The Marion, IL VA Medical Center is seeking a Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) to join their team! This position ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the Marion VA Health Care System 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 patient care delivery and systems management in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs' mission and goals.

Duties

As the resident expert in clinical informatics and health IT, the Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) serves as the primary advisor to the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director, and other facility leaders. The CHIO is expected to be a strong agent for change and must demonstrate an ability to understand the needs of his/her professional counterparts, for example, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, etc. In addition, the CHIO must demonstrate understanding of the Marion VA Hospital's organizational structure and the role informatics plays within the organization. The Marion, Illinois VA Health Care System provides care to approximately 44,000 Veterans annually, in 27 counties in southern Illinois, 8 counties in southwestern Indiana, and 17 counties in northwest Kentucky. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30 pm; hybrid telework schedule can be discussed with leadership Responsibilities of the incumbent will include functions weighted approximately 25% clinical and 75% administrative duties. The CHIO will use knowledge of patient care combined with the understanding of informatics concepts to achieve the following: assess information and knowledge needs of the health care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate and refine clinical processes; develop, implement and refine clinical decision support systems; and participate in the procurement, customization, implementation, management, evaluation and continuous improvement of clinical information systems. Duties will include but are not limited to: Patient Care: Uses the capability of the VA clinical information systems to assist practitioners in doing the right things for the right patients at the right time and ensuring valid information is available to the patients and to their health care practitioner. Ensures the Electronic Health Records operates in a way that improves patient care, ensures patient safety, and meets the needs of providers through continuous evaluation, testing, and improvement of the system. Technology and Informatics: Enables healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them. Contributes to the planning and execution of computer hardware/software development to meet patient care needs and ensure optimal computer use. Expands and enhances patient access to patient information through the various initiatives, and further the effective and efficient use of medical information systems for patients. Data Management: Effectively creates, integrates, disseminates, and manages data for enterprise applications, processes and entities requiring timely and accurate data delivery. Collaboration: Communicates orally and in writing with a wide variety of individuals serving as a consultant at the local, regional, and national level on clinical information systems. Work collaboratively with appropriate leadership to identify strategic opportunities and initiatives that will enhance organizational improvement efforts through the systematic application of informatics principles and tools. Participate on Informatics and analytics councils. Policy Development and Implementation: Ensure that all local, VISN and national informatics policies are implemented properly and in a timely manner. Education: Maintain high end working knowledge of the electronic health record and the ability to understand a wide range of clinical needs. Ensure employee education/awareness to optimize computer use, initially and on an ongoing basis as it relates to Informatics. Leadership: Supervises professional and non-professional staff to accomplish the work of the health informatics office. Provide fair, principled, decisive leadership to facility staff inspiring a climate of productivity, effectiveness, and high morale.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. 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. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Health informatics training/experience especially related to re-engineering health care processes.. Excellent interpersonal skills. Experience leading organizational change, fostering collaboration, communicating effectively, and managing large scale projects related to clinical information systems. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position requires a pre-employment physical. Requires lifting 15-44 pounds; pushing (approx. 2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers and both hands; walking and standing from 3-5 hours and kneeling. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far visions correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Must have depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors. Hearing aid is permitted.

Education

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

Contacts

• Address Marion VA Medical Center 2401 West Main Street Marion, IL 62959 US
• Name: Kirsten Limbach
• Phone: 228-910-3045
• Email: [email protected]