Ambulatory Clinical Informatics Specialist - Portland, United States - Providence Health & Services

Description

This is an Ambulatory Clinical Informatics hybrid position that requires on-site presence at clinic locations within the Portland, Oregon Service Area and may require associated travel within the Providence Footprint

The Clinical Informatics Specialist (CIS) serves as a professional role model in promoting the understanding, integration, and application of information technology in healthcare settings.

The CIS acts as a liaison between clinical care and information technology, supporting all care givers throughout the care continuum in the implementation, learning, use, adoption and optimization of clinical technologies.

The CIS supports the analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, optimization and maintenance of clinical information applications and projects within the assigned ministry/area.

The position requires team participation skills delivered in a complex, highly stressful environment, skilled use of clinical information sciences, and fundamentals of project and change management.

The CIS with licensure in a clinical discipline (e.g., nursing, respiratory therapy, etc.) brings required comprehensive understanding of clinical process and practice standards, patient flow and operational processes.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable.

Join our team at Enterprise Information Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect.

Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.


Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Clinical discipline, Information Technology/Informatics, Business, Education, Management, Communications, or related field or equivalent education/experience
• 2 years in a position that has the same or similar primary duties working with a clinical information system within a healthcare setting
• Experience with EHR systems
• Experience with benefits and challenges of adult learning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Informatics certifications or credentialing (may be equivalent for up to 2 years of experience for this position at the hiring manger's discretion) upon hire

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.

We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits.

Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons.

These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.