Physician - Chief Health Informatics Officer

Full Job Description

The Syracuse VAMC is seeking a physician to serve as our Chief Health Informatics Officer.

This position is responsible for actively and vocally supporting the goal of establishing a workable local informatics infrastructure and for advancing solutions for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems.

This position is open to all MD/DO with a su-speclalty in Health Infomatics and will have 50% clinical duties in their medical specialty.

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: A master's or bachelor's degree in health/clinical informatics from an accredited institution or significant applied experience in the field of health informatics and health care delivery.

Note: At least ten years of increasingly complex healthcare and health informatics practice/experience is preferred.

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

Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019 Major Duties:

As the CHIO, the incumbent is charged with actively and vocally supporting the goal of establishing a workable local informatics infrastructure and for advancing solutions for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems.

As the resident expert in clinical informatics, the CHIO is the primary advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS), the Chief of Staff (COS), the Medical Center Director, and other key officials.

The CHIO will work to reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, and target the application of informatics. In doing so, the incumbent will develop a streamlined and first-class informatics organization.

Incumbent will advance national solutions for managing workflow knowledge in clinical information systems as well as patient safety and mandated clinical guidelines and will support local implementation and configuration of nationally developed software and insuring delivery of timely, appropriate and relevant end user training.

Incumbent will collaborate with services in developing and utilizing informatics processes that impact patient care.

The CHIO is also responsible for other duties that may emerge as they relate to clinical informatics.

MANAGERIAL AND SUPERVISORY The CHIO supervises the Clinical Informatics staff to accomplish the work of the organizational unit.

Incumbent exercises supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review, as well as the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.

Supervises, plans, and directs the functions and overall personnel management activities, including positions and pay, selection or participation in the selection of subordinate employees.

In addition, as the CHIO, the incumbent: uses subordinate supervisors to direct and coordinate the work; exercises significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising the Medical Center management.

QUALTITY IMPROVEMENT Develops a high reliability organization through direction of the continuous measurement and improvement of the quality of service provided.

Plans, coordinates, and ensures high quality through utilization of multiple quality measurement tools.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Responsible for the strategic management of the service, including personnel management are requests for additional resources.

Develops the annual strategic plan for the service consistent with guidance and goals from the Director's office and oversees its execution and monitoring for complications.

Develops and implements tracking methods to monitor the service's operational activities. ORGANIZATIONAL STEWARDSHIP Demonstrates commitment to the Health Care System mission, values, and goals.

Encourages an atmosphere of trust, psychological safety and empowerment by example.

Manage relationships with services to maximize efficiency and drive highly reliable operations TEAM BUILDING Develops a team of innovative, highly motivated individuals who are continuously striving for excellence in patient care and customer service.

COMMUNICATIONS Demonstrates leadership in addressing ethical issues that impact clients and staff in/or beyond the organization/local health care community.

Maintains privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient and client data.

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: Full Time M -F or as needed by the service.