Clinical Informaticist

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Clinical Informaticist in the IT Clinical Applications department.  

The Clinical Informaticist applies foundational clinical and informatics knowledge to support the planning, design, testing, training, and implementation of clinical information systems. This role partners with clinicians to understand current workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, and support the safe and effective use of technology in clinical practice. The Clinical Informaticist champions clinician needs by contributing to system configuration and assisting with workflow optimization during system changes and implementations. In addition, the Clinical Informaticist periodically leads small projects with limited supervision while continuing to develop an advanced informatics skillset. The position requires participation in on-site rounding and may involve after-hours support as well as occasional travel for meetings or go-live assistance. 

Essential Job Functions  

• Participates in identifying project requirements, priorities, and milestones; provide basic input into project plans and timelines. 

• Follows structured analytical methodologies to evaluate clinical application functionality. 

• Identifies opportunities to optimize technology usage through workflow redesign and process improvement. 

• Understands current clinician workflows to assist the implementation team, operational managers and users with development and implementation of new procedures resulting from process re-engineering, documenting new workflows, gaps, etc. 

• Supports testing activities working with operations and the vendor and creating test scenarios for proper system use in a clinical setting. 

• Provides clear, timely communication and demonstrates fundamental informatics and basic project management skills. 

• Solicits, defines and documents the clinical information systems requirements, analyzes user functional requirements and recommends the most effective use of the clinical information system solution.  Evaluates and develops alternatives as needed 

• Facilitates end-user education in a variety of environments and modalities 

• Participates in projects improving the EHR as well as other technologies including, hardware, networking, internet, intranet, mobile devices, and wireless 

• Reviews data to understand areas of opportunity to leverage technology or change workflow. 

• Troubleshoots user questions and escalates risks or issues appropriately 

• Rounds in clinical settings to observe workflows, build relationships, and support implementations 

• Facilitate meetings by preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and tracking action items. 

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, respiratory therapy, PT/OT, informatics, healthcare administration, business, information technology, or other clinically focused degrees or certifications. Master's degree preferred 

• 2+ years of clinical experience 

• Experience implementing and/or supporting change in the clinical setting 

• Working knowledge of clinical workflows and healthcare operations, with the ability to document, analyze, and translate clinical processes into system requirements 

• Knowledge of a variety of hardware and software environments and of the healthcare industry and Epic healthcare applications preferred 

• Analytical skills necessary to apply computer technology to resolve clinical problems and/or increase operational efficiency of data processing systems 

• Strong written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills, including experience engaging providers, nurses, and clinicians through effective presentations and meeting facilitation 

• Ability to work collaboratively in diverse, cross-functional teams—including remote environments—while maintaining professionalism during fast-paced and high-pressure situations 

• Foundational understanding of informatics principles (people, process, technology) and experience contributing to informatics project deliverables 

• Ability to prioritize and organize work under general supervision, meet aggressive deadlines, and reallocate tasks as needed 

• Strong attention to detail, follow-up, and conflict-resolution skills 

Position Details  

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time  

• Shift: Day  

• Location: Flexible (Hyde Park) 

• Department: IT Clinical Applications 

• CBA Code: Non-Union  

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.