The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Benefits include:

• Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedule with 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start and 12 paid holidays.

• More than 19 Federal healthcare plans with plans for employee, employee plus one, and employee plus family available. ANTHC covers 80% of all health insurance premiums and 100% of Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and AD&D.

• 401(a) retirement plan; ANTHC will contribute 3% of your annual compensation to the plan account each year, with up to an additional 5% match with a 6-year vesting schedule.

• 403(b) retirement savings plan with pre-tax and Roth options. Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent care are also available.

• Onsite Child Care is available in a brand new education facility.
  

• Onsite free gym access. Additional gym, rock climbing wall and salt-water pool available at the Alaska Pacific University for a small fee per semester. Steep discounts on outdoor equipment rentals for your Alaskan adventures!

• Tuition reductions for employees and their eligible dependents at the Alaska Pacific University.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary:

Works closely with the clinical organizations as liaison between clinical users and information systems departments, serving as primary Clinical Information IT resource in documentation, implementation, design, build, support, training and maintenance of ANMC clinical applications/Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Responsibilities:

Works with clinical and business departments within the medical center to assist with recommendations related to IT systems to enhance revenue and improve reporting compliance. Participates and assists with software selection for clinical users including identification of functional requirements.

Provides coordination with between clinicians and vendors to ensure continuous software improvements and development to meet the needs of clinical care providers. Provides support and assistance with development of clinical and information management process improvement initiatives.

Assists with coordination for change management and communication related to EHR, IT projects and initiatives. Assists in the identification of changes in workflow process that will need to be made with system changes or ongoing process improvement.

Assists customers to identify and resolve problems with clinical applications/EHR. Follows through to ensure final resolution of problems, recommending longer-term solutions when appropriate and communicating back to the individual reporting the problem.

Provides consultative services to customers and application and development teams as to workflow processes and technological solutions. Confers with customers to keep them informed of status of their requested projects. Facilitates the two-way flow of information and communication for establishing and maintaining understanding between HIT and Clinical Operations departments. Serves as a focal point for the client in resolving inquiries and complaints related clinical application support.

Assist in testing new system applications/upgrades/changes and other special assignments as directed.

Utilizes HIT department requirements regarding ITIL principles and processes.

Coverage 24/7 is required in supporting end users and call rotation coverage.

Other information:

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

· Knowledge in TJC, HIPAA, CMS and other regulatory requirements.

· Knowledge of patient care activities, hospital and outpatient environments and how the services and functions interact.

· Skill in training users in specialized software applications.

· Skill in data collection and analysis.

· Skill in understanding medical records procedures and protocols.

· Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other employees.

· Skill in effective verbal and written communications skills.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

MINIMUM LICENSURE QUALIFICATION

Master’s degree in Medical Informatics desired.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

· May be called out to work off-shift in emergency situations.

· According to the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain specific technical certifications.