Are you looking for a meaningful career caring for our communities most
vulnerable populations?
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is one of the largest community
health centers in Massachusetts serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford and the
surrounding communities. We are a thriving and growing organization, and our
team is expanding across sites to support this growth.
As an employer of choice, the Health Center prides itself on its inclusive
workplace environment which fosters teamwork, accountability and respect and
supports the growth and development of each employee. We are an equal
opportunity employer and embrace the richness of the diversity of our staff and
community. You are a good fit for our team if you’re passionate about helping
people live healthier lives and enjoy working in a supportive, team-based
environment.
Summary:
The Clinical Informatics Lead will work in two job functions: As a Primary Care
Provider and as an EMR Specialist.
As a Primary Care Provider, you will be delivering comprehensive primary care
services to patients and coordinating care of patients under the supervision of
a Physician. This person will serve as a member of the clinical practice team
and work collaboratively with other team members in providing patient care.
The Clinical Informatics Lead will serve as the liaison between the IT Team and
the Medical Provider team to identify clinical EMR issues and improve workflows.
The Clinical Informatics Lead will also train any new incoming Providers on how
to use the EMR system. They will work one on one with new Providers as well as
create training material that can be utilized for future clinical team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical (40%):
* Deliver direct Primary Care to assigned patients. Develop therapeutic plans
of care for prevention, management and maintenance of optimum health for
individuals.
* Provide Preventive Health Services according to established practice
standards. Provide health education and counseling to assigned patients by
promoting positive health behaviors and self-care skills.
* Provide care related to prenatal/postnatal services and care for
uncomplicated pregnancies in conjunction with physician partner as delineated
and approved for in request for clinical privileges.
* Provide care for Acute and Chronic Illness and Urgent Care services that
includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of illness.
* Consult with physician partner and/or refer to sub-specialty care patients
with more complex/dynamic problems.
* Provide primary care and preventive services to children and adolescent
populations within the assigned site/location as assigned by the designated
clinical supervisor.
Clinical Administrative (10%):
* Maintain and update Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in a systematic format
and complete required documentation within the specified amount of time
expected by the assigned manager/director.
* Ensure that patient records are kept confidential consistent with Health
Center policies and procedures, Joint Commission, and HIPAA standards.
Clinical Informatics (50%):
* Conduct initial computer based training and onboarding for providers
* Conduct EMR training for providers on new EMR features or workflows; along
with re-training of providers who may require additional training to improve
their EMR skills
* Perform ongoing skills improvement, education, and enhanced competency
training associated with the EMR applications
* Participate in workflow design, development and re-engineering as upgrades,
enhancement requests and new regulations are presented
* Participate as clinical EMR provider on any EMR upgrades required for the
organization
* Participate as assigned on project implementation teams
Qualifications:
* Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner or Family Medicine Physician
* Certified and Willing to clinically treat all ages (Pediatric to Geriatric)
* Massachusetts State medical license
* Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in Primary Care or a related
environment
* Minimum of 2 years clinical experience using EMRs such as EPIC, MediTech,
eClinical Works, or NextGen.
* Salary Range for NP: $125,000-$135,000
* Salary Range for MD: $210,000-$230,000