Nurse Informaticist (IT)
General Purpose of the Job
Nurse Informaticist analyzes and translates clinical user needs to guide IT solutions to align with clinical workflows, aid patient care, and improve population-level health outcomes. This role is primarily tasked with translating clinical objectives to meet strategic goals needed in transforming patient care. The Nurse Informaticist role collaborates with both clinical and business leaders, managing key stakeholder relationships. This role actively demonstrates independent decision making and autonomy within IT solutioning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Maintain an in-depth understanding of clinical objectives into IT solutions to meet strategic goals.
Elicit requirements from clinical staff, OCMO, CMIO, product managers, product directors, product owners, UX teammates, business SMEs, operations, and executive leadership.Manage the requirement artifacts such as Solution Requirements Specifications, use cases, screen layouts, process flows, functional and non-functional requirements, and other design artifacts as needed.Develop and manage a collaborative relationship between key stakeholders
Work collaboratively with clinical and business leaders across all lanes to achieve consistency in areas such as: care delivery & documentation, improvements in care efficiency & patient outcomes, optimization in cost of care, and advances in patient/staff engagement & satisfaction.Act as a liaison between the clinical delivery teams/business partners that will be using the tools and solutions and the product teams, development engineers, QA analysts and related IT teams.Clinical SME and consultant on behalf of the CMIO in various projects, meetings, and groups.
Review and provide feedback for training materials and product communications. Conduct train-the-trainer and demo sessions as needed for clinical partners, trainers, helpdesk/support teams, and business partners.Education and Experience
4 - 6 years' experience in Clinical InformaticsBachelor's Degree or related Nursing DegreeSpecialized Experience, Education, Training, or Qualifications
Required
2-3 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably working with complex chronic disease patients
Possess and maintain a registered nurse or nurse practitioner licensure
2-3 years of change management experience with Cerner or Epic with at least 1 health system, hospital, or other large enterprise.
Should be able to grasp complex clinical and business requirements and processes and document them effectively.
Strongly skilled in the process of requirements elicitation, investigation, and ability to apply critical thinking in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
Strong analytical thinker with the ability to conceptualize a system in terms of both data/object model and application flows.
Skilled in coordinating and facilitating meetings, both face-to-face and with remote attendees, with demonstrated ability to clearly state objectives and accomplish meeting objectives.
Exceptionally skilled in communicating in the English language, both verbally and in writing.
Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle using iterative methodologies.
Preferred
A degree or certification in nursing informatics
Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills, with supervisory experience preferred.
Certifications
A degree or certification in nursing informatics - preferred
Current Registered Nurse Licensure - required
What We’ll Provide:
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and moreProfessional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.#LI-SM5
At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Salary/ Wage Range
$100,100.00 - $147,000.00 / yearCompensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
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