Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Education

• MD or DO degree

Minimum Experience/Knowledge

• Minimum of 4 Years Experience as a physician leader with progressive leadership responsibilities.
• Active medical practice within 12 months preferred.
• Experience in medical informatics, clinical systems implementation, process re-design and change management associated with the introduction of IT to clinical culture.
• Familiarity with health IT products and medical informatics trends and tools.
• Practical experience in design and implementation and optimization of health information technology systems.
• Experience in quality, performance improvement and outcomes management.
• Experience in leading organizational change preferably including the implementation or optimization of an electronic medical record system across a multi-facility organization.
• Possesses outstanding interpersonal skills and able to communicate and engage effectively with attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurses, pharmacists, clerks, administrators, IT personnel and other clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Listens well and facilitates informed decision making through verbal and written communication.
• Possesses analytical understanding of clinical workflow and is knowledgeable about the application of Clinical Decision Support in support of efficient, high quality repetitive and reliable delivery of care.
• Able to articulate and demonstrate the benefits and limitations of technical solutions in various clinical and non-clinical settings.
• Cerner / Oracle Health experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed to practice medicine in CA or license must be obtained within 180 days of hire.
• Board certified in an ACGME recognized specialty.
• Board certified in Clinical Informatics or a related degree (as MBA / MPH / MHA / MMM / Informatics) preferred.

Accountabilities

• The ACMIO will primarily report to the CMIO and maintain a dotted line to a clinical chair.
• The ACMIO will work at least 4 days (32 hours) a week (Mon Fri) in information services activities and may engage the remaining 1 day (8 hours) a week in clinical duties or other activities.
• This is a hybrid position that will include in person and possibly remote days options as assigned by the CMIO.
• The ACMIO will provide clinical informatics services across facilities as assigned by the CMIO.
• Adheres to high ethical standards and keeps commitments. Collaboratively lead, solicit input and represents providers, clinicians, patients and business needs and wishes.
• Promote system thinking while effectively and respectively listening and responding to requests, inquiries and complaints.
• Leverage clinical data and effective presentation skills while promoting teamwork and cross departmental collaborations.
• Participates in and leads advisory and work groups and builds trusting relationships with physicians, nurses, clinicians and business leaders and staff.
• Lead and coordinate transformation of clinical care through the advanced use of information and technology.
• Provide clinical leadership to improve provider s engagement with clinical information systems.
• Enable training and continued education by working with the Information Services training team and by educating clinicians on the appropriate use of information technology and by providing peer to peer support when needed.
• Support other IT leaders in relationship with hospital leadership, medical school leadership and community practice leaders.
• Other duties as assigned.