This is OUR story... and YOUR next chapter
At HCA Healthcare, our Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I) team is redefining what’s possible inpatient care. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital technologies, DT&I is helping drive meaningful improvements in clinical outcomes, reduce manual workload, and expand the reach of our care teams. If you're passionate about using technology to improve human life, this is where your work truly matters
What you will accomplish in this role
The Senior Informatics Nurse Specialist supports assigned portfolio work by executing workflow assessments, readiness activities, education and change-management materials, data review, standards documentation, issue triage, and sustainment support. The Senior Informatics Nurse Specialist works under the direction of a Consulting Informatics Nurse Specialist, Director of Operations, or Director of Product & Performance to advance adoption, optimization, and reliable use of health information systems and clinical applications across hospitals and patient care areas.
Major Responsibilities:
Strategy and Portfolio Support
- Contribute to enterprise nursing informatics initiatives by completing assigned analysis, readiness, documentation, and adoption of support activities.
- Translate frontline workflow observations, user feedback, and data trends into clear findings and recommendations for project leadership.
- Support the use of established frameworks, standards, phase gates, and governance artifacts for enterprise initiatives and evaluations.
- Represent end user workflow needs in working sessions with facility, division, operational, clinical, and IT partners as assigned.
Delivery and Operations
- Support technology implementations that improve clinician workflow, communication, safety, and operational reliability.
- Perform workflow assessments, readiness reviews, issue triage, education support, and hypercare activities for facilities and divisions.
- Develop and maintain toolkits, job aids, training refresh materials, workflow guides, checklists, implementation documentation, and standard work packages.
- Facilitate office hours, end-user support sessions, workflow reinforcement, and adoption follow-up under the direction of project leadership.
- Track assigned actions, risks, issues, and barriers; escalate items requiring leadership decision, stakeholder alignment, or cross-functional support.
- Support sustainment handoff by ensuring documentation, standards, and adoption materials are complete and current.
Data, Standards, and Optimization Support
- Collect, organize, and review adoption, utilization, compliance, performance, and outcome signals to support portfolio monitoring.
- Prepare dashboard inputs, summary materials, and executive-ready packets when assigned to data monitoring and analytics functions.
- Maintain standards libraries, audit tools, implementation checklists, and optimization documentation when assigned to governance and standards functions.
- Identify workflow variation, adoption gaps, training needs, and optimization opportunities based on data, observation, and stakeholder feedback.
- Document lessons learned and recommended updates to standard work, playbooks, and sustainment materials.
Performance and Professional Skills
- Manage assigned work reliably, meet agreed-upon timelines, and communicate status, dependencies, and risks clearly.
- Build effective relationships across corporate, division, facility, clinical, operational, and IT teams.
- Demonstrate effective organizational, analytical, facilitation, and written communication skills.
- Maintain proficiency in Microsoft products, collaboration tools, and business intelligence or reporting tools used by the team.
- Demonstrate ongoing commitment to clinical informatics, performance improvement, clinical operations, and professional growth.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree, Nursing required
- Master's degree, Informatics or related field preferred
- Active RN license required
- 5+ years combined experience in clinical practice and informatics required
- Ability to travel up to 50% required
- In-office role located in Nashville, TN
At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to fostering a culture of growth that allows you to build the career of a lifetime. We encourage you to apply for our Senior Informatics Nurse Specialist today. We review all applications promptly, and qualified candidates will be contacted to continue the process. Join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
