Clinical Application Analyst Job in Alamogordo 88310, New Mexico Us
POSITION PURPOSE:
To support and maintain GCRMC’s Clinical Information System applications using clinical judgment and expertise in different application settings. Responsible for formatting, designing, and building relevant clinical content into appropriate workflows to provide end-users with knowledge at the point of care.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
- Minimum of 5-6 years experience in healthcare is required and a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in information systems preferred.
- Must have broad based knowledge and competency in software applications and systems.
- Must be knowledgeable of new trends in clinical practice and information systems, and be able to apply data processing technology for the clinical and physician service areas.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills will be needed in order to provide information to a wide range of hospital personnel.
Job Specific Competencies:
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate to the age and/or cultural diversity of the customer served in his/her assigned area.
- Maintains required core competencies.
- Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i.e. name tag, dress code, parking, smoking, etc.)
- Utilizes the knowledge and skills of clinical practice to determine clinical functions that are suitable for computer application.
- Develops, implements, educates, evaluates, maintains, and coordinates the documentation aspect of the Clinical Information system.
- Assists in development and organization of educational training programs.
- Coordinates the assurance of proficiency within clinical areas and interfacing services for each change made to ensure applications are used for maximum efficiency.
- Assists others in developing criteria for application, development, project planning, hardware, and selection of clinically related systems.
- Develops plans of action, policies, procedures and protocol changes, and works with associates to optimize the utilization of the system.
- Delivers timely and high quality problem resolution and escalation services and provides solutions for user questions and requests for information.
- Builds, maintains, and tests clinical information systems.
- Participates in all applicable Information Technology Steering Committee meetings.
- Represents the NET’s interest in core decisions
- Documents and communicates progress and issues to the Project Manager.
- Mentors and coaches team members, supervisors, and end-users.
- Develops, monitors, and manages work plans.
- Participates in all data, functional, and technological decisions made for the specific application.
- Documents and communicates process redesign.
- Monitors Cerner Knowledge Network (CKN) and Cerner Product Advisories and assesses impact and risk.
- Manages OPS jobs and maintenance scripts.
- Runs audit reports and work with departments to ensure data quality.
- Participates in support and troubleshooting activities with the department, Cerner, IS, and other application specialists in the organization.
- Works with department, team members, and other resources to develop maintenance, testing, communication, and conversion plans for system changes following the change control process
- Tests integration with other products.
- Troubleshoots issues and escalates unresolved issues that cannot be resolved to appropriate personnel in IS or Cerner IAC/IRC.
- Communicates to department(s) and team the status of problems logged to Cerner.
Quality Improvement/Legal Compliance Requirements
- Participates in hospital quality activities as required.
- Participates in department quality activities.
- The employee will adhere to organizational/departmental customer service standards.
Demonstrates understanding of Legal Compliance issues and their responsibilities for same
- Participates in yearly legal compliance training.
- Explains departmental chain of command.
- Explains purpose of Legal Compliance Hotline and utilizes if indicated.
- Participates in departmental Legal Compliance plan.
- Attended Orientation/Re-Orientation
- Completed Annual Department Competencies
Attends required department meetings, in-services and educational programs.
March 17, 2011
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