Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer - Ambulatory

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical plan

Dental plan

Job summary

OU Health is seeking an Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer to lead physician informatics initiatives and drive data-driven improvements in clinical operations, quality, safety, and patient experience.

The ACMIO will oversee EHR optimization, clinical decision support, and system design while partnering with IT, nursing, quality, and analytics teams to advance interoperability and clinician engagement. A clinical practice in the physician's specialty is maintained.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Clinical Informatics.
• Epic Physician Builder certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead optimization of clinical information systems and EHR configuration.
• Oversee governance for EHR decision support and system design.
• Advance interoperability with regional and national partners.
• Engage clinicians to participate in system improvement.
• Collaborate across IT, nursing, quality, and operations to align workflows.

Skills

Clinical informatics

Healthcare IT knowledge

Communication skills

Education

MD/DO

Tools

Epic Physician Builder

Job description

Position Title: Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer - Ambulatory

Department: Health Informatics

General Description

The Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer (ACMIO) is a physician informatics leader for OU Health. Reporting to the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), the ACMIO helps lead the configuration and optimization of clinical application systems, including the electronic health record (EHR), in support of data-driven continuous improvement in clinical operations, quality and safety, and clinician and patient experience. Specific areas of focus for the ACMIO are clinical decision support and clinical system design. The ACMIO partners closely with organizational leaders in IT, digital health, nursing, quality, population health, finance, and operations to achieve organizational goals.

Essential Responsibilities

• Leads continuous improvement efforts for adoption and configuration of clinical information systems at OU Health.
• Oversees the governance processes for EHR clinical decision support and clinical system design.
• Advances interoperability capabilities within OU Health and among regional, state, and national partners.
• Engages patient care providers to participate in EHR and information system improvement.
• Works closely with Clinical Operations, Quality, and Process Improvement teams to ensure that workflows and information system configurations are aligned.
• Assists the CMIO in oversight of the enterprise Physician Builder Program.
• May directly supervise a team of multidisciplinary clinical informaticists and EHR/IT application analysts.
• Builds and fosters collaboration opportunities across the OU Health academic enterprise, including the various colleges within the University of Oklahoma.
• Builds and fosters collaboration opportunities with informatics and analytics teams and colleagues at other academic health systems.
• Develops and maintains a reputation as a national and international thought leader in Clinical Informatics.
• Maintains a clinical practice in their primary clinical specialty.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Experience:

• Proven track record of clinical leadership in the enhancement and support of clinical information systems, including the electronic health record.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Clinical Informatics.
• Certification/Accreditation as an Epic Physician Builder within six (6) months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Broad knowledge of information technology fundamental concepts, including web technologies, cloud services, mobile applications, wireless communications, software development, and wearable devices preferred.
• Ability to work independently, one-on-one, and as part of a diverse team to deliver high-quality and efficient results.
• Experience leading optimization of health IT systems at a tertiary/quaternary care organization preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more. We know that a total benefits and compensation package, designed to meet your specific needs both inside and outside of the work environment, create peace of mind for you and your family.