Clinical Informatics Nurse SPEC - Women's Services, L&D, NICU

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Works under with minimal direction to develop, train, and evaluate clinical training for ambulatory staff. This position is responsible to update all training material and content with each upgrade, work with clinical providers to ensure competency with electronic documentation in the medical record.

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
  

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education

Bachelor's Degree

• Experience

3 years to five (5) years of experience with implementation and/or optimization of clinical documentation and ordering in Epic. and

Working knowledge of the major clinical Epic modules and workflows at UTSW (EpicCare Inpatient, ASAP, OpTime, Beacon, Phoenix, Stork, EpicCare Ambulatory and Anesthesia and

PC proficient including but not limited to Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Visio, Word, etc.) and

• Licenses and Certifications

(RN) REGISTERED NURSE - Active Registered Nurse (RN) license Upon Hire

Preferred

• Education

Master's Degree or equivalent preferred

JOB DUTIES

• Primary facilitator of the process for development and optimization of order sets.
• Responsible for EPIC optimization projects for quality & safety involving work flow in different clinical areas.
• Works closely with care providers on new work flows and helps develop meaningful and important education/tip sheets as well as just in time explanations in the EHR.
• Attend EHR governance meetings that have to do with UH and represent the quality perspective .
• Attend working groups as needed such as lab nursing partnership and medication safety as well as other quality and safety council meetings in ad hoc fashion.
• Identify opportunities for more effective clinical decision support that positively impact clinical operations on the hospital. Help drive implementation of that clinical decision support or work flow optimization
• Work closely with other Quality and Safety staff on important topics such as mandatory reporting, registries, project management, medication safety, patient safety and accreditation as needed.
• Maintains focus on patient safety and quality as hallmarks of the design and reporting capabilities of the EMR.
• Maintains strong skills and understanding of the EMR process and project, including relevant literature review.
• Participates in key work groups to ensure that staff ideas and concerns are integrated.
• Communicates with the entire EMR teams regarding the progress of the EMR initiative on a regular, timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!