Physician - Chief Health Informatics Officer

Full Job Description

The Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) position will serve the Marion VA Health Care System and John J. Pershing VA Medical Center.

If you would like to explore this opportunity further, please email Physician/Provider Recruiter (PPR) Joanne.Miller2@va.gov for additional information!

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: 2 years of prior Chief Health Informatics Officer experience. Informatics board certification.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. 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. Major Duties:

The position of Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) will be allocated .5 FTE to both Marion VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) and John J. Pershing VA Medical Center (JJPVAMC) facilities.

The aim of clinical informatics is to improve health care delivery processes and outcomes through effective use of information and knowledge.

As the resident expert in clinical informatics and health IT, the CHIO serves as the primary advisor to the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director, Patient Care Services, Associate Director, and other facility leaders at both Marion and Poplar Bluff.

The CHIO is expected to be a strong agent for change and must demonstrate an ability to understand the needs of their professional counterparts, for example, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, etc.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

Duties include but are not limited to: Play key role in using the capability of the VA clinical information systems to assist practitioners in doing the right things for the right patients at the right time.

Ensures adequate support to measurably improve the quality of data and the transfer of clinical information between providers.

Ensures valid information is available to the patients and to their health care practitioner.

Coordinates the use of electronic health record software packages for the provision of quality clinical care as well as the use of clinical decision support tools to streamline the process of patient care and provide accurate date in a timely manner.

Rational therapeutics within the Medical Center are assisted by this process.

Ensure the VHA EHR 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.

Provide direct patient care at a minimum of approximately 5% of the time. Details of location and modality will be identified based on physician's credentials.

Evaluates clinical computing systems; analyze and evaluate the effect of interventions on health outcomes.

Enable healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the EHR to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools and access to them.

Evaluate, document, analyze, prioritize, and recognize requirements for the improvement of the EHR and other systems in collaboration with the end-user.

Expand and enhance patient access to patient information through the various initiatives, and further the effective and efficient use of medical information systems for patients.

Contribute to the planning and execution of computer hardware/software development to meet patient care needs and ensure optimal computer use.

Uses communication, education, and leadership to support comprehension of and adaptation to organizational updates; leveraging project management principles and environmental assessment to drive adoption of change.

Manage all aspects of MVAHCS and JJPVAMC Data Warehouse including architecture, database structure, reporting services, training and education and utilization.

Effectively create, integrate, disseminate, and manage data for all enterprise applications, processes and entities requiring timely and accurate data delivery.

Use MVAHCS and JJPVAMC Data Warehouse to provide data to management for strategic and operative planning and employ such data to guide management decisions.

Participate in the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) Regional Data Warehouse committees as well as VHA Data Warehousing committees.

Develops and maintains database and information management systems in support of evidence-based practice within the Medical Centers.

Evaluate content quality and assure access to knowledge resources, eliminating redundancy in duplicate data sources, and improving information interoperability across the organization.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm 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