Job Opportunites for Medical Informationists

These job opportunities have been taken from actual job postings for positions in the areas of library and information science and medical informatics.

Biomedical Librarian/Informationist, NIH
Medical Informatics Specialist, American Academy of Dermatology
Director of Medical Informatics, Unnamed Payor Organization
Medical Director, Florida
Medical Director, Texas Health Resources
Executive Director, Center for IT Leadership, Partners HealthCare
Bioresearch Informationist, UCSF Library/CKM
Informatics Head, Aetna
Clinical Assistant Professor, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Medical Information Physician Editor, Epocrates
Clinical Informationist, Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library
Chief Medical Information Officer, Southwest US
Chief Medical Officer, Illinois
Chief Medical Information Officer, Children's Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota
Vice President of Medical Informatics, St. Vincent Health

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Biomedical Librarian/Informationist, NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library in Bethesda, Maryland, seeks an innovative professional to serve as an informationist or information specialist-in-context. This position requires a person who is trained in biomedicine and information science who will work as an integral part of research, grant administration, and clinical care teams at NIH.

An informationist consults and collaborates with NIH staff as they identify, evaluate and manage information; and develops new and innovative information products and services. Serving as an informationist requires a commitment to life long learning and attendance at lectures and courses offered by NIH and local universities to increase one's knowledge and skills in biomedicine and information science. Course tuition will be paid and time off from work will be given to attend classes.

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Medical Informatics Specialist, American Academy of Dermatology

Job Summary
Oversee and manage all aspects of the new lexical standards initiative. This includes the transfer of the Lexicon from its current academic setting to the Academy, terminology development, quality assurance, coordination of physician contributors, integration with related applications, and building awareness of the Lexicon within the Dermatology and Medical Informatics communities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Work with representatives from the academic setting to transfer the Dermatology Lexicon project to the Academy. This will include working with internal departments to ensure all necessary support is in place.
2. Work with volunteer physicians to finalize the development of the Lexicon and ensure continuous updating and refinement to stay abreast of changing technology and medical terminology. This will include coordinating physician contributions and facilitating agreement among the group of volunteers.
3. Promote the acceptance and use of the Dermatology Lexicon within Dermatology and Medical Informatics communities. This includes being a representative of the Academy and building relationships with outside interests such as SNOMED International.
4. Work with internal areas to incorporate Dermatology Lexicon into Academy products and programs, such as evidence based guidelines, medical policy reviews, and continuing medical education (CME).
5. Coordinate all other necessary components to establish and maintain the Dermatology Lexicon.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of controlled vocabularies including SNOMED and ICD as well as Unified Medical Language System. Excellent medical literature searching skills. Ability to apply effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication methods. Possess organizational, time management, and planning skills. Ability to execute projects under minimal supervision. Ability to work in a team-environment that involves flexibility, adapting to change and meeting deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree in library science or related field required. Require background in medical library science, linguistics, or medical informatics. Experience developing ontology and taxonomies needed. Need to have familiarity with related applications such as EMRs and decision support systems.

Success Factors

• Problem Solving Skill: Identify and define problems; examine relevant information. Able to analyze cause-and-effect relationships accurately. Choose the correct course of action based on operating procedures.
• Team Building Skill: Foster cooperation, communication and consensus among groups and teams.
• Lead and participate in cross-departmental work groups to achieve broad Academy objectives.

