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Clinical Nurse Informaticist

This is an in-person/on campus role. JOB SUMMARY: The Clinical Nurse Informaticist is an experienced clinician who has expertise in pediatric patient care in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, patient safety, quality improvement, and the use of technology to optimize care delivery processes. They are an advocate for clinicians and staff, translating clinical standards and requirements into technical specifications for the EHR (Electronic Health Record). The Clinical Nurse Informaticist provides expertise and support to highly visible, sensitive, and multifaceted clinical projects and is responsible for the successful turnover of projects to production. The Clinical Nurse Informaticist, under the direction of the Chief Medical Information Officer, will work with clinical operations leadership, physicians, nurses, clinical informaticists, department leadership, quality and safety to clarify needs, prioritize requests, design workflows to fit with electronic systems, and execute change. The Clinical Nurse Informaticist will be proficient in the EHR application training (Ambulatory, IP, Optime, Clin Doc, or others as applicable) obtained while in the role or by way of formal accreditation offered by health record system. Responsible for focused, ongoing training (physician and staff in groups, teams, and individual 1:1 sessions).

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 Years of Experience
• California RN License
• Minimum of 3 years' experience working as a registered nurse in a direct patient care setting
• Experience using electronic health records
• Clinical experience
• Must possess skills and experience in oral and written communications. This is applicable to analysis, documentation, project management/request deliverables and documentation, application/systems specifications, project preparation, risk identification and escalation.
• Ability to present to a broad spectrum of individuals and groups including senior management, physicians, and health care professionals
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a team environment, utilize effective team relationship skills and interact at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated level of integrity and trust, capable of maintaining confidential information
• Demonstrated customer service focus, ability to self-motivate and self-direct, balance competing priorities and critical thinking, analysis and problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• 5 Years of Experience
• Degree in clinical informatics
• Epic certification/training
• Clinical experience in pediatric setting

The current salary range for this position is $48.03 to $66.06. Rady Children's Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity.