Where technology and nursing intersect!

The Clinical Nurse Informaticist (CNI) team consists of specialized, board-certified, registered nurses who have acquired the knowledge of connecting the science of information systems to patient care. UCSF CNIs support all nurses across UCSF Health: Parnassus Heights, Mount Zion, Mission Bay, and Oakland. The CNIs provide support to patients and families by supporting the nurses who care for them.

The CNI role focuses on the relationship between direct care nurses and information technology (IT) teams within the health system. As the healthcare industry continues to evolve in this digital age, the CNI role has become a requisite within the healthcare delivery organizations to support nurses’ effective use of clinical information systems in their practice.

CNIs require a solid technical understanding and background, broad expertise in nursing practice and clinical workflows, and strong organizational skills. To ensure that clinical nurses’ needs are met, CNIs maintain a close connection with direct caregivers to assess technologies and workflows by evaluating feasibility, design, usability, and employing implementation best practices. CNIs also participate in system testing, education and training, implementation, post-implementation evaluation and benefits realization. Well-informed decisions for technology selections with strong nursing input and training is paramount to the success of the implementation, as well as continued sustainability. Together, the CNIs, with the analysts and training team, continue to grow and evolve towards streamlined technology for safer, innovative patient and family care systems.


Our Teammates

Kay Burke, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

Kate Finch, MSN, RN

Director, Nursing Informatics

Kristen Rhinehart, MSN, RN, CNOR

Director, Nursing Informatics

Susan Chim

Susan Chim, DHA, MAT

Director, Informatics Program

Jennifer Corbell, BSN, RN

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Janelle del Rosario Aguila

Janelle del Rosario Aguila, MSN, RN, PHN​​​​​​

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Craig M. Johnson, RN-BC, MSN, FNP

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Amy Kangwankij, MSHI, BSN, RN-BC

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Natalia Kelley

Natalia Kelley, MSN, RN-BC

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Roseanne (Rosie) Krauter, FNP-BC, CORLN

Associate Director of Advanced Practice Providers and Clinical Informatics

Amy Kalea Kuwata, MSN, RN-BC, CNS

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Jennifer Leos, MSN, RN-BC, PHN, CPHIMS

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Ijeoma Aylor, DNP, RN, RN-BC

Clinical Informaticist, Rehab Services

Katie O'Connor, RN, BSN, OCN, RN-BC

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

Lisa Sikora, MSHI, BSN, RN

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

 

Tip Tilton, MSN, RN

Clinical Nurse Informaticist

 

 


Contact

Email the Nursing Informatics Team