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Director of Medical Informatics

Reports to: Vice President of Medical Informatics

Job Summary

• You will provide technical and clinical leadership to utilize predictive modeling tools, develop supplemental algorithms, and automate systems to proactively identify population segments that are statistically more likely to require disproportionate amounts of healthcare resources.
• You will proactively collaborate with Medical Management to determine which identified population segments might benefit from certain care programs in order to increase the likelihood of desired health improvements for those members.
• You will proactively collaborate with Medical and Network Management to develop actionable provider specific information to enable the identification of undesirable performance patterns related to quality, use, cost and other variables.
• You will lead the analytic team in ensuring that there is a continuous assessment and improvement of methodologies and tools to support current and emerging business process needs.
• You are fluent with P4P Industry Best Practices, how to measure and implement P4P programs
• You are fluent with ETGs, CRGs, predictive modeling for population identification/stratification
• You have technical knowledge of predictive modeling, as well as the ability to present to a non-technical audience.
• You could come from a statistical programming background, or a clinical background with a strong understanding of data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team responsible for the support of the member identification and categorization process, which supports case and disease management, population assessments and other Delivery Systems core processes.
• Lead and manage the team responsible for conducting routine assessments of provider and network performance (clinical & financial) to support care, quality, network, and pharmacy needs.
• Lead and manage the continuous improvement of algorithms used in the member identification & categorization process and provider performance assessment capabilities by the identification and development of new methodologies, metrics and tools.
• Lead and manage a team responsible for compliance data requirements (e.g. HEDIS) as well as establishing rules and processes that include strict timelines regarding requirements.
• Provide high-level controllership/evaluation of all data produced to ensure established targets are met.
• Integrate with Medical Cost Analysis team on key investigative initiatives.
• Supervise, coach, and develop team
• Prepare the medical management team to go out and speak
• Provide regional network development, medical managers with talking points
• You help direct Medical directors to have specific conversations with specific provider groups
• You know how to get the right information to right person to be proactive, specific
• You will be fluent in HEDIS
• You have to understand medical management in a payor organization 

Required

• Masters Degree and at least ten years experience in related health care analytics, with three or more years experience in a management leadership position. Demonstrated experience in population identification, interventions, profiling, outcomes evaluations, and predictive modeling.
• Demonstrated leadership competencies with the ability to collaborate with others and establish working relationships, communicate effectively across the organization and at different levels, coordinate multiple work efforts, and translate business needs into practical applications and solutions
• Demonstrated experience in managing the design, development, and continuous improvement of complex healthcare data systems, tools, and reports. Strong analytical, creative problem solving and project management skills. Advanced data and statistical analysis experience; results interpretation and presentation
• Strong customer focus and management of client expectations
• Experience in large complex systems, including a solid background in effective use of multiple environments (PC, server, mainframe, intranet). Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of systems and computer programming
• Demonstrated understanding of health care and delivery system oriented business processes
• Knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies and concepts

• Advanced degree in Business, Health Administration/ Public Health, Bio Statistics or Epidemiology, PhD preferred

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Medical Director - Florida

Clinical oversight for the wellness and disease management programs and services available to beneficiaries of the Statewide Florida participants.

Major Responsibilities

1. Provide clinical leadership for care center operations
2. Drive clinical outcomes for participants

3. Maintain and enhance clinical integrity of existing disease management programs

4. Contribute to/lead clinical development of new clinical programs for the Florida participants

5. Lead and support clinical quality activities and accreditations

6. Contribute to our client's presence and profile in the disease management/health enhancement industry

 Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience in evidence-based, population-based medicine with a strong background in medical informatics and a history of working collaboratively with a clinical team. A high energy individual with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully communicate at many levels, inside and outside the organization
• Must hold a current board certification in a recognized medical specialty and have an unrestricted medical license in the State of Florida. Board certification must be in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology or General Practice
• Executive level experience in a major health plan or healthcare company serving as its medical director
• Extensive experience in developing disease management programs and developing and maintaining data for the purposes of outcomes analysis and outcomes management
• Experience in data management applications
• Experience managing budgets and multiple priorities
• Excellent knowledge of statistics
• Published in peer reviewed journals
• Strong knowledge of disease management products and services
• A high energy, flexible, results-oriented individual
• An individual with strong personal presence and high credibility in the marketplace
• A team player capable of working effectively with others on the senior management team
• A participative individual with a hands-on style management

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Medical Director, Texas
 
TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES, one of the top healthcare employers in Texas, is a community-based hospital system with 13 state-of-the-art facilities that offer unlimited and diverse career opportunities. From large metropolitan hospitals and suburban or rural community hospitals, to a retirement/long term care facility, THR makes it possible to choose the type of healthcare environment you prefer, all within the influences of one of the most dynamic areas of Texas, the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

Qualifications

EDUCATION
Medical Doctor (M.D.), M.D./Ph.D. or D.O. required; formal training in applied medical informatics is recommended, particularly in the areas of ontologies, knowledge maintenance and clinical decision support.

