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Form of workJOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Responsible for support of clinical information systems in the hospital network, including the planning, development, training, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of assigned Clinical Information Systems. Serves as a resource person between I/S and Patient Care Areas for the daily operational issues of hospital's clinical systems.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:
1. Functions as clinical liaison between IS Department and Patient Care Areas.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Provides education to clinical staff regarding Information System's clinical applications.
- Assists clinical staff in identifying cause and solution to computer issues.
- Collaborates in development and distribution of information to clinical staff.
- Provides cross-training for other members of the IS staff with regard to clinical information systems.
- Works with patient care departments in identifying enhancement and/or change requests for applications; works with I/S technical staff to determine feasibility of requests and communicates back to departments expected outcomes.
2. Provides clinical expertise in evaluation of computer programs and applications; and supports implementation and maintenance of clinical information applications.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
- Performs master file and table maintenance for assigned applications.
- Works collaboratively with both internal and external technical experts to ensure programs and applications meet the needs of an interdisciplinary group of end users.
- Works with I/S technical staff in development of education, literature and training programs to optimize end users' ability to interact effectively with programs and applications.
- Maintains daily functions of clinical applications.
- Participates in testing of systems or applications before implementation to ensure functionality.
- Assists in establishing and maintaining effective and efficient security of applications, based on "real world" use within BRGMC.
- Maintains knowledge of current technology in the healthcare environment.
3 Performs all other duties as assigned.
