Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) - Information Solutions

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 230,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSC Health seeks a Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) to lead the strategy, governance, and optimization of nursing-focused clinical information systems across its academic health system. This leader partners with the CMIO and Nursing leadership to ensure voice of nursing drives Epic EHR design, adoption, and continuous improvement across 16 hospitals, 750+ care locations, and statewide telehealth.

The CNIO oversees governance, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption,

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure with eligibility for SC.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required; master's preferred.
• 7–10 years of progressive nursing leadership, including 5+ years in clinical informatics leadership.
• Deep experience with Epic implementation and optimization; certification preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale EHR governance, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, governance, and optimization of clinical information systems supporting nursing practice and interprofessional care.
• Partner with CMIO and Nursing leadership to align technology with nursing care delivery and outcomes.
• Oversee Epic governance, optimization initiatives, and clinician education across MUSC Health's system.

Skills

Nursing informatics leadership

Epic implementation

EHR governance

Clinical workflow redesign

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Master's in Nursing (preferred)

Tools

Epic

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) is the senior nursing executive responsible for the strategy, governance, and optimization of clinical information systems and digital technologies that support nursing practice and interprofessional care across MUSC Health, South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health system. Serving as the dyad partner to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), the CNIO ensures the voice of nursing shapes the design, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Epic electronic health record and related technologies across MUSC Health's 16 hospitals, 750+ care locations, and statewide telehealth network.

The CNIO bridges clinical operations, information solutions, and academic missions — partnering with the Chief Nurse Executive, CMIO, Chief Information Officer, and the MUSC College of Nursing to advance safe, efficient, evidence-based, technology-enabled care.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC002269 SYS - IS Senior Leaders

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to: DCIO of Care Technology and Informatics
• Dyad partner: Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), Nursing leadership
• Direct reports: Informatics Team

Additional Job Description

The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) is the senior nursing executive responsible for the strategy, governance, and optimization of clinical information systems and digital technologies that support nursing practice and interprofessional care across MUSC Health, South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health system. Serving as the dyad partner to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), the CNIO ensures the voice of nursing shapes the design, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Epic electronic health record and related technologies across MUSC Health's 16 hospitals, 750+ care locations, and statewide telehealth network.

The CNIO bridges clinical operations, information solutions, and academic missions — partnering with the Chief Nurse Executive, CMIO, Chief Information Officer, and the MUSC College of Nursing to advance safe, efficient, evidence-based, technology-enabled care.

Required Education/Skills/Work Experience/Licensure

Minimum Qualifications

• Current RN licensure, with eligibility for licensure in South Carolina.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing required; master's degree in nursing preferred.
• Seven to ten years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including at least five years in clinical informatics leadership within a complex, multi-hospital health system.
• Deep experience with Epic implementation and optimization; Epic certification preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale EHR governance, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic health system spanning clinical, educational, and research missions.
• Executive presence and ability to influence across a matrixed, geographically distributed organization.
• Active engagement in professional organizations (e.g., ANIA, AMIA, HIMSS, AONL).

Physical Requirements

• Mobility & Posture
• Standing: Continuous
• Sitting: Continuous
• Walking: Continuous
• Climbing stairs: Infrequent
• Working indoors: Continuous
• Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
• Working from elevated areas: Frequent
• Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
• Kneeling: Infrequent
• Bending at the waist: Continuous
• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
• Squatting: Frequent
• Manual Dexterity & Strength
• Pinching operations: Frequent
• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Reaching overhead: Frequent
• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
• Full use of both legs: Continuous
• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent
• Lifting & Force Requirements
• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent
• Examples:
• Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force
• Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force
• Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force
• Vision & Sensory
• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
• Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
• Color discrimination: Continuous
• Depth perception: Continuous
• Peripheral vision: Continuous
• Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
• Tactile sensory function: Continuous
• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous
• Selected Positions:
• Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
• Respirator use qualification: Continuous
• Work Environment & Conditions
• Effective stress management: Continuous
• Rotating shifts: Frequent
• Overtime as required: Frequent
• Latex-safe environment: Continuous

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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