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in clinical practice required; experience in clinical informatics and clinical information systems preferred.

SKILLS
Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; strong background in clinical and quality outcomes analysis and management preferred; prior expertise in deploying information technologies in a multi-facility healthcare setting is desired.

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Executive Director, Center for IT Leadership, Partners HealthCare
 
Job Description
The CITL Executive Director, reporting to the Chairman of the Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL), plays a key role in furthering the strategic, academic, business development, and public awareness activities of the Center. In addition, the Executive Director of the CITL ensures that the Center operates to achieve its mission while performing within the financial and HR guidelines established by Partners.

• Act as the Chairman's deputy in defining and pursuing overall CITL goals and mission.
• Be an articulate spokesperson for CITL
• Pursue business development opportunities on behalf of the Center with prospective corporate sponsors and grant makers.
• Manage on-going relationships with Corporate Sponsors, Advisory Board, public and private grant agencies.
• Responsible for directing CITL execution of all projects.
• Manage the budget so as to maximize the effectiveness of the Center.
• Assist the Chairman with recruitment and management of key personnel.
• Develop and maintain strategic plan for Center activities and plan for resources to support growth.
• Develop strategies to increase industry awareness of CITL for further market penetration and expansion or CITL opportunities.
• Manage marketing functions including prospectus development, media relations, marketing plans, fundraising, etc.
• Center's representative to Partners Marketing Council.
• Center's primary representative to media in conjunction with Chairman where appropriate.
• Oversee CITL Intellectual Property Management.
• Oversee website development and management and other external communication products.
• Manage the publication, directly or through vendors, of all CITL products, Expert Panel proceedings, and other print products, software models, and web-site content.
• Manage creation of peer-reviewed/academic publications.
• Develop/follow-up with identified business opportunities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate government agencies.
• Provides management oversight for all CITL staff, and direct reports.

Requirements

• Doctoral or Master's level Degree in a healthcare, computer science, informatics or other related field.
• 8+ years of direct experience in the health care marketplace.
• Knowledge of local, national, as well as the global healthcare marketplace and trends.
• Computer and allied technology literacy.
• Excellent management and business development skills.
• Experienced writer: academic publications, and foundation and public grants
• Experienced in government relations.
• Ability to write and speak articulately.
• Ability to interact with senior executives, peers, and subordinates in furthering, explaining, and advancing Center activities.
• Able to articulate the mission and methods of CITL to outside groups via speaking, writing, and presentations by other means.
• Proven technical knowledge, management skills, and personal initiative.
• Travel, as needed, to further the mission of CITL operations within Partners and outside the organization.

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Bioresearch Informationist, UCSF Library/CKM

Job Description
The Library and Center for Knowledge Management at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) seeks an innovative individual for the position of Bioresearch Informationist. This position will develop molecular biology and bioresearch information services for the UCSF Library, overseeing and implementing programs at the new UCSF Mission Bay campus. This position is responsible for assessing the information needs of the UCSF research community, developing and implementing a plan to address the needs through instruction, consultation, and creating web-based information access tools. The bioresearch Informationist will serve as a liaison with the various biomedical research programs, centers, and departments, to continually assess their information needs and implementing new programs and services as appropriate. This position offers an exciting opportunity to develop and provide new specialized information-based services to be coordinated with program initiatives and research activities at Mission Bay. This thriving research community currently consists of faculty, graduate students, and supporting staff engaged in basic science research in biochemistry, pharmacogenomics, bioinformatics, and many other disciplines. See http://pub.ucsf.edu/missionbay/

