Description
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT OCHIN
OCHIN is a rapidly growing national nonprofit health IT organization with two decades of experience transforming health care delivery to drive health equity. 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 mission.
OCHIN provides leading-edge technology, data analytics, research, and support services to nearly 1,000 community health care sites, reaching nearly 6 million patients nationally. We believe that every individual, no matter their race, ethnicity, background, or zip code, should have fair opportunity to achieve their full health potential. Our work addresses differences in health that are systemic, avoidable, and unjust. We partner, learn, innovate, and advocate, in order to close the gap in health for individuals and communities negatively impacted by racism or other structural inequities.
At OCHIN, we value the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual and work hard to maintain a culture of belonging.
Founded in Oregon in 2000, OCHIN employs a growing virtual workforce of more than 1200 diverse professionals, working remotely across 50 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 equitable opportunity for professional advancement. We are curious, collaborative learners who strive to live our values everyday: leadership, collaboration, excellence, innovation, inclusion, and stewardship. 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 Clinical Informaticist at OCHIN is a clinician responsible for providing clinical consultation on the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of clinical and health IT systems, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Telehealth, Mobile Health, and other HIT systems. This role will support OCHIN member clinics and clinicians and work on priority innovation projects.
Essential Duties
- Collaborate with clinical leadership team on strategy and operations.
- Provide leadership within the clinical informatics team in areas of clinical subject matter expertise, with special emphasis on any of the following: Primary care, Behavioral Health, Substance Use, Dentistry, Acute Care, Pharmacy.
- Provide clinical informatics consultation internally at OCHIN.
- Review clinical questions via incident management system (JIRA).
- Ad hoc consultation on additional OCHIN Epic build or maintenance projects.
- Analysis of clinical EHR break/fix issues as needed.
- Participate in build primarily in design, as time, interest, and skill level allow.
- Participate in member engagement.
- Prepare for and present at Clinical Operations Review Committee (CORC) and Clinical Oversight Group (COG) meetings.
- Provide mentorship to provider builders at member organizations.
- Provide support to new members before, during, and after install.
- Facilitate focus groups.
- Recommend modifications of clinical information systems to gain maximum efficiency, leverage the clinicians’ time, and maximize communication with affiliates and referring physicians.
- Support clinical team in efforts to measure, communicate, and support an increase in workforce satisfaction among member sites.
- Contribute to building and improving Clinical Decision Support (CDS).
- Communicate with members about CDS.
- Participate or provide leadership in interdisciplinary work groups in areas of expertise.
- Exercise strong communication skills, especially in the area of relaying messages between IT and technology and clinical staff, members, and stakeholders.
- Study trends in health informatics to inform the development of IT systems and infrastructure that increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the modern health field and its direction.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
***** This position is designated as a 1.0 FTE (May consider .5 FTE based on education and skillset)*****
- Master’s or equivalent relevant combination of education and experience.
- Clinical degree and licensure (NP, PA, RN, PsyD, LPC, LCSW, PT, OT, RD, RT, MPH, PharmD), or other relevant master’s degree without licensure, and/or equivalent relevant training and experience with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in one or more of the following areas required: Primary care, Behavioral Health, Substance Use, Pharmacy, Acute care, Other clinical specialties.
- Previous experience with FQHC/Safety Net clinics is desired.
- Epic experience required; Epic Clinical Certification appropriate for role in ambulatory, Provider Builder/Clinical Content Builder or equivalent, desired or willingness to become Epic certified within the first year of hire.
- 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 Healthcare Administrative Data and regulatory programs.
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
- Availability for occasional travel, including supporting go-lives according to OCHIN’s policy (go-live support is required; this support is sometimes provided virtually).
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer application systems, including experience with Microsoft Office.
- Familiarity with methodologies such as the Model for Improvement or Lean desired (lean certification a plus).
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.
Work Location and Travel Requirements
- OCHIN is a 100% remote organization. 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 may be required to support our member organizations on-site based on business requirements for OCHIN.
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
The typical offer range for this role is minimum to midpoint, with the midpoint representing the average pay in a national market scope for this position. Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will consider a wide range of factors directly relevant to this position, including, but not limited to, skills, knowledge, training, responsibility, and experience, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
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