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Physician Engagement Specialist

St Joseph Hospital & Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona
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The posted compensation range of $40.66 - $58.96 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Requisition ID 2024-374463 Employment Type Full Time Department EHR Alliance - Facility Ongoing Optimization Hours/Pay Period 80 Shift Day Weekly Schedule Monday - Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm) Remote No Category Management
Overview

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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.

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For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.


Responsibilities

The Physician Engagement Specialist serves as the liaison between Informatics and the physicians to ensure successful integration of clinical systems and processes. Works with the applications & support team to develop and deploy best practices in physician utilization of clinical information systems. Trains physicians physician extenders and other clinical staff on software and IT processes. Assists in the development and implementation of current and future hospital clinical information systems working closely with the Clinical Informatics Director Project Managers Clinical Informatics and other stake holders.  The Physician Engagement Specialist collaborates with IT and other clinical or business departments across the organization to increase efficiencies and promote continuity of care through technology and workflow improvements.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

Provide support in all regional facilities as needed by the business

Travel a minimum of 10% to Dignity Health meetings go live support and special work group activities national meetings and conferences as needed.

Responsibilities Include:

Education of physicians and clinical staff

  • Effective serves as re source to providers, AHP's, extenders, physician office staff and staff re: use of clinical information system tools (Cerner, consult accelerator, etc.).
  • Develops educational tools for physicians and other clinicians.
  • Comfortable with 1 on 1 training or managing small groups on multiple computers if training an group setting.
  • Anticipates and resolves routine issues that arise and provides input to Clinical Informatics staff to enhance system functionality to meet customer needs.
  • Coordinates physician and other clinician service requests and incident resolutions through the Dignity Health IT Help Desk and Dignity Health change request process.
  • Tracks, monitors, and enhances physician usage.
  • Provides on-call support as needed
  • Provides increased visibility and support during all downtimes, planned and unplanned.
  • Promotes understanding and effective use of technology though high visibility unit rounding , user group support, development and execution of training materials and plans, one-on-one coaching of end-users, etc.


Assessment, Planning, Implementation

  • Demonstrates understands physician needs and practice patterns and workflow in hospitals.
  • Collaborates with Clinical Informatics Director, Project Managers, Clinical Informatics and stake holders to optimize current clinical information system to meet the needs of the physicians.
  • Serves in liaison role for all new physician-related applications.

Qualifications

Minimum of three (3) years experience in acute healthcare setting required.

Bachelor's degree in healthcare related field or equivalent professional experience required.

Project Management and/or Project Team Leader experience prior experience training/educating others preferred.

Expertise in hospital clinical computer applications.

Demonstrated competency in Google Office and Microsoft products: Word Excel PowerPoint.

Basic Information Technology understanding.

Ability to work tactfully and effectively with physicians team members and the user community.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Experience in electronic medical record applications preferred.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

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