NURSE INFORMATICIST- EPIC INPATIENT

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT OCHIN

OCHIN is a nonprofit leader in health care innovation and a trusted partner to a growing national provider network, delivering the clinical insights and tailored technologies needed to expand patient access, strengthen care teams, and improve the health of rural and medically underserved communities.

We are hiring for a number of new positions to meet increasing demand. When you choose to join OCHIN, you have the opportunity to continuously grow your skills and do meaningful work to help fulfill our vision of good health and well-being for everyone.

At OCHIN, we value the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual and work hard to maintain a culture rooted in our values.

Founded in Oregon in 2000, OCHIN employs a growing virtual workforce of more than 1,200 skilled professionals, working remotely across 49 states. We offer a generous compensation package and are committed to supporting our employees' entire well-being by fostering a healthy work-life balance and opportunity for professional advancement. We are curious, collaborative learners who strive to live our values every day. OCHIN is excited to support our continued national expansion and the increasing demand for our innovative tools and services by welcoming new talent to our growing team.

Position Overview:

The Nurse Informaticist at OCHIN provides expert consultation on the design, implementation, and optimization of clinical and health IT systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Telehealth, Mobile Health, and other health information technologies. This role supports OCHIN's Acute member organizations and care team meeting supporting our Acute members. The Nurse Informaticist will contribute to strategic innovation initiatives and system improvements for Acute members and will provide consultation during Epic implementation, support of workflow optimizations, providing solutions to remove barriers to allow clinicians to focus on providing better patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Strategic Collaboration & Leadership: Partner with clinical leadership to inform strategy and operations. Provide subject matter expertise across clinical domains (e.g., acute care, primary care, behavioral health, pharmacy) and lead change management initiatives related to health IT systems.
• Clinical Informatics Consultation & System Optimization: Offer internal consultation on clinical workflows, EHR design, and issue resolution (e.g., JIRA tickets, break/fix analysis). Recommend system modifications to enhance efficiency, clinician experience, and communication across care teams.
• Member Engagement & Support: Engage with member organizations through presentations (e.g., CORC, COG, Learning Forum), mentorship, and support during onboarding and implementation. Facilitate focus groups and provide ad hoc consultation to address member needs.
• Clinical Knowledge Management & Decision Support: Contribute to the development and review of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tools and documentation. Communicate with members about CDS content and participate in interdisciplinary workgroups to improve clinical outcomes.
• Innovation & Subject Matter Expertise Development: Stay current with health informatics trends and provide leadership in priority areas such as virtual care, interoperability, population health, and optimization training. Support research, product consultation, and policy initiatives as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Clinical degree (NP, BSN) or licensure (RN)
• Informatics background required -graduate degree, certificate, or significant prior experience.
• Certificate or equivalent relevant combination of education and experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a hospital clinical setting, ideal experience would be supporting a critical access hospital
• Epic experience required
• Certification in Clinical Content Builder is highly desired or willingness to become Epic certified within 6 months of hire.
• Experience providing clinical leadership in clinical information systems required with a focused experience in implementation and support of clinical IT projects.
• Previous experience with critical access or rural/community hospitals is desired.
• Knowledge and previous experience with nursing leadership role in healthcare provider organization is desired.
• Knowledge and previous experience with clinical innovation, health care transformation, and quality improvement desired.
• Familiarity with methodologies such as the Model for Improvement or Lean desired.
• Availability to travel up to 15%, including supporting go-lives according to OCHIN's policy (go-live support is required; this support is sometimes provided virtually).
• Knowledge and previous experience with clinical innovation, health care transformation, and quality improvement desired.
• Knowledge of population health and analytics, and application of these in the clinical setting, desired. Familiarity with methodologies such as the Model for Improvement or Lean desired.
• Familiarity with Healthcare Administrative Data and regulatory programs.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer application systems, including experience with Microsoft Office

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• Constant interpersonal skills, teamwork, and customer service. Frequent creativity, mentoring, presentations, and teaching. Occasional decision making and independent judgment or action.
• Reading, speaking, writing, and understanding English.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• This position requires a virtual home-office environment, working remotely.
• The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and mobile devices.
• Travel is required to support OCHIN's business requirements for go-live installations or training which may require travel by air, vehicle, or train.

Work Location and Travel Requirements

OCHIN is a 100% remote organization with no physical corporate office location. Employees work remotely from home and many of our positions also support our member organizations on-site for new software installations. Nationwide travel is determined based on OCHIN business needs. Please inquire during the interview process about travel requirements for this position.

Work from home requirements are:

• Ability to work independently and efficiently from a home office environment
• High Speed Internet Service
• It is a requirement that employees work in a distraction free workplace
• Travel required up to 15% nationally for on-site support based on business requirements for OCHIN

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits. See our website for details: https://ochin.org/career

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

To keep our colleagues, members, and communities safe, OCHIN requires all employees-including remote employees, contractors, interns, and new hires-to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine, as supported by state and federal public health officials, as a condition of employment. All new hires are required to provide proof of full vaccination or receive approval for a medical or religious exemption before their hire date.

Equal Opportunity Statement

OCHIN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills for the benefit of our staff, our mission, and the communities we serve.

As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, OCHIN, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital or civil union status, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristics. All aspects of employment are based on merit, performance, and business needs.

Base Pay Overview

OCHIN uses broadened pay ranges to support equitable and market-aligned compensation practices. Pay information by position level is listed below. The final offer will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant skills, certifications, education, experience, training, responsibilities, internal equity, and market data.

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