This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

This position establishes a formal informatics leadership presence in the field at the Edward Hines Jr Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). This formal presence ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the Facility (VA) health care delivery network, and that health information issues affecting the delivery of care are clearly articulated and raised appropriately for action. The focus of this position is to optimize effectiveness of patient care delivery and systems management in support of the VHA mission and goals. As the CHIO the incumbent is part of a VA team that is actively involved with supporting the goal of ensuring a workable informatics functional structure for the facility and leads the facility both practically and vocally in establishing an informatics structure for the Facility. The CHIO will participate in VISN and VA Central Office activities to ensure that informatics is established as a professional domain in VHA, and that best practices are identified or developed and made available throughout the VHA health care community. The aim of clinical informatics is to improve health care delivery processes and outcomes through effective use of information and knowledge. The person assigned as Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) will use their knowledge of patient care combined with their understanding of the application of technology and informatics concepts to: assess information and knowledge needs of the health care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate and refine clinical processes; participate in the procurement, customization, implementation, management, evaluation and continuous improvement of clinical information systems; and optimize clinical workflow. As the resident expert in clinical informatics and health IT, the CHIO serves as the primary advisor to Facility Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director of Patient Care Services, and other key leadership officials. The CHIO is expected to be a strong agent for change and must demonstrate an ability to understand the needs of their counterparts, for examples, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, etc. In addition, the CHIO must demonstrate understanding of the VA organizational structure and the role informatics plays within this structure. Of importance the CHIO will be the lead in understanding and directing the proposed deployment of the VA EHRM modernization proposed for the Hines Facility. An understanding of the principles and experience with integration of clinical and informatics change management is desirable. The Chief Health Informatics Officer is under the supervision of the Hines Chief of Staff. The CHIO worse closely with all clinical areas and providers in the Facility in order to effectively translate the planning decisions and tasks of the Executive Leadership Team into resources, processes and activities. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Psychologists must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j. Education: Doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program in psychology accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS), or the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) at the time the program was completed. The specialty area of the degree must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed, OR Have a doctoral degree in any area of psychology and, in addition, successfully complete a re-specialization program (including documentation of an approved internship completed as part of the re-specialization program) meeting both of the following conditions: (a) The re-specialization program must be completed in an APA or a CPA accredited doctoral program; (b) The specialty in which the applicant is retrained must be consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. NOTE: The applicant must provide an official transcript and/or certificate documenting the completion of the re-specialization program, which includes completion of an APA or CPA internship. OR Have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution, with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature. AND Internship: (a) Have successfully completed a professional psychology internship training program that was accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed and that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. OR (b) New VHA psychology internship programs that are in the process of applying for APA accreditation are acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement, provided that such programs were sanctioned by the VHA Central Office Program Director for Psychology and the VHA Office of Academic Affiliations at the time that the individual was an intern; OR (c) VHA facilities that offered full-time, one-year pre-doctoral internships prior to PL 96-151 (pre-1979) are considered to be acceptable in fulfillment of the internship requirement; OR (d) Applicants who completed an internship that was not accredited by APA or CPA at the time the program was completed may be considered eligible for hire only if they are currently board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in a specialty area that is consistent with the assignment for which the applicant is to be employed. (NOTE: Once board certified, the employee is required to maintain board certification.) OR (e) Applicants who have a doctoral degree awarded between 1951 and 1978 from a regionally accredited institution with a dissertation primarily psychological in nature may fulfill this internship requirement by having the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience in a site specifically acceptable to the candidate's doctoral program. If the internship experience is not noted on the applicant's official transcript, the applicant must provide a statement from the doctoral program verifying that the equivalent of a one-year supervised internship experience was completed in a site acceptable to the doctoral program. Licensure: Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Experience. At least four years of experience as a professional psychologist, with at least one year equivalent to the GS-14 grade level. AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: 1. Skill in managing and directing the work of large, complex organizational units and in applying effective management practices. 2. Skill in persuasion, negotiation, and motivation to negotiate multiple program policies. 3. Skill in interpersonal relationships in dealing with employees and other managers using advanced consultation and problem-solving skills. 4. Skill in the application and analysis of measurement tools to systems issues. 5. Ability to balance responsibilities in a complex environment and to work with great autonomy; ability to set priorities and delegate tasks, meet multiple deadlines, analyze complex organizational problems; and ability to develop and implement effective solutions for those problems. 6. Ability to assess need for basic and complex services across multiple programmatic contexts. 7. Ability to coordinate the efforts of multiple program elements across a complex system. Preferred Experience: An understanding of the principles and experience with integration of clinical and informatics change management is desirable. A minimum of 2 years' experience in the field of informatics. An understanding of the health care environment, including how business processes influence health care delivery and the flow of data among the major domains of the health care system. An understanding of how information systems and processes enhance or compromise the decision making and actions of health care team members. An understanding of the fundamental information system concepts, including the life cycle of information systems, the constantly evolving capabilities of information technology and health care, and the technical and non-technical issues surrounding system implementation. An understanding of how clinical information systems impact users and patients, how to support users and how to promote clinical adoption of systems. Leading organizational change, fostering collaboration, communicating effectively and managing large scale projects related to clinical information systems. The CHIO will possess excellent interpersonal skills and must be able to present data with effective communication and presentation skills. Ability to develop flexible, transferable models for pathways of care, must be a systems thinker with strong organizational skills and experience in matrix management. References: VA Handbook 5005/103, Part II, Appendix G18, Psychologist qualification Standards, dated 2/7/2018. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-15. The grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-15. Physical Requirements: Walking, bending, stooping, and some lifting in the direct care of patients. There may also be extended periods of sitting.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Edward Hines Junior Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141 US
• Name: Patricia Reynolds
• Phone: 727-710-2678
• Email: [email protected]