Nurse Informatics Specialist: Emergency Department, Portland, Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University

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Nurse Informatics Specialist: Emergency Department

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2024-29748
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Information Systems
Portland, OR (Downtown)

Overview

The mission of the Clinical Informatics Department (CID) is to realize the full benefits of OHSU’s clinical information systems. The department will apply the science of informatics to enable excellence in patient care services, to educate learners, and to advance the methods of applied informatics.

The OHSU Nurse Informatics Specialist (NIS) provides design, analysis, sponsorship, and recommendations for the implementation and maintenance of clinical information systems (CIS) and their associated clinical and business processes. Consistent with Oregon Nurse Practice Act, and the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Scope and Standards for Informatics Nursing, the NIS is a change agent, and supports the interprofessional team in all facets of data and information management, especially the technical, cultural, and process change requirements for effective socio-technical systems in a Culture of Safety. NISs at OHSU provide expertise in any or all of the functions delineated in the Scope and Standards, and apply evidence-informed practice representative of the domains of nursing science, information science, and computer science.

Responsibilities

Education:

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program; OR

Baccalaureate Degree in healthcare related field and Associate or Diploma Degree in Nursing; OR

Associate or Diploma Degree in Nursing

Experience:

• RN experience in a clinical role: minimum 5 years
• Informatics experience in an NI role: minimum 3 years, including HIT implementation, optimization, and maintenance
• Experience with at least one third party content vendor in conjunction with an integrated enterprise EHR

Job Related Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the health system as a whole, and differing patient care processes within its settings
• Knowledge of the principles of project management, including documentation and communication
• Knowledge of the principles of process improvement
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in a diverse workforce, including facilitation and presentation skills
• Critical thinking, in all aspects of project and maintenance work, with creativity and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements affecting care processes and supporting HIT

Registrations, Certifications and/or Licenses:

• Application submitted to State of Oregon for RN license upon acceptance of position, if no current unencumbered Oregon RN license.
• EpicCare certification, within 6 months of hire

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