Anesthesia Informatcs Rn Project Coordinator

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports Anesthesia Leadership, IM and staff, the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of Anesthesia information systems.
• Other job functions as assigned.
• Participates in the development of informational technologies that utilizes patient and client data to support clinical decision-making in Anesthesia practice.
• Establishes change protocol procedures for the system. This includes prioritizing and implementing changes requested for the system.
• Coordinates activities of assigned projects or particular phases of a given project. Develop detailed work plans, timelines, and identifies appropriate resources needed and provides timely status reports.
• Builds and maintains clinical systems through the institution of quality improvement strategies, setting and maintaining performance standards, setting up evaluations, and establishing goal setting.
• Supports the needs of the Anesthesia department through system maintenance, implementation, upgrades, and ongoing enhancements. This includes supporting reporting functions of those systems.
• Co-leads design, build and validate sessions. This includes working with the team to investigate the preferred choices of the clinical operation team.
• Responsible for projects within the specification of the project management schedule. Builds and maintains a catalog of decision points as it relates to the build of the system. Evaluates system utilization and performance through collecting information regarding potential system enhancement needs.
• Performs key system functions by collaborating with key stakeholders to support Anesthesia practice.
• Provides for the technical build, implementation, and support for the application. This requires an understanding of current workflows of ordering and documenting.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• Advances Anesthesia clinical information systems through education by serving as a resource for Anesthesia staff regarding information systems.
• Measures and evaluates the outcomes of Anesthesia information systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to handle multiple projects and support multiple systems.
• Prior experience with automated clinical systems is desirable.
• Broad knowledge of health care information, documentation and office suite products.
• Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience to include 1 year of leadership experience.
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Discount purchasing program
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Adoption benefits
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Student loan servicing and support
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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