Director of Clinical Nursing Informatics (RN)

General Summary of Position

Promotes exemplary nursing informatics practice that is evidence-based and is informed by nursing practice and clinical informatics standards. The incumbent collaborates with other MedStar System Clinical Nursing Informatics and Information System leaders in providing leadership in the organization's ongoing assessment evaluation planning development implementation education and performance improvement for clinical information system processes clinical workflows and integration for the Department of Nursing for the entity and the MSH system. The Director incorporates the organization's strategic objectives for patient care in the management and evaluation of MSH clinical information systems and point of care clinical technologies and directs the management of clinical systems to meet the standards of the entity and health system. The incumbent will utilize their knowledge and skills of clinical practice to determine clinical functions that are suitable for computer application and to ensure that Clinical Information Systems are consistent with professional standards of clinical practice including the Joint Commission and other related standards and regulatory requirements. The Director works across Medstar clinical information system platforms to ensure patient safety and quality of patient care through on-line documentation integration data analytics and improved workflow efficiencies. The Director is recognized as a professional role model and promotes an environment that supports the goals mission vision philosophy and values of the entity Department of Nursing and of MedStar Health. The Director of Clinical Nursing Informatics reports directly to the MSH Vice President Chief Nursing Information Officer and has a matrix reporting structure to their entity(ies) Chief Nursing Officer(s) or delegate. The Director of Clinical Nursing Informatics has accountability for entity-specific clinical nursing informaticists and any administrative personnel supporting the department.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Communication & Relationship Building: Creates a professional atmosphere and an environment of coaching and development that supports shared governance and a high level of employee satisfaction as evidenced by outcomes data.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Builds trusting collaborative relationships with all members of the health care team.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Creates an environment that values opinion sharing and utilizes shared decision-making.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Hires evaluates coaches mentors develops promotes disciplines and when necessary terminates to achieve behaviors aligned with the organization's vision mission and values.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Establishes develops and maintains effective relationships working agreements and quality partnerships that value diversity.
• Communication & Relationship Building: Collaborates with other nursing management and staff in the assessment of competence. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Conducts assessments of hospital environments synthesizes pertinent information and identifies implications for planning development implementation and evaluation of both clinical systems and educational programs; provides recommendations relative to future direction for MedStar Clinical Information technology.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Responsible for identifying the needs of the Clinical System for education training programs and services in computer skills and competencies in the use of electronic tools for patient care quality management utilization management clinical resource management and performance improvement initiatives. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Provides local oversight for the adoption and sustained integration of the MedStar Health IS Clinical Roadmap.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Provides oversight for the sustained integration of the entity(ies) Nursing Informatics Council(s) and incorporates locally the recommendations of MSH Collaborative Governance Councils and Nursing Specialty Committees. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Conducts ongoing technology assessment of clinical information systems and products related to identifying and meeting patient needs Clinical System programs and potential system sponsored external collaborations.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Responsible for the entity Department of Nursing's role in the overall planning development and implementation of health care informatics programs products and services as guided by MSH system initiatives and goals. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Responsible for assessing training and development needs of clinical staff in relation to adoption of clinical systems and services.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Provides expert support to other entities and departments in the adoption of clinical information systems products and services responsive to current and future needs. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Tracks and advises on industry standards influencing informatics support for clinical needs.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Primary liaison between entity and MedStar Nursing Informatics and IS Projects to advance enterprise projects and initiatives. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Assists in developing MSH system product specifications including the application and functionality of software programs software vendor requests for proposals and evaluation of vendor's work.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Assists in monitoring vendor's adherence to specifications quality and effectiveness of vendor support. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Responsible for assessment of needs and implementation of strategies to link educational products including practice guidelines to practice-based electronic medical records systems.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Serves on IS Steering Committees and other committees as designated. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Responsible for input on budget and staffing for implementation and support of clinical IS applications.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Uses clinical knowledge informatics knowledge practice experience research background critical thinking to promote quality patient care. Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Coordinates processing and follow-up of requests for enhancement and changes from users or others affected by the system.
• Knowledge of Healthcare Environment/Business Skills: Acts as a liaison to departments and interdisciplinary groups within the entity as related to clinical systems. eadership and Professionalism: Provides Clinical Informatics leadership to Nursing and IS to identify develop implement and maintain efficient and effective clinical information systems.
• Leadership and Professionalism: Participates and/or leads entity and system level clinical informatics-related committees or councils. Leadership and Professionalism: Provides clinical leadership through role modeling professional practice behaviors and maintaining role accountabilities at the level of the staff.
• Leadership and Professionalism: Creates an environment in which professional and personal growth is an expectation. 29. Leadership and Professionalism: Serves as a change agent assisting others in understanding the Leadership and Professionalism: importance necessity impact and process of change.
• Leadership and Professionalism: Integrates high ethical standards and core values into everyday activities.
• Leadership and Professionalism: Serves as a professional role model and mentor to future leaders. Leadership and Professionalism: Promotes a public image of nursing excellence at the entity and MedStar Nursing Informatics through professional communication presentations publications and membership in professional organizations.
• Leadership and Professionalism: Prepares/synthesizes operational planning management and analytics status reports for administration and stakeholders.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• Master's degree in Nursing Informatics Informatics Computer Science required or
• acceptable equivalent is required from a nationally accredited program. required and
• A Doctor of Nursing Practice degree preferred or
• Advanced Nursing Informatics degree/certificate from an accredited program preferred

Experience

• 5-7 years Progressively more responsible job-related experience including at least 2 years of leadership and/or managerial experience. required and
• Experience with implementation of clinical systems and/or project management of clinical systems preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed as a registered nurse in the entity's(ies) locale. required and
• National informatics or nursing informatics certification within 1 Year preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Demonstrated business acumen and leadership skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively interact with all levels of management internal departments and external agencies.
• Working knowledge of project management clinical software applications data analytics and applied clinical/informatics research.
• In collaboration with multiple system disciplines the work requires identifying and resolving complex problems and assembling extensive cross-functional knowledge of MedStar Health Clinical Information Systems and associated point of care and biomedical devices.
• Work assignments are generally received via system goals hospital departmental specialty committee or MSH IS clinical project or nursing council goals.
• All work outputs require exquisite attention to detail application of clinical judgment and interpretation or creation of policies procedures and developing appropriate courses of action.