Provider Informatics Specialist I - Pharmacist - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Overview:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

 

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

 

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

The Provider Informatics Specialist I is responsible for promoting the understanding, integration, and innovation of clinical information technology to improve the provider, clinician and patient experience. This role supports organizational goals and initiatives using the input, analysis, and retrieval of data to improve processes. This role maintains knowledge of clinical practice and a relationship with clinical and IT leadership.

 

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a leader and provider liaison for health IT efforts representing providers and clinical staff; facilitating in a governance forum or content review.
• Function as a provider champion for clinical applications, and technical solutions.
• Review Nova Notes and other release notes to identify impacts to clinical users.
• Participate in the design, testing, implementation, and support of clinical applications.
• Acts as a change agent in the identification, development, planning, implementation, of informatics strategies to support quality patient care and professional practice.
• Investigates and analyzes issues, and requests related to clinical applications.
• Improves processes by systematically analyzing complex problems and presents innovative solutions to clinicians and IT leaders.
• Collaborates with administration, medical staff and IT leaders to translate clinician requirements into coordinated specifications for new clinical solutions.
• Combines knowledge of patient care, clinical informatics concepts, and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals to promote safe, effective, and efficient use of health IT in clinical settings.
• Takes the understanding of clinical workflow and practice to conduct a solution relevant impact analysis, and to prepare application use cases to support user acceptance testing and script development.
• Defines success criteria to evaluate system usability and system adoption.
• Develop systems that improve the clinician’s ability to care for patients, clinic workflows, and the patient experience.
• Develops and maintains standards of care that inform evidence-based practice, quality of care, patient safety and clinician workflows.
• Encourages surveillance and reporting of errors where health IT is a contributing factor.
• Collect, analyze, and present data as a story to make concise recommendations to solve simple and complex problems.
• Develops a communication strategy to support the right messaging to providers and clinical staff to promote understanding and comprehension.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and advocate for a safe and efficient system, promoting quality, regulatory readiness, research, and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Mid-Level Provider or Doctorate clinical licensure. Certification in Health IT course or Epic Informatics Certification within 6 months.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a healthcare practitioner. Minimum 1 year as an Epic Superuser.
• Experience translating clinical user problem statements into system feature requests, or system enhancements.
• Experience in project management methodology principles with ability to document key supportive deliverables.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Update on clinical competencies and standards of oncology practice.
• Demonstrated experience working with teams in the development and support of applications, and in implementing production systems in a healthcare.

Preferred:

• Health Informatics degree.
• EPIC build certification.
• Knowledge oncology patient care services.
• Knowledge of patient care operations in outpatient or acute care and/or research setting.
• Knowledge of TJC, DOH, and other regulatory requirements.
• Ability to research Epic User Web and Epic galaxy to identify possible solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in training clinical end-users of various levels of technical savvy.
• Familiar with health system processes, business process analysis, and workflow development.

 

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

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The annual base salary range for this position is from $109,637 to $173,264 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.     

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).  

 

Our Commitment to Diversity:We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.