Information Systems Specialist, Surgical Services

UPMC is searching for an experienced nurse to support our information systems in our East and McKeesport Surgical Services areas! This full-time, salaried role will work Monday-Friday with an option to work from home 2 days a week and will focus on maintaining the computer applications in our Surgical Services areas. Strong preference given to nurses with at least 3 years of Operating Room experience and knowledge of Epic programs.

East and McKeesport Hospitals have a collaborative work environment- come join us and have the best of both worlds in this autonomous position but have the team support there when you need it! The Information System Specialist maintains computer applications in the Surgical Division, meets surgical information technology development needs and acts as a resource to Surgical Services division for system development, data capture, charge capture and reporting.

Assist with requests from Administration, and Finance related to surgical performance addressing volume, costs, trends and budget analysis. Provide ongoing, hands-on troubleshooting, support and maintenance of current & future production applications including a 24/7 on call coverage when appropriate for surgical IS functions. Must interact with Patient Billing and Finance to assure the accuracy of charges and the maintenance of the OR inventory associated with costs.

Inventory works with purchasing and the People Soft to maintain updated inventory and cost information. Recognize symptoms of problems and react quickly to solve them. Monitor the IS system to assure maintaining of standardization of information to ensure consistency in data reporting.

Interact with physician offices, OR scheduling and core team leads to ensure current preference cards are available/updated & correct charges assigned for all cases. Apply extensive experience to highly complex problems. Ensure data maintenance and integrity for: inventory, charges, procedures, and block utilization.

Monitor the charge auditors; work with Patient Billing to ensure accurate and current CDM information. Develop and analyze process models and logical relationships as they relate to the informatics application and process area. Manage the design and data capture of surgical information for patient care, statistical generation and charge capture.

Maintain the OR procedure file. Protect the integrity and confidentiality of all information, obtained, utilized and reported. Educate staff for computerized documentation development of education plans as well as staff education analysis for upcoming applications.

Maintain current industry knowledge and trends to ensure delivery of IS products are current and updated. Provide service to interface with the ISD staff in accordance with systems development and integration. Ensure dept meets all HIPAA guidelines.

Work under pressure, to analyze situations, establish priorities, identify necessary resources and follow-through on issues or projects to their successful completion. Maintain surgical blocks for in cooperation with the Administrative Operating. Work independently to achieve results.

RN with a strong interest and focus on information systems. Bachelor's degree is preferred. Strong analytical, oral and written communication skills are important.

Current working knowledge of surgical IS systems and recent clinical surgical experience. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Registered Nurse (RN) Act 34 *Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran