Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) - Information Solutions

C002 Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) seeks a Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) to lead strategy, governance, and optimization of nursing-focused clinical informatics and digital technologies across its integrated health system.

As the dyad partner to the CMIO, the CNIO will shape EHR design, adoption, and continuous improvement of Epic and related tools, aligning clinical operations with academic missions and interprofessional care.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure with eligibility for licensure in South Carolina.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing; master's degree in nursing preferred.
• 7–10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including at least five years in clinical informatics leadership within a complex health system.
• Deep experience with Epic implementation and optimization; Epic certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and governance of clinical information systems to support nursing practice and interprofessional care.
• Serve as dyad partner to CMIO and align nursing voice with EHR initiatives.
• Oversee Epic governance, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption across MUSC Health.
• Collaborate with the Chief Nurse Executive, CMIO, CIO, and College of Nursing to advance safe, efficient, evidence-based care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical informatics

Epic governance

Executive presence

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

BSN

MSN (preferred)

Tools

Epic

Epic certification

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.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: DCIO of Care Technology and Informatics

Dyad partner: Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), Nursing leadership

Direct reports: Informatics Team

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
• Balance & coordination (lower extremities)
  • 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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Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet® designated hospitals in South Carolina.