Job Description

The Senior Clinical Informaticist is a subject matter expert in their role. Under the direction and supervision of the department leader(s), the Clinical Informatics position will be responsible for providing operational support of the interdisciplinary team to attain high quality patient care outcomes and leading integration of clinical practice and applications which include, but not limited to, nursing, provider, lab, radiology, pharmacy applications. The Clinical Informatics Specialist primary responsibilities include: Represents the bridge between clinical practice and IS/IT to transform patient care delivery across the enterprise Ensures clinical voice, practice and workflows are considered and integrated Communication and collaboration with leadership, staff, IT teams across the Keck enterprise Use data to monitor clinical adoption, efficiency, outcomes Change management advisor and champion Regular rounding Go-live support Promote continuous improvement of KeckCare (EHR) and clinical technologies Training and at-the-elbow coaching/support The Clinical Informatics position will work with a diverse customer base of clinical and support staff, management, and physicians. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Essential Duties:

• Integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to improve patient care safety, quality, efficacy, and efficiency
• Lead and support efforts to plan, coordinate, and implement clinical technologies and work processes aligned with organizational initiatives. Assist in testing as needed that is part of clinical technology and application implementations, enhancements, or upgrades.
• Analyzes clinician technology experience and impact on patient care and communicates recommendations for improvement to appropriate IS/IT, clinical, operation stakeholders.
• Supports department and organizational committees and professional initiatives by leading, planning, coordinating, and implementing projects that align clinical technologies with evidence, standards, data, and patient outcomes.
• As subject matter expert, facilitates utilization and adoption of clinical technologies that support application of new clinical knowledge, innovation
• Acts as liaison and consultant between clinical end-users and information systems analysts to identify technology needs, seek feedback, interpret clinical system design requests, and coordinate end-user involvement in the integration of information systems, clinical technologies and practice
• Collaborate with clinical, IS, operation leaders to assure staff education, communication, preparedness to adopt new/revised technologies.
• Leads and contributes to proficient team operations, cost-effective resource utilization and financial outcomes by assessing and recommending personnel, workplace, technology resources that facilitate collaboration and efficiencies.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify SMEs as needed for projects and or other efforts
• Participates on various enterprise-wide committees as clinical IS representative and liaison
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelors Degree

• Req 25 years RN clinical experience &/or informatics or performance improvement experience
• Req 2 years Health Care Information Technology (HCIT) experience; experience may include clinical application use, implementation, testing, training, super-user, Subject Matter Expert
• Req Cerner experience

• Req Must have subject matter knowledge in clinical workflow experience
• Req Self-starter with ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change initiatives
• Req Strong presentation skills to executives and chief clinicians

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref Masters degree

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $95,680.00 - $158,230.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidates work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

About University of Southern California (USC)

USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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