at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Nursing Informatics Specialist
Nursing Informatics Specialist
Hiring Department: Nursing Resource Office
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1026264
Posting Close Date: July 23, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
Salary: Up to $130,000
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.
Position Summary
The Nursing Informatics Specialist is accountable and responsible for utilizing skills in nursing, health science, computer science and information technology to help healthcare providers enter, store, retrieve and utilize large amounts of data as it applies to patient care. The Specialist aims to improve the accuracy of patient data and enable critical data analysis to improve documentation efficiency of overall patient care. The Nursing Informatics Specialist strives to improve patient outcomes by integrating evidence-based practice and standards of excellence into clinical practice. This position serves as a liaison for clinicians to facilitate a common understanding of information system needs, end user processes, interoperability, and alignment with organizational goals.
Duties & Responsibilities
Serves as an authority, provides expertise, and performs highly specialized work assignments in the areas of computer science, information science, nursing and informatics theory related to nursing practice, education, administration and research - in collaboration with other clinical informatics specialists.
Plans and executes complex projects related to but not limited to: Design, development, selection, testing, implementation, and evaluation of new or modified informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, health care professionals, and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
Serves as a Nursing Informatics consultant'; Translating nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts or designers using a variety of techniques focused on user centered design to enhance patient outcomes.
Collaborates with clinicians, nurses, and staff to understand clinical and operational workflows, obtain input to assist in the design and redesign of processes to fully optimize the use of healthcare applications for patient care and operations
Keeps abreast of relevant legislation, rules, regulations, tools, procedures, technical specifications and developments in... For full info follow application link.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
