Manager, Health Informatics

Munson Healthcare; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare in Traverse City, MI, seeks a senior Clinical Informatics leader to guide EHR optimization and clinical workflow improvements across the organization. The role entails staff development, performance management, and close partnership with clinical and IT leaders to align technology with patient care goals.

You will drive standardization, implement best practices, and lead cross-functional initiatives to improve quality, safety, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, healthcare, or a related field.
• 8 years of Clinical Informatics experience required.
• Clinical background is required.
• Experience with EHR implementation and optimization required; Cerner EMR/CPOE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Clinical Informatics department, including staff development, performance management, and operational oversight.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clinical and operational leaders to optimize EHR performance, quality, patient safety, and efficiency.
• Direct workflow redesign and process improvement initiatives to enhance clinical and operational outcomes.
• Establish and implement EHR best practices, standardization efforts, and performance improvement strategies across the organization.
• Partner with IT and clinical leadership to evaluate, implement, and optimize new technologies, system upgrades, and clinical applications.

Skills

Leadership

Healthcare

EHR

Cerner EMR

CPOE

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, healthcare, or related field

Tools

Cerner EMR/CPOE

Job description

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence,teamness, positivity, creativity,and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other.

Invested in You

Grow:Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.

Thrive:Full benefits, paid holidays,29 daysof PTO,management incentive program,employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well:Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard:Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

This is an onsite role with the expectation of working in Traverse City five days per week.

Lead the Clinical Informatics department, including staff development, performance management, and operational oversight.

Serve as a trusted advisor to clinical and operational leaders to optimize EHR performance, quality, patient safety, and efficiency.

Direct workflow redesign and process improvement initiatives to enhance clinical and operational outcomes.

Establish and implement EHR best practices, standardization efforts, and performance improvement strategies across the organization.

Partner with IT and clinical leadership to evaluate, implement, and optimize new technologies, system upgrades, and clinical applications.

Qualifications

What’s Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, healthcare, or a related field and 8 years of Clinical Informatics experience required. A clinical background is required. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of progressively responsible leadership experience managing others will be considered.

Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.

Proven success leading clinical and operational performance improvement initiatives in healthcare.

Experience with EHR implementation and optimization required; Cerner EMR/CPOE experience preferred.

Strong project management, analytical, and organizational skills with experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.