Qualifications
PhD or Master's degree in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry or an equivalent field with at least three years of relevant experience, OR a Master of Library and Information Science and relevant subject strength and comparable experience; Knowledge of and experience searching molecular biology resources such as PubMed, genomic and proteomic databases, 3D macromolecular structure data, BIOSIS, etc.; Excellent project management skills; experience coordinating and promoting services; teaching and outreach; communicating with faculty; Ability to work independently and collaboratively; Experience with automated systems; demonstrated willingness to embrace new and emerging technologies; Self-motivated, with the ability to set and attain goals effectively, and the flexibility to adapt to change; Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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Informatics Head , Aetna

Job Responsibilities
Providing leadership for customized plan sponsor (PS) integrated info projects, including project anal., programming, data mgmt. & consultation; maintaining productive & motivating work environment to achieve business goals.

Fundamental Components - Statistical Analysis, providing:

• Anal. of complex info (claims, pharmacy, lab, disability, workers comp, absence, eligibility, HRA, program participation).
• Recommendations on design & anal. to Aetna Teams & PS.
• Solving business problems (practical & measurable statistical analyses (in-depth anal. of root causes/business issues).
• Conducting analyses of PS data emphasizing integrated, holistic approach.
• Implementing advanced analytic & data-mining methods to answer PS questions.

Fundamental Components - Solutions Consulting & Decision Support, developing:

• Presentations to clients on info services, capabilities & performance results.
• Proposals in response to internal & external requests; revising analyses into rapid business/customer solutions.
• Tactical & strategic solutions that satisfy info needs across products, segments & clients.

Mgmt. Components - Projects & Department

• Budgets, plans & expenses, including projects & staff of approx. 5-10 in a matrixed environment), customer expectations & business priorities to achieve constituent satisfaction.
• Builds a strong team through training, diverse assignments, coaching, mentoring & development techniques.

Skill or Experience Requirements

• Experience managing staff with knowledge of SQL and SAS (e.g., SAS Base, SAS STAT, SAS Macros).
• Familiarity with complex databases and UNIX or mainframe environments. Experience with healthcare methods and metrics including modeling, risk adjustment, episode analysis, provider performance analysis, national and proprietary coding methods.
•  Experience in importing and exporting data among various platforms. Managerial and project management experience preferred. High level of competency in results reporting using Excel, Word and Power Point. Strong client-facing presentation skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative in creating solutions for large plan sponsors.

Education and Certification Requirements
Strong analytic background with demonstrated experience of turning healthcare data into meaningful information that drives understanding and action. Master's degree or PhD a plus. At least 7+ years of analytical experience in healthcare required; pharmaceutical industry experience a plus. Demonstrated success in all analytic aspects of a research project.

Additional Job Information
Position will report to the Head of Aetna Integrated Informatics (AetInfo). Pay commensurate with experience.

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Clinical Assistant Professor, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Biomedical Informatics

Focus: Hospital IT operations related to data modeling, database design, electronic patient records; data warehousing and its application.

Training: MD or PhD, with formal training or extensive experience in clinical computing.

Experience: Project management, budgeting, supervision, data modeling and querying, health care operations.

Setting:  Hospital-based IT operations in one of the foremost centers for biomedical informatics education, research and applications:  

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Medical Information Physician Editor, Epocrates, California

San Mateo, Calif.-based Epocrates is transforming the practice of medicine by providing innovative mobile clinical solutions for healthcare professionals at the point of care. The company has built a clinical network connecting more than one in four U.S. physicians, students at every U.S. medical school and hundreds of thousands of other allied healthcare professionals, such as nurses and pharmacists. Epocrates' products have shown to have a positive impact on patient safety healthcare efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

Epocrates is an exciting, growing company and was recently ranked 257 in the 24th annual Inc.500 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country and 8th on the SF Business Times list of fastest growing companies in the Bay Area. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated employees to join our dynamic team.

