Senior Clinical Informaticist ID- 5426

February 20, 2025

Company :

Highmark Health

Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This job promotes the understanding, integration, and application of data and information technology to solve critical healthcare business challenges across the IDFS enterprise. Leveraging experience in and knowledge of clinical, technology, and data subject areas, the informaticist will play a crucial role in the design, development and deployment of production-grade data and analytic solutions. Their expertise in informatics will be used to drive change and inform strategic and tactical initiatives at the enterprise level. Areas of influence will include but are not limited to data governance, data science, healthcare interoperability, and reference data management. Serve as a liaison to bridge gaps between people, processes, clinical knowledge and technology across the enterprise.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Combine knowledge of healthcare and experience in clinical settings to deliver value and insights through enterprise-grade data & analytic solutions.
Provide subject matter expertise related to the use of clinical ontologies, vocabularies and code sets in support of internally- and externally-sourced data. Includes support for bi-directional interoperability efforts across the enterprise.
In coordination with Enterprise Data Governance, assist with the development of business rules and associated code-based definitions related to clinical data domains. Includes but is not limited to sensitive data classification, disease states, clinical episodes, reimbursement episodes, pharamacy use, and care plans.
Work with teams across health plan, clinical, administrative, and IT business units to understand clinical data needs, evaluate opportunities to fullfill those needs through data and analytics, and participate in the build and delivery of analytic solutions.
Assist with design, build and deployment of robust analytic data solutions including but not limited to real-time/streaming analytics and alerting, data integration and interoperability, NLP, and AI/ML algorithms. Includes processes to convert prototypes into production solutions.
Provide clinical process and system expertise and training.
Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems or related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree

Preferred

Master's Degree in Nursing, Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems or related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

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5 years of working in a Clinical Care setting - e.g., ambulatory, hospital, post-acute
3 years of hands-on experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) system like EPIC, Cerner, Allscripts, or comparable

Preferred

3 years in Clinical Workflow, Clinical Systems, and the underlying data used to support clinical decision-making
3 years in Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Intelligence or Reporting

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

None

Preferred

Clinical licensure (e.g., nursing) OR
Clinical coding certification

SKILLS

Analytically strong and familiar with clinical informatics concepts, practices, and procedures
Experience with heatlhcare vocabularies and code sets including ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, SNOMED-CT, LOINC, and RxNorm
Familiarity with healthcare interoperability concepts including HL7 v2.x, FHIR, IHE, X12
Strong communication skills

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

None

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Never

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer:

The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement:

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$67,500.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$126,000.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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