Registered Nurse Informatics Clinical Coordinator

As the nation's largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we're honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That's why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

The Coordinator of Clinical Applications is responsible for ensuring ongoing training, support and refinement of the Advanced Clinicals and Meaningful Use initiative as well as additional support for clinical applications throughout the facility. This individual participates in the company-wide community for CPOE, changes and works with their facility peers to ensure advanced clinical applications are well supported throughout the facility. 

Primary responsibilities include the following: 1) Implementation and support of division-wide standardization, utilization, integration, and optimization activities related to CPOE and other clinical applications and tools. 2) Development, execution, and support of education plan, tools and resources focused on the CPOE clinical initiative, Meaningful Use and additional clinical applications as developed and implemented. 3) Facilitation and project leadership of the CPOE and advanced clinical system functions implementation. 4) Resolution of complex issues and requests escalated from the division Service Desk or other division or facility service resources. 5) Evidence Based Order set review, approval, and build within the facility. 6) Ongoing monitoring of various advanced clinicals usage trend reports. Identify gaps/areas of opportunity and develop action plan to address areas of concern. What 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Mature understanding of Meditech 

• Understands pertinent regulatory guidelines such as Joint Commission, MQSA, HIPAA and ACR

• Demonstrated ability to establish and build strong relationships across a broad range of personality types 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clinical and information technology personnel verbally and in writing 

• Demonstrated customer orientation

• Excellent leadership and teaching abilities 

• Demonstrated advanced computer skills 

• An understanding, enthusiasm and commitment to the goals of the project

• Leadership skills to direct others and maintain a common vision for project objectives. 

Must be a motivator

The ability to communicate with staff at all levels of the practice, as well as with vendors and other outside agents. Must have an interdisciplinary focus 

• Effective organizational skills

• Good problem solving and analytical skills

• Existing knowledge of the facility's clinical/operational processes, challenges and Meditech environment

• The ability to delegate tasks and enlist the cooperation and/or assistance of team members and others

qualifications you will need:

Texas RN License (RN) Registered Nurse

Bachelors Degree preferred

• No Travel Required
• 3 years experience Required Years of Experience
• Preferred: 
• Proficiency in Meditech 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Customer service orientation and/or training

Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Las Palmas Medical Center is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region's only kidney transplant center . The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center , cardiac care, women's services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse Informatics Clinical Coordinator opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.