Program Director Associate CMIO - Inpatient - Physician Assistant

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 148,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Tuition reimbursement

Earned wage access

Paid time off

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Physician Assistant for the role of Program Director - Associate CMIO - Inpatient. You will provide clinical and informatics leadership for inpatient IT projects and drive strategy across enterprise inpatient sites, aligning clinical needs with IT investments.

This 0.6 FTE admin role sits alongside clinical duties and focuses on advancing EHR and HIT capabilities, CDS, and AI-enabled decision support to improve patient outcomes across Fairview's inpatient

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited PA training program.
• Current Minnesota medical license.
• Board certification by NCCPA.
• Ability to obtain Minnesota DEA registration.
• Epic EHR familiarity and CDS experience.
• Experience in inpatient care and health IT governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and informatics leadership for inpatient IT projects.
• Strategize EHR/HIT workflows and systematization for patient care.
• Lead IT prioritization and governance in inpatient settings.
• Advance AI capabilities in klinical workflows and decision support.
• Design and optimize EHR/HIT data assets in partnership with IT.
• Improve data literacy and data-driven decision making across teams.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational, and IT leaders to deliver decision support.

Skills

Inpatient care

Clinical informatics

CDS - alerts and decision support

Project leadership

Strategic planning

Education

PA: accredited program

Minnesota licensure

NCCPA certification

DEA Minnesota certification

Epic Physician Builder cert or ability to obtain in 1 year

Graduate degree in informatics or CS (preferred)

Tools

Epic EHR

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is seeking a Physician Assistant to join us as our Program Director - Associate CMIO - Inpatient. This role will provide clinical and informatics leadership to information technology (“IT”) projects within the inpatient setting. The Program Director - Associate CMIO - Inpatient will work with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the enterprise for inpatient sites to provide strategy and guidance.

Admin FTE for this role is 0.6 and would be in addition to clinical pro-rated FTE.

Responsibilities:

• Clinical visioning and strategic planning for the electronic health record (“EHR”) and other health information technology (“HIT”)
• Determining optimal standardized workflows and encourage systematization for the benefit of Fairview and the patients we serve.
• Leading IT prioritization and governance in the inpatient setting to optimize our IT investments and outcomes for the organization
• Advancing digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities
• Designing, configuring and optimizing EHR/HIT, data, and digital assets as partners with IT and operations
• Increasing the organization’s data and AI literacy and use of data for decision-making at various consumption points (e.g., health IT, clinical decision support, data assets)
• Working with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the inpatient area to continue to deliver decision support to the inpatient setting (including alerts, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical AI, app-based decision support)

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited PA training program
• Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota.
• Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges
• At least 3 years of experience with inpatient-based care
• At least 3 years of experience with clinical and research information systems
• At least 3 years of experience with CDS (including alerts, health maintenance, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical artificial intelligence, app-based decision support)

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

• Clinical informatics training or certification through AMIA or another recognized clinical informatics program or certification.
• Preferred advanced degree or training in medical informatics or a master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Health-related Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative discipline.
• Epic Physician Builder Certification or ability to obtain within 1 year

Experience:

• Preferred 5 or more years of post-training clinical experience following completion of APP training.
• Preferred familiarity with the Epic EHR system, including its embedded AI capabilities, and working with health IT.
• Project management.
• Operational decision-making meetings.
• Advanced experience applying predictive, generative, large language model-based, or agentic AI in clinical workflows and evaluating its clinical and operational impact.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/app

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 1.0 FTE. The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

$147,784.00- $213,470.40 Annual