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Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC is the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, one of only two university-based medical systems in the Los Angeles area. Keck Medicine combines academic excellence, world-class research and state-of-the-art facilities to provide highly specialized care for some of the most acute patients in the country.

Our internationally renowned physicians and scientists provide world-class patient care at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, USC Arcadia Hospital and more than 100 unique clinics in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Tulare and Ventura counties.

Keck Medical Center of USC, which includes Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, is among the top 50 hospitals in the country in eight specialties, as well as the top three hospitals in metro Los Angeles and top 10 hospitals in California, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals rankings.

Clinical Informaticist, Senior - IS Clinical Apps - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)

Keck Medicine of USC Hospital Los Angeles, California

The Senior Clinical Informaticist is a subject matter expert in their role. Under the direction and supervision of the department leader(s), the Clinical Informatics position will be responsible for providing operational support of the interdisciplinary team to attain high quality patient care outcomes and leading integration of clinical practice and applications which include, but not limited to, nursing, provider, lab, radiology, pharmacy applications. The Clinical Informatics Specialist primary responsibilities include: • Represents the bridge between clinical practice and IS/IT to transform patient care delivery across the enterprise • Ensures clinical voice, practice and workflows are considered and integrated • Communication and collaboration with leadership, staff, IT teams across the Keck enterprise • Use data to monitor clinical adoption, efficiency, outcomes • Change management advisor and champion • Regular rounding • Go-live support • Promote continuous improvement of KeckCare (EHR) and clinical technologies • Training and at-the-elbow coaching/support The Clinical Informatics position will work with a diverse customer base of clinical and support staff, management, and physicians. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Essential Duties:

  • Integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to improve patient care safety, quality, efficacy, and efficiency
  • Lead and support efforts to plan, coordinate, and implement clinical technologies and work processes aligned with organizational initiatives. Assist in testing as needed that is part of clinical technology and application implementations, enhancements, or upgrades.
  • Analyzes clinician technology experience and impact on patient care and communicates recommendations for improvement to appropriate IS/IT, clinical, operation stakeholders.
  • Supports department and organizational committees and professional initiatives by leading, planning, coordinating, and implementing projects that align clinical technologies with evidence, standards, data, and patient outcomes.
  • As subject matter expert, facilitates utilization and adoption of clinical technologies that support application of new clinical knowledge, innovation
  • Acts as liaison and consultant between clinical end-users and information systems analysts to identify technology needs, seek feedback, interpret clinical system design requests, and coordinate end-user involvement in the integration of information systems, clinical technologies and practice
  • Collaborate with clinical, IS, operation leaders to assure staff education, communication, preparedness to adopt new/revised technologies.
  • Leads and contributes to proficient team operations, cost-effective resource utilization and financial outcomes by assessing and recommending personnel, workplace, technology resources that facilitate collaboration and efficiencies.
  • Collaborate with leadership to identify SMEs as needed for projects and or other efforts
  • Participates on various enterprise-wide committees as clinical IS representative and liaison
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

  • Req Bachelor’s Degree
  • Req 2–5 years RN clinical experience &/or informatics or performance improvement experience
  • Req 2 years Health Care Information Technology (HCIT) experience; experience may include clinical application use, implementation, testing, training, super-user, Subject Matter Expert
  • Req Cerner experience
  • Req Must have subject matter knowledge in clinical workflow experience
  • Req Self-starter with ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change initiatives
  • Req Strong presentation skills to executives and chief clinicians

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pref Master’s degree

Required Licenses/Certifications:

  • Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $95,680.00 - $158,230.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.


REQ20157282 Posted Date: 12/02/2024

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