Clinical Informatics Specialist, Sr

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •At least 1 year of experience in leading medium to large scale projects and/or changes or resource management in a healthcare setting
• •Master's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent
• •4 years' work related experience in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care
• •Bachelor's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent
• •7 years work related in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care
• •Associate's degree in an IT related field, business, informatics, a clinical field or equivalent
• •9 years work related experience in the information technology field supporting electronic health records or a combination of clinical healthcare environments providing direct patient care
• •Equivalent combination of education and experience where one year of experience will be substituted for an Associate's degree and two years of experience will be substituted for a Bachelor's degree
• •Five (5) years of experience as an informaticist or informatics specialist or equivalent
• •seven (7) years of experience the information technology field supporting electronic health records, specifically clinicians, clinical healthcare experience or combination of the above
• •Clinical or administrative experience in the direct delivery of patient care or equivalent social services or academic/research informatics
• •Experience as an end user of HIT software or equivalent
• •Member of a project team implementing large scale, enterprise level projects
• •Vendor Certification within 6 months of hire
• •Demonstrated ability to lead small, medium and large projects from conception, schedule, design, testing, and implementation and through closure
• •Advanced knowledge and practice of gathering and translating business requirements into system specifications
• •Advanced knowledge and practice of project management principles
• •Advanced knowledge and practice of process and system design techniques
• •Advanced analytical skills
• •Demonstrated ability to gather, organize and present data
• •Demonstrated attention to detail with a proven track record of highly accurate output
• •Demonstrated problem and issue resolution skills
• •Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present to and facilitate both large and small groups
• •Exceptional ability to multitask and accomplish tasks in a timely fashion to set priorities
• •Advanced knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services; this includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• •Proven time management skills; ability to work in a highly autonomous role by demonstrating self-motivation and creativity in design approach
• •Must be able to travel onsite for projects, go-live support, training, upgrades, etc.
• •May require occasional evening and/or weekend shifts for coverage during system upgrades and go-lives

Desired Qualifications

• •Masters in a Healthcare field
• •Clinical or administrative experience in the direct delivery of patient care or equivalent social services experience highly preferred
• •Super user of HIT software
• •Experience at other health centers preferred, either as clinical or administrative staff or as implementation staff
• •Previous implementation employment with an HIT vendor
• •Use of multiple HIT or equivalent systems
• •Previous employment at OHSU or other academic health center
• •At least 4500 documented hours of project management or team experience
• •Understanding the seven bodies of project management knowledge or Project Management Professional Certification
• •Existing vendor certifications or equivalent
• •Multiple vendor certifications or equivalent
• •Current CPHIMS or equivalent