Nursing Informatics Specialist Jobs

Nursing Informatics Specialist

Hiring Department: Nursing Resource Office

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1015286

Posting Close Date: April 21, 2023

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

About UI Health

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

The Nursing Informatics Specialist is accountable and responsible for utilizing skills in nursing, health science, computer science and information technology to help healthcare providers enter, store, retrieve and utilize large amounts of data as it applies to patient care. The Specialist aims to improve the accuracy of patient data and enable critical data analysis to improve documentation efficiency of overall patient care. The Nursing Informatics Specialist strives to improve patient outcomes by integrating evidence based practice and standards of excellence into clinical practice. This position serves as a liaison for clinicians to facilitate a common understanding of information system needs, end user processes, interoperability, and alignment the with organizational goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Researches and automates patients' data in different clinical areas, assist in information technology (IT) training to stay up-to-date on interoperability’s and human-technology interactions.
• Develops strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating or modifying information technology applied to nursing practice, administration, education or research.
• Acts as a liaison with other skilled Nursing Informatics Specialists throughout the state and nationwide.
• Identifies interpersonal, technological, environmental or system facilitators and barriers to the system implementation process
• Other duties and projects as assigned.
• Collaborates with clinicians, nurses, and staff to understand clinical and operational workflows, obtain input to assist in the design and redesign of processes to fully optimize the use of healthcare applications for patient care and operations
• Plans and executes complex projects related to but not limited to: Design, development, selection, testing, implementation, and evaluation of new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
• Serves as a Nursing Informatics ‘consultant’; Translating nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts or designers using a variety of techniques focused on user centered design to enhance patient outcomes.
• Identify, collect, analyze and summarize data when evaluating and designing informatics systems.
• Provides clinical oversight to system application changes. Oversees standardization of clinical documentation.
• Serves as an authority, provides expertise, and performs highly specialized work assignments in the areas of computer science, information science, nursing and informatics theory related to nursing practice, education, administration and research – in collaboration with other clinical informatics specialists.
• Evaluates effects of system interventions for individuals and populations of patients/clients for clinical effectiveness, patient responses, efficiency, cost effectiveness, customer satisfaction and ethical considerations
• Keeps abreast of relevant legislation, rules, regulations, tools, procedures, technical specifications and developments in the field of Nursing Informatics.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in evaluating, designing and implementing informatics programs, tools and medical devices that compliment and interface with electronic medical record systems required.
• Proficient communication skills (oral and written).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor that promote effective interaction with multi-disciplinary health care providers, academic departments, vendors, and others.
• Licensed as a Professional Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois.
• Clinical Specialty Certification in Nursing Informatics preferred at hired, but within two years of hire required.
• Master’s Degree in nursing or information technology preferred.
• Five (5) years of clinical experience required, preferably in an academic health care setting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• One (1) year experience in informatics training, nursing education, staff or professional development preferred.
• Intermediate computer skills with the ability to become proficient in Microsoft Office and electronic medical record systems with on-the-job training.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in Surgical or Procedural services preferred
• Degree in Healthcare or Nursing Informatics preferred.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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