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Healthcare Informaticist/Nurse Informaticist
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What they do
A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
$72,002 / year median in Missouri
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Facility:
West Campus (Chase): 303 E Republic Rd, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807Department:
1700IT Clinical Informatics Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Hours:
8:00AM - 5:00PM Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America) CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to work five times. Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group . Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025). Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week) For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits |CoxHealth Job Description:
Nurse Informaticist II The nurse informaticist (NI) functions as a knowledgeable practitioner, consultant, educator, and evaluator to maintain and improve system services. As a nurse informaticist, you are responsible for leading the department through the design of clinical processes, solutions, technology workflow and successful adoption that will lead to achieved value, by participating in efforts which meet departmental needs in adherence with the guidelines aligned with the organization strategy. The nurse informaticist will manage ongoing relationships with departments, providing system management and clinical subject matter expertise, focusing on department success in utilizing technology solutions. The nurse informaticist will assist in change management, help identify opportunities for improvement, and is accountable for achieving the project targeted outcomes. As the nurse informaticist, you will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between the clinical departments and IT, leveraging both clinical and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions. You will establish trusted relationships with department leaders. The nurse informaticist will collaborate across teams to plan and ensure appropriate communication and documentation is completed to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of systems and services, to support high-quality clinical workflows and application development. The nurse informaticist will evaluate clinical utilization and workflow, including patient safety and clinical outcomes; research, analyze and make recommendations for clinical application workflow improvements.Job Description Job Description Education:
Preferred:
Bachelors of Science inNursing Experience:
Required:
At least 5 years of clinical experience, with at least 2 years involving clinical informatics experience.Preferred:
ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification Skills:
Ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment Ensures clinical and operation workflows are documented appropriately for their supported areas Maintains departmental engagement and relationshipsLicensure/Certification/Registration:
Required:
RN license active in the state of Missouri Healthcare Informaticist II As a Healthcare Informaticist (HCI), you will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between the clinical and IT departments, leveraging both health care and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions. The Healthcare Informaticist role will collaborate with clinicians, providers, and ancillary departments in analyzing clinical requirements specific to the organization. The HCI should be knowledgeable in clinical documentation needs, regulations, and standard operating procedures essential in the EHR, Participate in testing and validating solutions and clinical documentation tools, current state mapping and future state workflow development, content issue resolution, implementation, optimization, and end user support. Have a strong understanding of healthcare strategy, operations, and ability to adjust to changing needs. Manage relationships with department contacts, providing clinical subject matter expertise. The HCI will collaborate with Informatics team for general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new projects or assignments.Job Description Job Description Education:
Required:
Licensure, certificate or experience in healthcare related fieldPreferred:
Associates or bachelors degree in healthcare related fieldExperience:
Preferred:
3 years clinical experienceSkills:
Ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment Assists in obtaining clinical and operations workflows and documenting appropriately for their supported areas. Maintains departmental engagement and relationshipsLicensure/Certification/Registration:
Preferred:
Applicable licensureBenefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Other Retirement and Savings