Experience

• MD degree
• Completed residency in an accredited program
• Board certification in respective specialty
• Valid state medical license
• Academic, medical/scientific publication, or healthcare technology experience required
• Continued clinical practice preferred

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops, edits or reviews content for clinical software products as member of the Medical Information group.
• Works on product development efforts, which includes collaborating with other groups such as marketing, product development, and engineering.
• Responsibilities may include creating or contributing to specification documents, serving as a liaison between Medical Information and the other groups, and assisting with QA of products.

Primary Skills

• Broad and comprehensive clinical knowledge base, and ability to discern clinically relevant information from extraneous information.
• Ability to work independently, exercising good clinical and analytic judgment.
• Ability to produce accurate, neat, thorough, and consistent content.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to meet deadlines and productivity goals.
• Contributes to positive working relationships and collaborative teamwork.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to learn and master new processes.
• Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and with internet searches.
• Working knowledge of handheld technologies.

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Clinical Informationist, Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library

Reports to:  Assistant Director    
Department:  Information Services
Classification:  Librarian Level II    
Date:  July 6, 2006

This Clinical Informationist is a member of the Information Services team within the Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library providing service to faculty, students and staff of the Texas Medical Center (TMC).  

JOB RESPONSIBILLITIES
This position works closely with the clinical and research professionals of the TMC teaching hospitals. The Clinical Informationist will provide information and assistance to clinical staff helping to identify and access the best available research evidence to support initiatives relating to:  evidenced-based patient care; clinical guideline development, review and dissemination; risk management and audit. This person will establish strong working relationships with faculty and staff and will liaison with hospital administration and informatics departments. As a member of the Information Services team, this person will be engaged in a wide range of activities, including serving at the information desk and contributing to the information skills training program.

DUTIES

• Provide a proactive clinical informationist service including: expert information searching and evaluation and timely clinical information for members of the health care team.  
• Develop expertise in exploiting the full range of information
• resources available in the areas of clinical and research governance and effective clinical practice.
• Market and promote the clinical informationist services, as well as other HAM-TMC Library services and resources.
• Provide evidence-based medicine for clinicians and staff related to patient care using the wide range of quality resources provided by the
• HAM-TMC Library.   
• Insure that staff and faculty are trained to identify the best available resources and to deliver clinical information support throughout the institutions.
• Develop, maintain and deliver applicable courses and programs
• Utilize new technologies and resources (eg., portable technologies)
• to support service delivery at the point of need, including the clinical setting.
• Monitor and evaluate the program, providing feedback for changes and additions.

OTHER

• Be part of the medical library team and provide high quality services to all users.
• Build and maintain a good working relationship with other library departments.
• Work closely with all who provide information-skills training and to assist in the delivery of training.
• Carry out other duties as assigned that are within the scope, spirit
• and purpose of the HAM-TMC Library.

QUALIFICATIONS
        Minimum educational requirement is an ALA accredited Masters
Degree in Library Sciences;  3-5 years experience in health science library or health sciences education; preference given to candidates with demonstrated experience in a clinical environment and post-MLS informatics training; experience teaching and working with medical school faculty on curriculum development; and significant experience with information technology applications.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
        The successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skill; strong interpersonal skills and team work experience; this position requires client service orientation, flexibility, and professionalism. Knowledge of computers, software applications, as well as skills in presentation and publication are mandatory.

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Chief Medical Information Officer

The Chief Medical Information Officer is responsible for supporting the development of clinical information systems that assist in the delivery of patient care via research. The CMIO will participate as a member of the IT Services Steering Committee in representing the needs and requirements of the physician community and will serve as an advocate of management in promoting the use of information technology in the clinical setting. The position will work in partnership with Information Technology Services Design and Implementation Teams to translate clinical requirements into specifications for new clinical and research systems.

