Clinical Business Analyst – Inpatient

• Location: Hackensack, NJ
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Department: Information Technology – Clinical Applications

• Position Summary
• We are seeking a Clinical Business Analyst – Inpatient to serve as a key liaison between inpatient clinical staff, including nursing, pharmacy, and physicians, and the IT development team.
• The role will gather, document, and validate clinical workflow requirements for inpatient EHR modules, ensuring system designs align with real-world clinical practice, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Key Areas
• Medication Reconciliation (Med Rec)
• Inpatient MAR (Medication Administration Record)
• CPOE (Computerized Provider Order Entry)
• Inpatient Pharmacy workflows
• Patient-facing bedside workflows

An active or eligible Registered Nurse (RN) license is required for this role.

• Key Responsibilities
• Partner with nursing, pharmacy, physician, and IT teams to gather and document clinical workflow requirements.
• Translate clinical workflows into functional requirements, user stories, and product requirements.
• Validate EHR module designs and prototypes against clinical practice and patient safety standards.
• Serve as a clinical SME for medication reconciliation workflows.
• Provide clinical input on CPOE, CDS alerts, dosing calculations, formulary display, and SIG accuracy.
• Support inpatient MAR workflow validation, including medication administration and nursing documentation.
• Provide clinical input on pharmacy workflows, dispensing queues, formularies, and ADC integration.
• Conduct workflow observation sessions to identify pain points and improvement opportunities.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by developing clinical test scenarios and validating system behavior.
• Facilitate communication between clinical end users and development teams during build, testing, and go-live.
• Support post-go-live optimization and enhancement requests.
• Ensure workflows align with applicable clinical and regulatory standards.
• Assist with training materials and workflow guides for clinical users.
• Participate in incident and issue reviews related to clinical system functionality.

• Required Qualifications
• Minimum 3 years of inpatient clinical nursing experience in Med-Surg, ICU, ED, or a similar acute-care setting.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in clinical informatics, business analysis, or EHR implementation.
• Strong understanding of inpatient clinical workflows, including admission, medication administration, transfers, and discharge planning.
• Familiarity with EHR systems; experience with Epic, Cerner, Meditech, or similar systems is relevant.
• Working knowledge of medication safety and medication reconciliation processes.
• Ability to translate clinical requirements into clear documentation for technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Preferred Qualifications
• BSN or higher.
• Informatics certification, such as ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification.
• Experience with FHIR, HL7, or C-CDA interoperability standards.
• Experience with EHR CPOE, Pharmacy, MAR, or Med Rec modules.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience authoring or reviewing clinical PRDs.
• Experience supporting multi-site EHR rollouts or new site onboarding.
• Working Relationships
• The Clinical Business Analyst will work closely with:
• Nursing Informatics
• Pharmacy
• Patient Access
• Clinical Education
• EHR Engineering teams
• Bedside nurses, physicians, and unit managers
• Work Requirements
• Ability to spend time observing clinical workflows in inpatient settings.
• Primarily office-based with regular rounding on clinical units.
• Occasional off-hours availability may be required for go-live support or critical issue triage.
• Interested candidates: Please share your updated resume and contact details to discuss the opportunity further.