Job Description

Valley View Medical Center

Job Title: Clinical Informatics Nurse Manager

Job Type: Full Time, Exempt

Who We Are:

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Valley View Medical Center is a state-of-the-art hospital is licensed with 52 medical/surgical beds, 12 acute rehabilitation beds, 12 intensive care beds, and an eight-bed labor, delivery and post-partum unit, and is the only all private bed hospital in the area.

Where We Are:

The Tri-State area has sunshine almost every day of the year. The beautiful clear skies, breathtaking sunsets on mountains to the east and west of us, and a mixture of the Great Outdoors along Arizona's West Coast (the Colorado River) plus bountiful indoor activities provide something to do for everyone of any age.

Why Choose Us:

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program - mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• Professional Development and Growth Opportunities
• And much more€¦

Position Summary:

The Manager, Clinical Informatics leads a team that analyzes, designs, implements, and evaluates Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems that focus on point-of-care technology processes utilized by physicians, clinicians, and others at Health Support Center (HSC) supported facilities. Actively collaborates with others in ITS, Quality, Operations, and others at the HSC to assure clinical processes, workflows, and regulatory requirements are supported by the electronic solution.

Essential Functions:
To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Work closely with the Director of Clinical Informatics and peers to provide core system expertise and assistance as needed to successfully implement patient data automation and work through the system life cycle.
• Manage, lead, direct, and provide support to a team which executes the strategy and fosters proactive communication among all stakeholders in clinical technology system deployment and clinical content integration of Lifepoint standard evidence-based content into existing processes, workflow and system related libraries or dictionaries.
• Lead change management efforts around the implementation of the clinical informatics software through the development, design, and execution of change management and enhancement processes.
• Lead monitoring new system build and training to ensure adherence with enterprise-wide operational, regulatory, and clinical process guidelines.
• Define content, build, and training needs for system enhancements related to Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), clinical documentation, and quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Works closely with third party vendors in accordance with organizational needs.
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) in assigned EHR solutions.
• Serve as a liaison between facility providers and staff, ITS leadership, and HSC teams to ensure successful adoption of patient data automation processes as well as communication of requested enhancements and critical issues.
• Stay current on informatics, regulatory, and EHR trends, experiences, and approaches.
• Assure industry and evidence-based best practices will be implemented wherever possible to support the highest standard of care, meet regulatory requirements, and improve patient outcomes by working collaboratively with the Clinical Informaticist and Chief Nursing Officer.
• Create orientation programs for clinical staff related to changes in documentation systems and other clinical technology solutions.
• Provide enhancement request identification, documentation, and prioritization, as well as lead efforts to reduce variation of clinical processes throughout the enterprise.
• Engage with hospitals and provide consultative services as they prepare for implementation of clinical system related initiatives and projects to ensure the processes and system functionality are working effectively and/or to identify areas that require refinement.
• Maintain and adhere to project schedules, deadlines, and budget guidelines.
• Provide regular status reports to department leadership that includes system reviews, initiatives in-progress and future projects.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information:

• Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
• Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g., HIPAA).
• Skilled in the application of policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, ensures quality standards.
• Responsible for hiring, terminating, training, and developing, reviewing performance, and administering corrective action for staff.

• Develop personal and employee goals and priorities in collaboration with the Director of Clinical Informatics and employees and assign tasks and projects to staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or relevant experience required.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' clinical or healthcare IT experience.
• Minimum 1 year managing complex IT projects.

Licenses:

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

Mathematical Skills:

• Business Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.

Computer Skills:

• Moderate Computer Skills - Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc.
• Ability to create, maintain and incorporate simple functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations to support business objectives.

Communication:

• Moderate Communication - Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills.
• May train others in functional areas, interact with others and make presentations to department or middle management.

Decision Making:

• Department Specific Impact - Decisions impact the management and operations within a department.
• May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.

Nature of Problems:

• Varied Business Problems - Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation.
• Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedents, and practices.

Independent Judgment:

• Functional Independent Judgment - Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area.
• May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs.
• Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.

Planning/Organization:

• Moderate - Handle multiple tasks simultaneously with moderate complexity.

EEOC Statement:

Valley View Medical Center is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

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