Physician Ft - CHIEF HEALTH INFORMATICS OFFICER (CHIO)
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: June 8, 2021
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Job Description:
Videos Help Duties Summary The incumbent acts as the key communicator of clinical
informatics and will champion adoption of technology, such as
computerized physician order entry (CPOE), clinical documentation,
medication management, and ambulatory electronic medical records;
will monitor compliance, recommend solutions to problems and
processes, and will facilitate workflow redesign in support of best
practices. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities The Chief Health Informatics Officer is aligned under the Chief
of Staff's office at the VA St. Louis Health Care System in St.
Louis, MO. The Chief Health Informatics Officer is responsible for
the effective informatics management and operation of all clinical
programs and services as directed by the Chief of Staff. The
incumbent ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused
throughout the facility, and that clinical information issues
affecting the delivery of care are clearly articulated and raised
appropriately for action by the various managers and committees.
The incumbent must possess both the requisite information
technology (IT) expertise and a strong clinical and administrative
background. The Chief Health Informatics Officer has primary responsibility
for fostering and sustaining staff acceptance of Systems
Modernization including but not limited to the Cerner
Implementation Project and effective adoption and use of associated
clinical applications which support health care delivery for
patients and by care giver teams. A core competency of
IT/Informatics consultancy at the point of care delivery will
maintain and optimize the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA)
ability to deliver superb health care. This position establishes a formal informatics leadership
presence at the facility level. This formal presence ensures that
knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the VA St. Louis
Health Care System, and that health information issues affecting
the delivery of care are clearly articulated and raised
appropriately for action. The focus of this position is to optimize
effectiveness of patient care delivery and systems management in
support of the VHA mission and goals. The aim of clinical informatics is to improve health care
delivery processes and outcomes through effective use of
information and knowledge. The clinician assigned as Chief Health
Informatics Officer (CHIO) will use knowledge of patient care
combined with the understanding of informatics concepts to achieve
the following: assess information and knowledge needs of the health
care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate and refine
clinical processes; develop, implement and refine clinical decision
support systems; and participate in the procurement, customization,
implementation, management, evaluation and continuous improvement
of clinical information systems. At a minimum, the incumbent will
perform the following eight core informatics functions: application
support, business architecture management, enterprise data
management, content management, system optimization, change
management, requirements management, and partnership
management. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this
position. Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential 15 0602 Medical Officer Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The incumbent must qualify for appointment to the Medical and
Dental Staff of VASTLHCS in their area of training, and is expected
to practice medicine at VASTLHCS in the appropriate Service. It is
expected that they will qualify for an academic appointment with an
affiliated university. Key qualifications for the successful candidate include board
certification or board eligibility by a member board of the
American Board of Medical Specialties, and substantial clinical and
administrative experience in a tertiary care medical setting. Prior
clinical and administrative experience with the VA is desirable.
The successful candidate must also demonstrate excellent leadership
and communication skills, an ability to work collaboratively with
all of the medical center's customers and stakeholders, an ability
to build and work effectively within teams, and a solid commitment
to increasing the VA's ability to improve the health of our
nation's Veterans. The CHIO must demonstrate a mastery of: Medical knowledge by
being a clinician independently licensed in a State, Territory or
the District of Columbia; The health care environment, including
how business processes influence health care delivery and the flow
of data among the major domains of the health care system; How
information systems and processes enhance or compromise the
decision making and actions of health care team members;
Re-engineering health care processes; Fundamental information
system concepts, including the life cycle of information systems,
the constantly evolving capabilities of information technology and
health care, and the technical and non-technical issues surrounding
system implementation; How clinical information systems impact
users and patients, how to support users and how to promote
clinical adoption of systems; Leading organizational change,
fostering collaboration, communicating effectively and managing
large scale projects related to clinical information systems. In addition, the incumbent will possess excellent interpersonal
skills and must be able to present data with effective
communication and presentation skills. He/she must have the ability
to develop flexible, transferable models for pathways of care, must
be a systems thinker with strong organizational skills and
experience in matrix management. He/she will have a strong
collaborative management style with creative thinking and high
energy and enthusiasm. OTHER DUTIES APPROPRIATE TO THE FACILITY/INDIVIDUAL POSITION Facility leadership of projects/teams/committees. May perform
other functions as appropriate to the kind and level of facility in
which the position exists. Expected to maintain at least 10% time
dedicated to direct patient care. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS: The Chief Health Informatics Officer is under the supervision of
the VA St. Louis Health Care System Chief of Staff. Education Maintain high end working knowledge of the electronic health
record and the ability to understand a wide range of clinical
needs. Coordinate institutional compliance with external accrediting
organizations. Ensure employee education/awareness to optimize computer use,
initially and on an ongoing basis as it relates to Informatics. Remain current in clinical practice and actively participate in
clinical, teaching, and academic activities of the facility, to the
extent desired and appropriate for that facility. Responsible for the education, training, and assists with
center-wide instruction on the electronic health record related
Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) products and electronic system data
validation for clinical services. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities,
schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal
employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification
requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency
with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Not Authorized
Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis , Physician Ft - CHIEF HEALTH INFORMATICS OFFICER (CHIO), Other , Saint Louis, Missouri
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