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Nurse Informaticist / Healthcare Informaticist

CoxHealthSpringfield, Missouri
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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Education
Nursing (RN, LPN)
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
On-site
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Job Description

Facility:

Chase Building: 303 E Republic Rd, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1700 IT Clinical Informatics

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM-5:00PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

  • Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

Nurse Informaticist:The nurse informaticist (NI) functions as a knowledgeable practitioner, consultant, educator, and evaluator to maintain and improve system services. As a nurse informaticist, you are responsible for leading the department through the design of clinical processes, solutions, technology workflow and successful adoption that will lead to achieved value, by participating in efforts which meet departmental needs in adherence with the guidelines aligned with the organization strategy.  The nurse informaticist will manage ongoing relationships with departments, providing system management and clinical subject matter expertise, focusing on department success in utilizing technology solutions.  The nurse informaticist will assist in change management, help identify opportunities for improvement, and is accountable for achieving the project targeted outcomes.  As the nurse informaticist, you will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between the clinical departments and IT, leveraging both clinical and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions. You will establish trusted relationships with department leaders. The nurse informaticist will collaborate across teams to plan and ensure appropriate communication and documentation is completed to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of systems and services, to support high-quality clinical workflows and application development. The nurse informaticist will evaluate clinical utilization and workflow, including patient safety and clinical outcomes; research, analyze and make recommendations for clinical application workflow improvements.Healthcare Informaticist: Job Profile SummaryAs a Healthcare Informaticist (HCI), you will provide informatics guidance and act as a liaison between the clinical and IT departments, leveraging both health care and informatics knowledge to provide innovative solutions. The Healthcare Informaticist role will collaborate with clinicians, providers, and ancillary departments in analyzing clinical requirements specific to the organization. The HCI should be knowledgeable in clinical documentation needs, regulations, and standard operating procedures essential in the EHR, Participate in testing and validating solutions and clinical documentation tools, current state mapping and future state workflow development, content issue resolution, implementation, optimization, and end user support. Have a strong understanding of healthcare strategy, operations, and ability to adjust to changing needs. Manage relationships with department contacts, providing clinical subject matter expertise. The HCI will collaborate with Informatics team for general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new projects or assignments.

Nurse Informaticist I

Education:

  • Preferred: Bachelors of Science in NursingExperience:
  • Preferred: At least 3 years of clinical experience
  • Preferred: Previous Clinical informatics experienceSkills:
  • Ability to track ticket requests
  • Ability to cope in a fast-paced environment
  • Builds relationships through purposeful rounding practices
  • Review 
    • change requests submitted. Escalating requests to the appropriate clinical and IT working groups for further review, discussion, and approval.Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri

    Nurse Informaticist II:

    Job Description
  • Education:
  • Preferred: Bachelors of Science in Nursing
  • Experience:
  • Required: At least 5 years of clinical experience, with at least 2 years involving clinical informatics experience.
  • Preferred: ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification
  • Skills:
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work 
    • in a fast-paced environment
  • Ensures clinical and operation workflows are documented appropriately for their supported areas
  • Maintains departmental engagement and relationships
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri

    Healthcare Informaticist I:

    Job Description
  • Education:▪ Required: Licensure, certificate or experience in healthcare related field
  • Experience:▪ Preferred: 3 years clinical experience
  • Skills:▪  
    • Ability to track ticket requests▪  Ability to cope in a fast-paced environment▪  Builds relationships through purposeful rounding practices▪ Review  change requests submitted. Escalating requests to the appropriate clinical and IT working groups for further review, discussion, and approval.
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Preferred: Clinical licensure within 90 days if applicable

    • Healthcare Informaticist II:

  • Education:▪ Required: Licensure, certificate or experience in healthcare related field▪ Preferred: 
    • Associates or bachelors degree in healthcare related field
  • Experience:▪ Preferred: 3 years clinical experience
  • Skills:
  • Ability to meet deadlines and work 
    • in a fast-paced environment
  • Assists in obtaining clinical and operations workflows and documenting appropriately for their supported areas.
  • Maintains departmental engagement and relationships
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Preferred: Applicable licensure

    Healthcare Informaticist III:

    Education:▪ Required: Licensure, certificate or experience in healthcare related field▪ Preferred: 

    • Associate or bachelors degree in healthcare related fieldExperience:▪ Required: 5 years clinical informatics experienceSkills:
  • Participation on organizational working groups focusing on the strategic or transformation needs of the health care system in the implementation of clinical information systems.
  • Leads project management as it pertains to informatics, ensuring coordination and integration of standards of care practice across all clinical departments.
    • Mentors new and junior informatics team members, actively shares knowledge, skills and experiences.
  • Decisively makes high-quality decisions, even when based on incomplete information or in the face of uncertainty.
  • Conveys clear expectations and follows up consistently
  • Ability to share sensitive messages or unpopular points of view in a motivating manner
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Preferred: Applicable licensure

    Healthcare Informaticist IV:

    Education:▪ Required:  Associate degree or 4 years experience in related health care field▪ Preferred: Bachelors degree Experience:▪ Required: 7 years clinical informatics experienceSkills:•  Assist with workflow development to assure alignment with regulatory guidelines.• Comfortable sharing sensitive messages or unpopular points of view in a motivating manner with team members and client• Action oriented and comfortable taking informed risks within the scope of responsibility.• Keep up to date on technology, client needs and industry trends.• Ability to leverage data analytics to identify areas for improvement and redesign workflows to support quality, patient safety and regulatory requirements.Licensure/Certification/Registration:▪ Preferred: Applicable licensure

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    FAQs About Nurse Informaticist / Healthcare Informaticist Jobs at CoxHealth

    What is the work location for this position at CoxHealth?
    This job at CoxHealth is located in Springfield, Missouri, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
    What pay range can candidates expect for this role at CoxHealth?
    Employer has not shared pay details for this role.
    What employment applies to this position at CoxHealth?
    CoxHealth lists this role as a Full-time position.
    What experience level is required for this role at CoxHealth?
    CoxHealth is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
    What education level is required for this job?
    The education requirement for this position is Nursing (RN, LPN). Candidates with relevant qualifications or equivalent experience may also be considered.
    What benefits are offered by CoxHealth for this role?
    CoxHealth offers following benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, and 401k Matching/Retirement Savings for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.
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