango, CO area.

The locally based Clinical Informaticist (CI) promotes understanding, integration, and application of information technology in the healthcare setting. The CI applies education and experience to effectively address complex challenges in diverse healthcare delivery environments. The CI acts as a liaison between clinical care and information technology, supporting employees throughout the care continuum in the full life cycle of clinical technology projects. The CI role promotes system standardization and optimization. The position supports clinical value transformation and evidence based practice strategies with the outcome of improving patient safety and care quality through the integration of system workflows, technology enhancements, and clinical dashboards. The CI provides informatics expertise in curriculum design and delivery, EHR training and competency validation to associates.

• Ensures that workflow and training knowledge delivered is consistent with and accurately reflects current national informatics and adult learning standards.

• Communicates technology changes, upgrades, and downtimes to clinical customers.

• Conducts workflow analysis to improve efficient, reliable use of the clinical information systems.

• Develops and maintains established standards of work and system design.

• Actively and efficiently engages with key leaders, teams and subject matter experts to collaborate on and influence the design and development of projects, curriculum and workflows, and the integration of technology into patient care processes.

• Engaged in projects focused on adding enhanced functionality and/or creating end user efficiency that generates a positive return on investment for the organization

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 2 years clinical experience

Licensure and Certification

•   RN or OT or PT license, required

Preferred Qualifications

• EPIC
• Informatics certification
• Degree or Certification in Computer Science, MIS, Nursing, Informatics, HIT, Health Administration, or other related field.
• Project Management Professional Certification