Family HealthCare Network Hiring For Health Informatics Specialist at Visalia, CA, United States Full Time

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Description of Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing, maintaining and facilitating the usage of medical record systems.
• Knows/understands the functionality of electronical medical system/s and its relationship to clinical workflows.
• Recommends record system changes (e.g. template changes, new provider templates, etc.) to improve performance, workflow efficiencies, and/or to meet business requirements such as UDS, Meaningful Use, Health Plan related, Billing, etc.
• Performs applicable record system changes once approved by the supervising department lead after ensuring applicable training/communication to impacted users takes place.
• Recommends workflow and systems configuration changes to the Director of Business Systems based on observations from the floor and feedback from manager/s, supervisor/s, medical director/s. Once systems/workflow changes are approved and verified to be in compliance with Network polices, the Health Informatics Specialist will make applicable setup/configuration changes to electronic systems.
• Participates in system planning, implementation, upgrading, testing, maintenance and evaluation of clinical information systems.
• Maintains systems for tracking required fixes, enhancements, testing, and project milestones.
• Functions as lead to accomplish business system project goals.
• Functions as a liaison between the Information Systems (IS) Department and other departments
• Under the supervision of the Director of Business Systems, is responsible for designing, planning, and coordinating work teams.
• Provides technical support and direction to project team members.
• Leads design and review sessions with technical and business members.
• Works with IS team members to determine equipment, supply, and service requirements.
• Ensures application development takes place and system is ready for end users.
• Documents specific changes needed based on Network needs and follows up with the vendor/s for development delivery.
• Defines and documents business requirements and processes.
• Completes testing-out System Upgrades and New Modules (to identify issues) and does follow up until the application is ready for end user workflow.
• Responsible for assisting end users with application related issues and workflow questions.
• Troubleshoots application related issues.
• Provides technical support and training on application related issues.
• Troubleshoots potential and current problems on the network, with the application installation and/or upgrades.
• Responsible for working with the training department to create the required training infrastructure.
• Develops user support, in-house and individual training materials.
• Under the supervision of the Director of Business Systems, is responsible for reviewing, developing, and implementing project proposals and plans.
• Determines time frame, budget and procedures for accomplishing projects.
• Establishes work plans and staffing for each phase of a project, and arranges for recruitment or assignment of project team members.
• Coordinates activities of project team.
• Provides status reports on the performance of various projects.
• Serves as an advisor to staff and management personnel on projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Professional & Technical Knowledge:

• Possesses specific advanced knowledge skills, including written and verbal communications skills, computational, computer and technical skills, and mathematical knowledge acquired through the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree program with a recognized major or a comparable level of business/industry acumen.
• Performance of the duties and responsibilities of the job requires the equivalent of formal training in health informatics.
• Experience with EPIC software preferred.

• Please be aware the Family HealthCare Network requires all employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to show proof of a vaccination. Family HealthCare Network is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.