Associate Medical Director – Clinical Informatics

UCLA Health; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 348,100; Full time

Job summary

Venice Family Clinic seeks an Associate Medical Director—Clinical Informatics to lead health information technology strategy and oversee the EHR system. You will partner with clinical, program and administrative teams to identify new interfaces and evaluate programs for improved care delivery.

Lead training initiatives with EMR trainers to ensure staff proficient use of health IT in direct patient care. Clinical care will be ~60% of duties with 40% administrative leadership, reporting to the CMO.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required and an active CA license.
• Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Med/Peds.
• 5–10 years of primary care physician experience and leadership roles.
• Experience with health informatics, EPIC/EHR, data systems and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for health information technology and EHR operations.
• Collaborate with clinical, program and administrative teams to identify interfaces and evaluate programs.
• Develop and implement training programs for EMR use by medical providers.
• Balance at least 60% clinical care with 40% administrative and supervisory duties.

Skills

Leadership in primary care

Spanish language communication

Education

MD or DO degree

Unrestricted CA medical license

Tools

Epic Builder Certification

Job description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Venice Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November 2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income or insurance status. The organization now has more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay. We have 17 locations plus two mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at venicefamilyclinic.org.

The Associate Medical Director—Clinical Informatics is responsible for providing clinical leadership for health information technology at Venice Family Clinic (VFC) and for providing clinical oversight of the implementation and maintenance of the electronic health record (EHR). They collaborate with the clinical, program, and administrative teams to identify new interfaces, evaluate existing programs, and determine which programs and clinical interventions best serve VFC's health information system. The Associate Medical Director of Clinical Informatics develops and implements training programs with the Clinic’s EMR trainers to train all VFC staff medical providers on electronic health records and health information technology used for direct patient care. Clinical care accounts for a minimum of 60 % of their work duties; administrative and management supervisory responsibilities account for the other 40 %. The Associate Medical Director of Clinical Informatics functions independently on a daily basis and reports to the CMO.

Salary: Target base salary range 250,000–348,100 annually.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree
• An active, unrestricted CA license
• Epic Builder Certification
• Board certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Med/Peds
• Five to ten years of experience as a primary care physician
• Minimum of five years experience in a leadership position in a primary care setting, FQHC and Community Clinics preferred
• Knowledgeable in Health Informatics and prior experience using EPIC, data systems, and electronic health records (EHR) for management, reporting, and quality management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a volunteer, staff member, or faculty member in a setting serving underserved people
• Ability to speak and communicate in verbal/written Spanish
• Knowledge of medical problems of minority, medically underserved populations, and the homeless

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.