Nurse Informaticist

Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm

The Nurse Informatics integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences.  The Nurse Informatics position will identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge within the nursing practice. Additionally, the Nurse Informatics position will track, participate in monitoring El Rio Health's clinical, regulatory compliance, patient safety and performance activities.

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports a robust informatics program within El Rio Health.
• Collects information from departments, clinicians, health workers, vendors, and internal and external customers regarding electronic system development, implementation, issues, and recommendations and utilization of best practices.
• Works with the informatics team to translate health system strategies and requirements into strategic informatics implementation plans for EMR/EHR, such as the development of governance structures related to data collection, retrieval, analysis, and interpretation to assist in optimization of patient outcomes and/or effectiveness, and efficiency (using clinical decision support tools and embedded Evidence Based Practice where appropriate).

• Utilizes the knowledge and skills of clinical practice to determine the appropriate informatics workflow for clinical or related functions when appropriate, ensuring consistency with professional standards of practice and mandated requirements.
• Evaluates workflows and recommends re-engineering of processes around utilization of computerized applications, including the EMR/EHR to improve the workflow of patient care and to maximize departmental and organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Works with EHR Training team and others to provide on-going end user EMR/EHR and key systems education and support, with upgrades, new releases, enhanced functionality, and new modules.
• Supports programs and activities that contribute to individual and group staff development and capacity building.
• Maintain a working knowledge of applicable federal, state, local, and private laws, and regulations in relation to clinical documentation and electronic medical records.

• Manages projects
• Resolves problems pertaining to technology
• Works with multiple operating healthcare systems and provides EMR/EHR solutions
• Suggests improvements
• Implements changes

• Analyzes clinical data using appropriate statistical tools.
• Provides reports and data summaries
• Researches, generates, and distributes complex and detailed statistical/analytical reports and/or summary information using principles and practices of professional and technical report writing.
• Establishes collaborative relationships with other members of the health care team for effective interdisciplinary care including but not limited to the Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Nursing Directors and Health Center managers.
• Participates in the production and distribution of communications related to technology through active internal networking, clinical liaison role, newsletters, announcements, and other technology-based mechanisms to health professionals.
• Provides program management for nursing informatics projects in accordance with the American Nurses Association, standards of practice for nursing informatics:
• Assessment
• Problem and Issues Identification
• Outcomes Identification
• Planning
• Implementation

• Coordination of Care
• Health Teaching and Health Promotion and Education
• Consultation
• Evaluation

• Ensures that reliable data are being reported in patient care services information systems using nurse auditors and inter-rater reliability testing on a frequency as appropriate for the assigned project
• Maintains an exceptional level of customer service; addresses and resolves complaints; serves as an example by providing excellent service to internal and external customers, employees, and patients.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A Degree or Diploma as a Registered Nurse (RN) from an accredited school of nursing, college, or university.
• Three (3) years' experience in clinical ambulatory setting. 

If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:

• Current Registered Nurse license in good standing from the Arizona Board of Nursing. 

• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers.   
• Employees in this position are required to have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday.  If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver's license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

El Rio Nurse Informatics requires Epic certification in Clinical Informatics.  For candidates who meet minimum qualifications but are not yet Epic certified, the candidate has 90 days from start date to obtain the required Epic certification. Any extensions due to scheduling conflict/limitation that prevents the individual from meeting this requirement requires prior approval from Quality Management.

Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities:

• Master's degree in nursing informatics from an accredited school of nursing, college, or university.
• Three (3) years' experience supporting ambulatory, EHR, preferably Epic.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

El Rio Health is a diverse and inclusive organization. We are invested in helping you and your family Create Tomorrow.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

El Rio Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age 40 and over, disability, genetic information, military status, ancestry, marital status, familial status, or any other status protected by law or regulation. 

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

El Rio Health requires all employees (except those 100% working remotely) to have a Level One Fingerprint Clearance card. A.R.S. 36.425.03. If the prospective employee does not possess this prior to hire, fingerprint application must be completed within 7 days post hire. 

All employees are strongly recommended to obtain Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and maintain vaccination status (i.e. boosters as recommended by CDC and/or other public health agencies) to include an Influenza vaccination.
Subject to exemptions and accommodations when required by law, all employees are required to follow El Rio Health Clinic's masking and PPE policies (N95 preferred) when interacting with patients, co-workers, visitors, vendors, etc.

All employees are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and, will be subject to post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal and State regulations for alcohol and controlled substance testing. Employees in positions holding responsibility for the safety and welfare of others will also be classified as safety sensitive. 

El Rio Health is a Non-profit 501 (c3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and abides by all applicable federal Drug-Free Workplace standards.