Clinical Informatics Lead - (MD or FNP)

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Kennedy Community Health Center is one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford and the surrounding communities. We are a thriving and growing organization, and our team is expanding across sites to support this growth.

As an employer of choice, the Health Center prides itself on its inclusive workplace environment which fosters teamwork, accountability and respect and supports the growth and development of each employee. We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace the richness of the diversity of our staff and community. You are a good fit for our team if you’re passionate about helping people live healthier lives and enjoy working in a supportive, team-based environment.

Summary:

• The Clinical Informatics Lead will work in two job functions: As a Primary Care Provider and as an EMR Specialist. As a Primary Care Provider, you will be delivering comprehensive primary care services to patients and coordinating care of patients under the supervision of a Physician. This person will serve as a member of the clinical practice team and work collaboratively with other team members in providing patient care.
• The Clinical Informatics Lead will serve as the liaison between the IT Team and the Medical Provider team to identify clinical EMR issues and improve workflows.
• The Clinical Informatics Lead will also train any new incoming Providers on how to use the EMR system.

They will work one on one with new Providers as well as create training material that can be utilized for future clinical team members. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clinical (40%): Deliver direct Primary Care to assigned patients.
• Develop therapeutic plans of care for prevention, management and maintenance of optimum health for individuals.
• Provide Preventive Health Services according to established practice standards.
• Provide health education and counseling to assigned patients by promoting positive health behaviors and self-care skills.
• Provide care related to prenatal/postnatal services and care for uncomplicated pregnancies in conjunction with physician partner as delineated and approved for in request for clinical privileges.
• Provide care for Acute and Chronic Illness and Urgent Care services that includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of illness.
• Consult with physician partner and/or refer to sub-specialty care patients with more complex/dynamic problems.
• Provide primary care and preventive services to children and adolescent populations within the assigned site/location as assigned by the designated clinical supervisor.

Clinical Administrative (10%):

• Maintain and update Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in a systematic format and complete required documentation within the specified amount of time expected by the assigned manager/director.
• Ensure that patient records are kept confidential consistent with Health Center policies and procedures, Joint Commission, and HIPAA standards.

Clinical Informatics (50%):

• Conduct initial computer based training and onboarding for providers Conduct EMR training for providers on new EMR features or workflows; along with re-training of providers who may require additional training to improve their EMR skills Perform ongoing skills improvement, education, and enhanced competency training associated with the EMR applications Participate in workflow design, development and re-engineering as upgrades, enhancement requests and new regulations are presented Participate as clinical EMR provider on any EMR upgrades required for the organization Participate as assigned on project implementation teams Qualifications : Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner or Family Medicine Physician Certified and Willing to clinically treat all ages (Pediatric to Geriatric) Massachusetts State medical license Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in Primary Care or a related environment Minimum of 2 years clinical experience using EMRs such as EPIC, MediTech, eClinical Works, or NextGen. Salary Range for NP: $125,000-$135,000 Salary Range for MD: $210,000-$230,000 Powered by JazzHR