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Who We Are:

At Los Alamos Medical Center, we work hard to provide high quality care that’s continuously recognized for excellence. In the past year, we have earned numerous recognitions that show how we’re both a great place for care and a great place to work! We have achieved an 'A' for our Leapfrog grade, have acquired Lifepoint Health NQP accreditation, Newsweek has named us a Top Hospital in NM, and have been honored for our Lifepoint Health Diversity Program. We are proud of our work and patient care.

Where We Are:

Los Alamos Medical Center is a community Hospital located in the beautiful mountain community of Los Alamos, NM, surrounded by the powerful Jemez Mountains. Los Alamos is a health-oriented community that is proud to have its own ski hill, golf course, aquatic center where Olympic swim teams train, the best schools in the state of NM, outstanding hiking trails, is a very safe community and is the home of Los Alamos National Labs. Local historical and beautiful sites (Santa Fe, Taos) are within an hour’s drive of Los Alamos.

Position Summary:

Los Alamos Medical Center is an outstanding place to work as we are committed to our quality initiatives and a culture of safety, are invested in the growth of our staff and thus support ongoing education, certifications and other ongoing learning, and extend numerous recognition programs to all our staff. We focus on a family atmosphere and a collaborative and team-oriented practice model in nursing

This role acts as superuser, coordinator and resources for all areas of clinical EHR. That includes researching and incorporating evidence-based nursing knowledge into informatics practice and ensuring nursing practices, policies and procedures related to health IT follow appropriate regulations and standards.

Responsibilities include:

• Acts as a super user for all areas of HMS Clinicals and as meaningful use coordinator (which includes meeting reporting requirements).
• Acts as lead/resource on clinical and other related software implementations and upgrades
• Support and trains physicians.
• Works closely within IT department to monitor the environment, technology, and infrastructure to prevent medical errors and adverse events.
• Coordinates internal and external clinical developments for all team members involved in the design and selection of clinical application solutions.
• Participates in hospital and department quality activities as required
• Recommends processes and workflows to achieve positive patient outcomes
• Follows all HIPAA/confidentiality requirements to ensure patient and employee confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• Required Skills: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Experience: prior experience working with electronic health systems. Must have ability and experience to understand/problem solve and interpret issues that arrive from clinical areas as per IT usage.
• Licenses: Current NM RN license or appropriate compact licensure.

Job: *Clinical and Business Informatics

Organization: *Los Alamos Medical Center

Title: Clinical Informatics Specialist RN

Location: New Mexico-Los Alamos

Requisition ID: 7435-2584