Family Medicine Job In Irving, Texas
Associate Physician Informaticist - Irving
Irving, Texas 75039 Type of Facility: Hospital
Summary:
Consistent with the Mission and Core Values of CHRISTUS Health, the Associate Physician Informaticist is responsible for improving the successful use of clinical informatics technology at CHRISTUS Health by physicians and other clinicians.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Collaborate with other key technology leaders, including the Vice President of Enterprise Informatics, Associate CIOs, and System Directors of Applications, under the direction of the system medical director of clinical informatics, to improve clinical use of the CHRISTUS information systems.
- Provide medical direction, training, and assistance to physicians and other clinicians to enhance their adoption and ongoing optimization of skills, usability, customization, personalization, and other features of the Epic EMR and other clinical systems used by CHRISTUS Health across acute care and ambulatory venues.
- Apply clinical knowledge and expertise of Epic EMR workflows to enhance and support provider/physician adoption of EMR workflows.
- Identify opportunities for provider workflow improvement and for effective Epic usage utilizing tools such as Epic Signal, Epic Slicer Dicer and reporting, Stanson Health portal, and other reporting tools.
- Work with clinical and operational leaders, including CMOs and CNEs, to systematically respond to evolving clinical needs.
- Establish a regular presence in clinical areas of the ministry and as a highly available resource for all physicians and clinicians.
- Collaborate with section chiefs and medical leaders at respective ministries to ensure presence at medical staff meetings and events as needed.
- Provide at-the-elbow support at System Go-Live events and support stabilization activities.
- Participate in ministry informatics meetings and governance.
- Collaborate with ministry and System Clinical Informaticists.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Informatics Training team.
- Provide at-the-spot training for new providers if requested.
- Maintain professional affiliations that enhance professional growth and pursue continuous self-development.
- Evaluate clinical processes to determine best practices across the system, including transfer of knowledge and best practices regardless of origin.
- Effectively dealing with various internal and external stakeholders requires a high level of interpersonal skills, tact, and diplomacy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree required.
- Experience assisting and training physicians and other clinicians in adopting and optimizing clinical information systems (CIS) in a complex, multi-site environment.
- Experience supporting Epic is required.
- Knowledge of medical and other clinical professional standards of care and scope of practice in hospitals and ambulatory clinics.
- Medical licensure in the state of employment preferred. Certification in Informatics preferred.
Work Type:
Full Time
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CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures.
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the mission of CHRISTUS Health is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
To support our healthcare ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on staff who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.
EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST
We are inspired by our mission, vision and core values to deliver compassionate, high quality health care, improving the health of the communities we serve. Above all, we are committed to providing our customers and their family members with a truly unique healing experience, one that embodies our values and respects the dignity and worth of each person. Creating a health care system that is truly excellent in all areas is an ongoing effort.