Clinical Informaticist RN - PeriOp (Inpatient COOL Team) - Hybrid
Cedars-Sinai · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $100,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- RN Informaticist for Perioperative Inpatient COOL Team.
- Liaise between EIS and users for system support.
- Manage project intake and evaluate new technologies.
- Translate clinical needs into system requirements.
- Hybrid role requires LA area residency.
About the role
Job Summary
Cedars-Sinai is seeking a dedicated Clinical Informaticist RN for their Perioperative Inpatient COOL Team. This hybrid role offers mentorship to operational groups and end-users, acting as a liaison between EIS and customers for system implementations, upgrades, and support. The role involves managing project intake, evaluating new technologies, and translating requirements for optimal workflow and system build to benefit clinical, revenue cycle users, and patients.Key Responsibilities
- Provide mentorship to operational groups and end-users as a liaison between EIS and customers.
- Facilitate discussions and partner with leaders on project and optimization request intake, prioritization, and coordination.
- Evaluate, select, and integrate new technologies.
- Translate requirements and ensure efficient workflow design and system build.
- Manage projects from needs analysis to communication with business owners.
- Ensure effective processing of project, optimization, and issue request information, including logging and tracking.
- Establish working relationships with operational personnel, senior management, and clinicians.
- Ensure project goals, achievements, and implementation dates are met.
- Identify and communicate project problems or barriers to EIS leadership and sponsors.
- Track and ensure resolution of project issues.
- Identify critical path and predecessor tasks for project completion.
- Compile milestone lists and communicate with user areas.
- Ensure a testing plan is developed and implemented.
- Document current state and help design future state workflows, engaging vital stakeholders.
- Monitor project status and ensure utilization of project monitoring tasks.
- Conduct and lead project meetings, including agenda management, notes, and follow-up.
- Provide status reports and updates on project aspects.
- Assist other application project managers/leaders with scope definition and alternatives.
Qualifications
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience as an RN or NP in an inpatient setting; perioperative (periop) experience preferred.
- Cedars-Sinai and Epic Optime experience highly preferred.
- In-depth understanding of departmental operations, processes, and clinical nursing policies/procedures.
- Solid grasp of clinical, financial, and/or patient management healthcare applications or systems.
- Understanding of the healthcare applications suite and its role in acute care, physician, ambulatory, and ancillary settings.
- Excellent clinician and physician relationship skills.
- Ability to translate end-user workflow and requirements into application requirements/design.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Nursing, or related field (BSN or MSN preferred).
- Current License as Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner in CA (preferred).
Work Arrangement
Hybrid Remote: Must currently live in the Los Angeles area or be willing to relocate to the LA area for onsite requirements.Key skills/competency
Clinical Informatics, Registered Nurse, Perioperative, Inpatient, EIS, Project Management, Workflow Design, System Implementation, Epic Optime, Healthcare ApplicationsSkills & topics
- Clinical Informatics
- Registered Nurse
- Perioperative
- Inpatient
- EIS
- Project Management
- Workflow Design
- System Implementation
- Epic Optime
- Healthcare Applications
- Nursing
- Health Informatics
- RN
- Informatics RN
- Inpatient Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing
- Hybrid Work
- Los Angeles
- Cedars-Sinai
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your RN clinical experience, perioperative background, and any experience with Cedars-Sinai or Epic Optime.
- Showcase informatics skills: Emphasize your ability to translate clinical workflows into system requirements and your analytical problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrate understanding of healthcare systems: Detail your familiarity with clinical, financial, and patient management healthcare applications.
- Prepare for hybrid work questions: Be ready to discuss your experience and comfort with a hybrid work model and your ties to the Los Angeles area.
- Research Cedars-Sinai: Understand their commitment to Healthtech excellence and patient care to align your responses with their values.
Technical preparation
Master Epic Optime functionalities and workflows.,Practice translating clinical needs into technical requirements.,Familiarize with healthcare applications suite.,Review project management methodologies.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex clinical workflow you optimized.,How do you manage competing stakeholder priorities?,Tell me about a time you bridged user needs and tech solutions.,How do you ensure clear communication in projects?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Clinical Informaticist RN role at Cedars-Sinai?
- The primary focus of the Clinical Informaticist RN at Cedars-Sinai is to serve as a bridge between the Electronic Information Systems (EIS) department and clinical end-users, particularly within the perioperative inpatient setting. This involves supporting system implementations, upgrades, ongoing user support, and optimizing workflows through technology.
- What experience is most valued for this Clinical Informaticist RN position?
- Cedars-Sinai highly values at least two years of inpatient clinical experience as an RN or NP, with a strong preference for perioperative experience. Direct experience with Cedars-Sinai's systems and Epic Optime is also highly preferred, alongside a solid understanding of healthcare applications and clinical/financial workflows.
- Is this a remote or hybrid position at Cedars-Sinai?
- This is a hybrid position. While it offers remote flexibility, candidates must currently reside in the Los Angeles area or be willing to relocate to the LA area to fulfill on-site requirements as needed.
- What educational background is required for the Clinical Informaticist RN role?
- A Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, Health Informatics, Nursing, or a related field is required. A BSN or MSN is preferred. Additionally, a current license as a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner in California is preferred.
- How does Cedars-Sinai recognize Healthtech excellence, and how does it relate to this role?
- Cedars-Sinai has received the prestigious 'CHIME Digital Health Most Wired' recognition, achieving Level 10 certification. This highlights their excellence in areas like infrastructure and interoperability, which directly relates to the Clinical Informaticist RN's role in implementing, supporting, and improving these critical health technologies.
- What are the key technical skills needed for a Clinical Informaticist RN at Cedars-Sinai?
- Key technical skills include a solid grasp of clinical, financial, and patient management healthcare applications, understanding of the healthcare applications suite, and the ability to translate end-user workflows into application requirements and designs. Experience with Epic Optime is highly preferred.