Job Title: Senior Clinical and Population Health Informaticist

Reports To: Direct of Data Services

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: Rochester, NY

As the trusted data steward for secure health information exchange, our client is one of the most respected, trusted and successful health information exchanges in the United States.

They serves14 counties in the greater Finger Lakes Region and 1.5 million residents.  

Regional remote – might need to come to Rochester office a couple times a month

Please include 2-3 job references with your resume.

Key Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead analytic specifications and requirements on outcome measure specification, cohort design, study design, performance modeling, data extracts, code sets and formats, and other relevant components to HIE analytics processing.
• Development project scopes, requirements, and work plans.
• Conduct feasibility assessments and data gap analytics for projects.
• Advance the HIE use cases of social care data and data relevant to value based care.
• Conduct data analysis support for Data Services project portfolio, including data quality initiatives, Secondary Use projects, and custom projects, including the following activities:
• Create/Analyze business requirements;
• Identify code sets for relevant data;
• Develop report requirements;
• Validate results;
• Aggregate data to address project needs; and
• Communicate with all parties to ensure consistent interpretation of deliverables.
• Have a clear understanding of HL7 V2.x, C-CDA 1.1 and 2.1, and X12 claims standards
• Recommend innovative ideas, processes, and/or procedures for enhancements, additions, and modifications to improve existing data in the Health Information Exchange (HIE)
• Serve as a resource for daily operational issues within the HIE related to clinical data or workflow
• Act as a liaison internally across departments and externally to HIE participants and community, including providers, payers, the state and other customers
• Develop strategies and best practices to incorporate into future HIE policies and procedures
• Monitor for and report on data quality issues from Data Sources or within the HIE
• Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization

Required Skills and Abilities include the following:

• Comprehensive experience in Data Science
• Good understanding of HL7 V2.x, C-CDA 1.1 and 2.1, and X12 claims standards
• Excellent Clinical Data Quality Analysis skills
• Familiarity with Clinical Quality Measures, HEDIS/QARR, AHRQ, and 3M criteria
• Proficiency in tools and technologies used in data quality, including Excel and other Microsoft products
• Good communication skills
• Clinical research background is helpful
• Accustomed to database models
• Understanding of big data concepts
• Willingness to learn

Education/Experience

MS/MBA/PhD preferred Data Science, Health Informatics, Nursing, Health Services Research, or related field; and ten+ years related experience with healthcare data and population health analytics; Clinical licensure or certification (RN, Medical Technologist [MT]) is strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

• Ability to understand clinical coding systems (LOINC, SNOMED)
• Basic HIPAA background
• Preferred experience with R, Python, SQL, and Tableau

More About the Company: Health information exchange services allow a medical care team to share records across institutions and practices, making patient information available wherever and whenever needed to provide the best care. Patients benefit from fewer repeated tests, easier second opinions, and a reduced risk of mistakes caused by poor handwriting or incomplete records, and more informed care during office visits and emergencies.