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NURSING INFORMATICS SYS SP II
Job Title: NURSING INFORMATICS SYS SP II
Job Code: 5365
FLSA: E
Job Level: G3
Revised Date: 07/01/2014
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
The Nursing Information System Specialist (NISS) II has expert knowledge of a specific clinical discipline and advanced knowledge of information technology and its applications to healthcare. The NISS II applies best practices to the management of the clinical information system life cycle.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Analyze, design and research clinical information systems and processes. Analyze customer requirements; research, design, acquire and implement innovative systems. Evaluate and revise existing clinical information systems. Provide analysis and advanced support including hardware maintenance, trouble shooting, component replacement and repair, system monitoring and the installation and maintenance of software. Plan and presents customer training sessions. Make oral and written presentations to project teams and other departments.
Conduct continuing education sessions and new employee training. Precept NISS Level I. Coordinate simple to complex projects with direction. Optimize departmental and interdisciplinary resources to maximize team. Initiate, write and evaluate system, operational and department documentation. Identify areas for procedural improvements. Provide detailed specifications describing functions to be automated.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
BSN required along with coursework in mathematics, computer science or a computer-related field.
Experience
Work requires experience equivalent to five years of clinical nursing experience; and three years of information system management which includes participation as member of a development team implementing a major information system
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina required. BLS required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
ADULT LEARNING AND TRAINING METHODS
DESIGN COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS
IMPLEMENT COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MAINTAIN COMPLEX INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ADVANCED TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION THEORY
EFFECTIVE ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
CURRENT PRACTICES IN SPECIALTY AREA
CUSTOMER SERVICE
CRITICAL THINKING
EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
ABILITY TO LIFT 50 POUNDS
ABILITY TO CRAWL, BEND AND STOOP
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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