Nurse Informatician IT II
Job Summary
This is a specialty position that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in clinical practice to support all patient care facilities within the Geisinger enterprise. Facilitates data integration, information and knowledge to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision-making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processing, and information technology. Will focus on the design, structure, and presentation of information and how these issues impact clinician decision-making. Functions as the primary IT clinical end-user contact for the Department.
Job Duties
• Coordinates the collection/recording and analysis of data relevant to the nursing care of patients.
• Vets the proposed workflows with appropriate leadership and appropriate nursing committees.
• Assures that analysis and workflows address regulatory requirements.
• Implements clinical tools with a focus on continuous improvement to ensure efficient workflows that allow staff to make better care easier for our patients.
• Participates as a content expert for the framework that surrounds the nursing processes for assessment, diagnosis, patient and family education, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation and evaluations in primary and secondary applications.
• Articulates the informatics needs to IT staff and articulates the system limitations to clinical staff.
• Communicates effectively with other team members, end users, outside vendors, supervisor and leadership.
• Reinforces with end users the importance of following Geisinger policies related to privacy, compliance and safety.
• Assists with preparing training materials and training of end users and super users.
• Mentors nursing staff through implementation and updates of the electronic medical record.
• Participates in vendor review and selection process.
• Participates in hardware/equipment and integration review for projects and new hospital/clinic implementations.
• Able to lead small scale HIT projects independently including defining scope (in conjunction with peers and leadership), methods, data collection, coordination of meetings, and analysis.
• Identifies areas to develop and implement improvement plans to increase efficiencies and drive high quality care delivery across the continuum of care.
• Recommends system enhancements to support nursing and other clinical department end users.
• Coaches and mentors peers or other staff as part of a career development plan.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Position Details
Travel Requirements:
- This position will need to travel to various Geisinger locations approximately 25% of the time
- Hours are flexible and alternate shifts will occur with projects and unique circumstances
Education
Bachelor's Degree-Healthcare Related Degree (Required)Experience
Minimum of 5 years-Clinical (Required), Minimum of 4 years-Information Technology (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)
Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaSkills
Critical Thinking; Interpersonal Communication; Working IndependentlyAbout Geisinger
Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Our Vision & Values
Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
Our Benefits
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.
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