Specific responsibilities include

• Serve as Chair for clinical advisory groups to provide broad-based input into the design of the clinical information system.
• Lead and facilitate clinician advisory groups in the design of clinical systems to support excellence in patient care and research. Engage patient care providers with varying roles including physicians, nursing practitioners, nursing staff, ancillary department personnel, and medical records professionals to contribute to the development and use of the clinical information system. Develop empathy and understanding of physician needs and build relationship with physicians to gain support of IT initiatives. Must be highly responsive to users needs, including training, to assure wide spread acceptance and provider use of the clinical systems.
• Review medical informatics trends, experiences and approaches; develop technical and application implementation strategies and assist in the development of strategic plans for clinical information systems.
• Work in concert with Information Technology Services (ITS) to design and implement systems supporting patient care and research activities.
• Lead design of clinical pathway models with physician, nursing and administrative leadership, and assist in modification of these models to gain maximum efficacy and support for patient care and research protocols.
• Lead development of clinical "rules" supporting patient care and protocol research as well as the design of clinical system features supporting protocol management and the use of the system to leverage the clinicians' time and maximize communication with affiliates and referring physicians.
• Serve as member of ITS Steering Committee, Security Council, and Central Protocol Data Management (CPDM) Board.
• Lead development and deployment of solutions that cluster information in disease and episodic categories for benchmarking, clinical severity, and variance analysis. Designs and evaluates collection of data for clinical purposes, including tracking and interpretation of outcomes.
• Participate in clinical activities:
• Provide patient care in appropriate clinical setting.
• Review patient assessments and management plans.
• Participate in applicable clinical research.

Job Requirements
Our client is looking for a strong leader with a mature sense of priorities and solid practical experience in supporting the implementation of clinical information systems within broad and diverse organizations. Interested and qualified candidates will have an active and current medical license, be Board Certified in his/her specialty / subspecialty. Further s/he should have an excellent knowledge of and experience with clinical work flow in both inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as of outcomes measurement. A personable individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who can interface with diverse personalities at all organizational levels is desired. Must have the ability to develop flexible and transferable models for pathways of care.

Education
Qualified candidate will be a licensed physician with recent medical practice required. A graduate degree in medical informatics and one year of work experience in medical informatics is preferred. In lieu of graduate training in medical informatics, a minimum of three years work experience in medical informatics systems will be required.

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Chief Medical Officer, Illinois

Responsible for supporting the development of clinical information systems that assist clinicians in the efficient delivery of safe quality patient care. Works in partnership with clinicians and the Information Systems (IS) Team in the design and implementation of systems, by translating the clinician requirements into technical specifications for new and improved clinical systems.

Requirements

• Licensed physician with recent medical practice required
• Experience and/or training with medical informatics is desirable
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diversity of personalities.  Must be approachable, show respect for others and be able to present data with effective communication and presentation skills.  Must be an effective consensus builder.
• Possesses good grasp of clinical work flow in both inpatient and outpatient settings, interest in clinical information systems and outcomes measurement.
• Is a strong leader with a mature sense of priorities and solid practical experience who can design and implement systems within the framework of technical boundaries and limitations.
• Is politically savvy, has a high tolerance for ambiguity and can work successfully in a matrix management model.
• Is a systems thinker with strong organizational skills who can pull all the pieces together and deliver on time and within budget.
• Is a strong leader who is adaptable and has strong collaborative management style, a creative thinker with high energy and enthusiasm, and a team player who promotes the concepts of people working together versus individual performance.
•  Is a contemporary clinician who understands major trends in healthcare and managed care, and is familiar with point of care products and medical informatics trends and tools.

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Vice President of Medical Informatics, St. Vincent Health

Witt/Kieffer has been retained by St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, Indiana to assist in the recruitment of a Vice President of Medical Informatics. St. Vincent Health is one of the largest and most successful ministries within Ascension Health. This is an outstanding opportunity to establish the Vice President of Medical informatics role in a very complex and highly regarded organization. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer of St. Vincent Health and working closely with the Regional CIO of Ascension Health, the Vice President of Medical Informatics will be the champion and leader for clinical systems initiatives for St. Vincent Health.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record in a similar role for another health system or in a physician leadership role with a healthcare IT clinical systems vendor or consulting firm. Eclipsys, Siemens and AllScripts are the primary clinical systems vendors for St. Vincent Health.

