Vanesa Flaviano-Delpuerto
New York,NY
Summary
Strategic clinical informatics leader with 10+ years of progressive experience driving enterprise-wide digital transformation across academic health systems including Hospital for Special Surgery and NYU Langone Health. Proven track record of aligning clinical operations, IT, and executive stakeholders to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that improve care delivery, clinician experience, and operational performance.
Expert in IT&S strategic planning, governance, and lifecycle management, with deep experience in Epic (OpTime certified), Meditech, and oncology systems. Skilled in leading cross-functional initiatives, standardizing workflows across multi-specialty ambulatory environments, and translating business needs into enterprise technology roadmaps.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Informatics Lead
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
10.2022 - Current
- Serve as a strategic partner to ambulatory, nursing, and physician leadership to define and execute digital transformation priorities across multi-specialty practices.
- Serve as the primary informatics contact to the ambulatory leaders for the main hospital and 8 regional sites
- Lead intake, governance, and prioritization of enterprise EHR enhancement requests, aligning initiatives with organizational strategy and resource capacity.
- Drive standardization of clinical workflows and documentation across service lines, improving data integrity, regulatory compliance, and reporting consistency.
- Spearhead change management strategies (stakeholder engagement, communication, and training) to support adoption of new technologies and workflows.
- Partner with analytics and IT&S teams to define KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to support operational and clinical decision-making.
- Work with ambulatory nursing leaders to identify projects and priorities for the department. Helps identify projects that will improve efficiency and drive overall user adoption.
Nursing Administrator
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
05.2016 - Current
- Provide hospital-wide operational leadership in the absence of senior executives, ensuring continuity of clinical and administrative services.
- Oversee compliance with nursing standards, regulatory requirements, and quality of care delivery.
- Coordinate cross-departmental operations, supporting throughput, staffing, and patient care escalation.
Informatics Nurse Specialist
NYU Langone Health
01.2019 - 09.2022
- Led multiple enterprise clinical digital experience initiatives, supporting system-wide EHR optimization and innovation efforts.
- Collaborated with IT&S leadership, clinical directors, and operations to plan and execute pilot and full-scale implementations of new technologies.
- Conducted system analysis, usability testing, and validation of EHR upgrades, ensuring alignment with clinical workflows and patient safety standards.
- Translated clinician feedback into actionable system enhancements, improving usability and adoption.
- Contributed to thought leadership through conference presentations and professional engagement in informatics forums.
Clinical Informatics Preceptor
NYU Langone Health
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Act Mentor graduate-level informatics students, providing hands-on experience in clinical systems implementation, research, and digital health strategy.
- Support development of future informatics leaders through experiential learning and exposure to enterprise IT initiatives.
Nurse Coordinator of Clinical Nursing Informatics
NYU Langone Medical Center
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Managed a team of clinical informaticist supporting enterprise Epic implementations and optimization initiatives.
- Ensured alignment of system design with clinical workflows, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
- Led data analysis efforts to support quality improvement and evidence-based clinical practices.
- Facilitated governance processes to vet and prioritize informatics initiatives with leadership.
Clinical System Analyst
Maimonides Cancer Center
08.2015 - 07.2017
- Designed, implemented, and optimized oncology and clinical information systems (Mosaiq), improving care delivery and compliance.
- Partnered with clinicians to translate operational needs into system functionality and enhancements.
- Led training and adoption efforts, improving end-user proficiency and satisfaction
- Awarded Clinical Excellence Award (2017) for contributions to clinical and informatics innovation.
Recovery Room RN
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
11.2009 - 07.2015
- Delivered high-acuity perioperative care, with focus on patient safety, recovery, and education.
- Contributed to early EHR implementation (Meditech 6.0), including workflow design and nursing documentation optimization.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
New York University
New York, NY01-2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY01-2009
Skills
- EPIC
- Meditech
- Mosaic
- Systems integration
- Quality improvement
- Excellent communication
- Workflow optimization
- Electronic health records
- Informatics implementation
Awards
Received Clinical Excellence Award during Nurses’ Week 2017.
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
- Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS)
Timeline
Clinical Informatics Lead
Hospital for Special Surgery
10.2022 - Current
Informatics Nurse Specialist
NYU Langone Health
01.2019 - 09.2022
Clinical Informatics Preceptor
NYU Langone Health
07.2017 - 09.2022
Nurse Coordinator of Clinical Nursing Informatics
NYU Langone Medical Center
07.2017 - 12.2018
Nursing Administrator
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
05.2016 - Current
Clinical System Analyst
Maimonides Cancer Center
08.2015 - 07.2017
Recovery Room RN
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
11.2009 - 07.2015
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
New York University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Adelphi University