Informatics Nurse Educator

Informatics Nurse Educator 

Location: Nashville, TN  

Status: Full Time

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 40/week

SUMMARY 

The Informatics Nurse Educator will have the primary responsibility of supporting the hospice clinical practice by ensuring Electronic Medical Record (EMR) competence. This individual will provide their expertise as an educator, consultant, facilitator, change agent and leader. The Informatics Nurse Educator will provide education and training for all clinical staff in the use of the EMR. Additionally, there will be rotating call coverage for after-hours questions. The Informatics Nurse Educator will serve as the liaison between clinical and IT staff, including reporting feedback on new systems and technology directly from the staff who are using it each day. Using the nursing process, the Informatics Clinical Nurse Educator will assist in creating appropriate educational opportunities in addition to EMR offerings for the Alive staff by working in collaboration with colleagues in the Education Department. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including meeting the required competencies. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

1. Trains and supports clinical staff on how to use EMR. 

2. Maintains awareness of basic clinical workflows, devices, and software functionality. 

3. Evaluates end users for EMR proficiencies. 

4. Rounds with end users to support, identify, and mitigate issues with EMR. 

5. Advocates use of electronic tools and applications to promote patient safety. 

6. Develops self as a clinical informatics subject matter expert. 

7. Supports on-call needs of the department as assigned. 

8. Assists learners in the assessment of needs and identification of outcomes. 

9. Develops/coordinates education plans related to initial and ongoing competency validation. 

10. Plans, prepares, and maintains materials for use in educational programs for accuracy and relevance to the target audience. 

11. Identifies and evaluates instructional materials in all types of media and formats. 

12. Adjusts content and teaching strategies as appropriate to meet diverse learner needs. 

13. Provides educational opportunities that benefit staff at all stages of their career development. 

14. Delivers competence-based programs for staff with a focus upon improvement of skills and retention of knowledge. 

15. Develops evidence-based educational materials. 

16. Supports staff development with educational activities (which include remediation, mentoring, product rollouts, etc). 

17. Evaluates the effectiveness of educational programming. 

18. Prepares short- and long-term planning and programs to address identified needs. 

19. Teaches content as needed and/or assigned within clinical expertise to facilitate orientation, staff development and/or safe practice. 

20. Other duties may also be assigned. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Registered Nurse with current, unencumbered Tennessee license
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Education, or related field required; MSN in Health Care Informatics preferred.
• 3-5 years of hospice clinical experience required
• 1-3 years' experience providing clinical instruction to a diverse audience required
• Experience teaching EMR preferred
• Experience with MatrixCare preferred
• Experience leading performance improvement projects preferred
• CHPN preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

If required to drive to carry out the duties of this position: current driver’s license and automobile insurance as required by Tennessee State Law. A current Tennessee RN Nursing License.