Job Description

JOB TITLE: Nursing Informaticist

SUPERSEDES: 08/05, 03/13, 01/19, 05/20, 05/21 (Coordinator, Nursing Informatics), 10/21, 08/22

FLSA: Exempt

JOB CODE: 8741h

ISSUED: 03/2013

REVISED: 12/2022

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

Provide nursing informatics expertise and support to clinical documentation projects. Ensure information systems are consistent with professional standards of clinical practice.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Develop strong working relationships with support departments and acts as a liaison for clinical staff in communicating with other technical staff, vendors, consultants, management and other appropriate parties. Serve as a liaison between nursing leadership, Electronic Medical Record Operations groups, and IT Medical Records committee.

Actively participate in ancillary information system development during each phase of development; present nursing concerns and practice issues as appropriate for each system during their implementation and update.

Maintain up to date knowledge of nursing practices, regulatory standards, and compliance standards relating to nursing information systems.

Maintain up to date knowledge of trends and advances in nursing informatics, as well as hardware and software technology.

Manage the development and implementation of clinical information systems related to nursing and ensure desired goals and objectives are achieved. Coordinate and participate in aspects of system analysis, planning, design, development, testing and implementation of nursing information systems.

Utilize knowledge and skills in clinical practice to determine which clinical functions are suitable to clinical application and ensure information systems are consistent with professional standards of practice.

Utilize Nursing Informatics Council to solicit input into the performance of the Electronic Medical Record. Assist the Center for Education and Development with staff education planning.

Work with nursing to ensure that electronic systems meet the nursing needs. As nursing practice and electronic systems evolve, working with nursing and the vendor to facilitate the most efficient re-designs and changes, within the constraints of the hardware and software.

Evaluate effectiveness of software applications or programs systems, devices, procedures and methods to determine if clinical needs are being met. Develop reporting mechanisms to monitor clinical and quality outcomes.

May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department

documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

None

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

General supervision is received from the Director of Clinical Informatics.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in nursing, informatics, business administration, engineering, or a related area.

One (1) year of experience with clinician information systems.

Five (5) years of progressively responsible RN experience, or Masters degree in a related area may be substituted for two (2) years.

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Science in Nursing, nursing informatics, or health informatics.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job; however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to performance reviews. Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.

SAFETY SENSITIVE STATUS

This position is considered safety sensitive.

This document is a general description of typical job duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees holding the associated job title. Additional duties, specific qualifications and work emphasis may vary between individual positions.