HCS Clinical Informatics Specialist - Western North Carolina

UNC Health Care
$33.37 - $47.97 per hour
United States, North Carolina, Morrisville
2001 Carrington Mill Boulevard (Show on map)
Jul 18, 2026
Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Summary: Supports physicians, clinicians, health care workers, affiliates and partners by providing continuous support, troubleshooting and identifying opportunities for clinical information system improvements. Serves as a liaison between the clinical departments and IT in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Promotes future and present system functionality by designing, building and testing the clinical information systems. Enhances the organization by driving the evolution of customer-oriented, cost-effective and integrated health information management systems. This position will work in Ambulatory Clinical Informatics covering clinics in the western side of North Carolina including weekly onsite travel to clinics located in Boone, NC, Morganton, NC and Lenoir, NC. Responsibilities: 1. Coordinates and actively participates in the planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, training and evaluation of clinical information systems for nursing services. 2. Develops in depth knowledge of the system capabilities, applications and processes to function effectively as an educator for system users. Provides training to new users and provides end-user support. 3. Facilitates the integration of data, information and knowledge to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making. 4. Participates in the development of clinical informatics protocols, policies, procedures, and quality metrics and works to assure compliance with regulations. 5. Represents the concerns and issues of the assigned clinical constituencies related to clinical informatics. 6. Works collaboratively with Information Technology, medical staff and the various patient care departments. Other Information Education Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience). Licensure/Certification Requirements: * Credentialed healthcare professional (e.g., Registered Nurse, Resp Therapist, Rad Tech) licensed to practice in the state of North Carolina. Professional Experience Requirements: * If a Bachelor's degree: Three (3) years of clinical practice experience. * If an Associate's degree: Five (5) years of clinical practice experience. * If a high school diploma or GED: Seven (7) years of clinical practice experience. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: * Excellent analytical and communication skills. Ability to work well in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Highly responsive to internal customers. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Shared Services Organization Unit: ISD Training User Support Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range:$33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.