Medical Informaticist - Remote in Waukesha, WI Area ID-12592

April 24, 2025

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Lead the process of identification of high opportunity areas and work with Informatics leaders and staff to develop process improvement activities to improve adoption, increase efficiencies, achieve best practice performance and improve outcomes
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Diagnosis the issues the client has identified (as well as underlying issues) then design, and where applicable and within physician builder scope develop and deploy clinical content to enhance the physician/advanced practice provider experience with the EHR
Develop specifications and perform build that will support the design and successful implementation of clinical and business applications across the organization
Collaborates regularly and closely with peers and application analysts' and training to ensure that architected build and educational design is consistent with workflows and application build design principles
Oversight and support of the development of pre and post-implementation adoption and communication plans and will partner with business/clinical leaders, and other informatics team members to drive operational adoption while demonstrating achieved value
Serve as the client informaticist for optimization solution implementations, including activities such as defining clinical strategy, leading client meetings, collaborating on best practice Epic configurations, attending clinical governance councils, and collaborate on training for users and adoption approach
Follows processes and guidelines for system build, change control, data migration, security and organizational change management
Support and participate in development and execution of testing of build performed within the software application functions
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field and staying current with trends and new developments
Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
Other duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree (MD/DO)
3+ years of clinical experience as practicing provider
3+ years of experience working with Epic, including Epic clinical (EpicCare Inpatient or EpicCare Ambulatory)
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and SharePoint
Reside within a 2 hour driving distance of Waukesha, WI

Preferred Qualifications:

Epic Physician Builder certification or experience or willingness to obtain within 6 months of hire
3+ years of experience in informatics, analytics or quality including application of information technology and process improvement
Proven knowledge of health information system architecture, the way software is constructed and integrates
Ability to demonstrate and have a history of team collaboration (informal or formal), cross-team communication and leadership skills, self-efficient
Clinical workflow experience

Key Competencies:

Maintain Epic Physician Builder certification
Excellent time management, organizational, prioritization skills, and ability to balance multiple priorities
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of Epic EHR and the full implementation lifecycle of Epic's suite of electronic medical records applications from conception through development into production
Ability to work with a minimal amount of supervision, to balance multiple tasks, be detail oriented, set priorities and complete assignments in a timely manner utilizing excellent customer service skills
Demonstrated ability to translate user requirements into system specifications
Demonstrates a solid ability to build partnerships and influence others. Work across team, group and business boundaries to drive commonality and reusability in solution to real-world problems
Demonstrate solid relationship management skills and ability to handle challenging interpersonal situations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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