Clinical Informatics Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Clinical Informatics Manager and optimize clinical workflows, ensuring seamless integration between clinical operations, product development, and engineering teams. You will oversee the daily operations of the clinical informatics team, coordinate EHR optimization projects, and maintain adherence to documentation, workflow, and regulatory standards. This role requires managing a team, implementing improvements, and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate possesses advanced clinical degrees, extensive experience in clinical informatics, and strong leadership and technical skills. This position offers the opportunity to significantly impact healthcare efficiency and patient care.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a clinical field (RN, NP, or MD)
• Training, 5 years experience in formal role or certification in Clinical Informatics or Health Information Technology
• Strong background in patient care as a licensed RN, NP, or MD, with practical knowledge of clinical workflows
• Advanced user of Athena Health EHR with experience in system configuration, including telehealth, proficient in EHR optimization and implementation, including encounter plans, text macros, and order sets
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and accreditation standards
• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising clinical informatics teams, including task assignment and performance evaluation
• Proven ability to identify and implement workflow and documentation improvements in clinical settings
• Knowledge of EHR automation and integration opportunities, including patient record sharing, lab system integrations (e.g., Labcorp, Quest), and scheduling tools
• Ability to analyze the impact of system upgrades and changes on clinical workflows and implement necessary adjustments
• Experience partnering with product, engineering, and IT teams to streamline processes and enhance efficiency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to liaise effectively with clinical and non-clinical teams

Responsibilities

• Partner to product and engineering
• Manages day-to-day operations of the clinical informatics team
• Coordinates EHR optimization projects and implementation plans
• Supervises clinical informatics staff and assigns tasks
• Ensures adherence to documentation and workflow standards
• Analyzes impact of upgrades and system changes on workflows
• Ensures adherence to regulatory and accreditation standards
• Identifies and implements improvements to clinical workflows
• Coordinates with clinical and IT teams to develop streamlined processes
• Ensures proper integration of automation opportunities within EHR
• Manages updates to encounter plans, text macros, and order sets
• Supports clinical team by eliminating redundancies and enhancing efficiency
• Identification of automation opportunities: Patient Record Sharing, Order (Lab/Referral/Imaging) PDF availability in Midi Scheduler. Patient Record Sharing flows, documentation standards updates, integrations with labs or health systems (ex. Labcorp, Quest, SonoraQuest, Mount Sinai)