The Vice President of Medical Informatics will be strategic in her/his orientation and become a credible, trusted, knowledgeable leader who will collaborate with and influence the physicians practicing at St. Vincent Health related to clinical systems. This IT leader must be an outstanding communicator with a passion for clinical systems and their ability to improve the quality of patient care.

The Vice President of Medical Informatics should be a licensed physician with a history of medical practice. Experience with medical informatics and change management associated with the introduction of IT into a clinical culture is highly desirable. Formal informatics training is a plus.

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Chief Medical Information Officer, Children's Hospital & Clinics of Minnesota

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is the eighth-largest children's health care organization in the U.S., with 319-staffed beds at its two hospital campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis. An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children's of Minnesota provides care through over 13,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient visits each year.

Children's offers comprehensive, integrated medical and surgical pediatric care with more than half of its beds dedicated to critical care services. Services include: emergency care; newborn and pediatric intensive care; outpatient and inpatient surgery; diagnostic services, including radiology and laboratory; and special programs in the areas of respiratory, cardiology, cancer, premature birth, adolescent development, child abuse, and epilepsy.

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota has more than 1,500 physicians who practice at our facilities and nearly 4,000 employees. Another 750 volunteers and hundreds of association members help in a variety of activities, ranging from fund-raising to health care education.

Position Summary
The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) provides physician leadership to advance our clinical information systems to bring evidence-based medicine to the point of care consistent with our mission and strategy. As part of our knowledge-driven organization, the CMIO contributes to positioning Children's Hospitals and Clinics clinicians and administrative leadership to make the best possible use of information to improve operational performance and patient care. The CMIO serves as a key advisor in creating and executing business strategies and formulating plans for maximizing the clinical use of information technology systems.

Reporting Relationship
This position reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) with matrix reporting to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• An active member of the medical staff required to practice in their field of pediatrics at least 20%
• Serves as a physician champion in the development of our electronic medical record - PowerKIDS.
• Works with the Professional Staff and institutional leadership to identify needs for education, training, programs, and services in the area of computer skills and competencies in the use of electronic tools for patient care, quality and clinical resource management, and performance improvement.
• Leads and participates in clinical information system implementation teams to support excellence in patient care. Builds relationships and conducts needs assessments with patient care providers to fully understand their needs. Gains the support and consensus of clinician leadership regarding information technology needs and priorities.
• Participates in the development of clinical system rule-based alerts and reminders and other decision support tools to implement evidence-based medicine and other best practices to support patient care.
• Informatics education, research, and development - Maintain awareness of existing and emerging technology, regulatory, and market factors that have an impact on clinical information management.
• Actively participate in the effective adoption of information technology in support of clinical care, research and education. While supporting technology standards, actively scan the horizon for emerging technologies that would be of benefit to the organization.
• Provides leadership in planning, development and implementation of strategic and tactical clinical information systems. Evaluates the impact of solutions on clinical processes and identifies areas to promote use of technology in creating efficiencies for clinicians and improving quality of care.
• Ensures on-going communication with physicians and other key clinical stakeholders, as well as with the other members of the I.T. Leadership team.

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, presentation, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, influencing decisions and outcomes, facilitating consensus.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop recommendations and solutions.
• Highly skilled at needs assessment, facilitation of project implementation, and organizational change or development. Capable of relating to diverse age and demographic backgrounds.
• Perform effectively in a complex changing environment.
• Adequate knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of IT capabilities.
• Knowledge of clinical workflow in inpatient and ambulatory settings.
• Excellent leadership, quality improvement, and management skills. Ability to educate and mentor.
• Personal leadership vision, persistence, energy, passion and enthusiasm.
• Extensive knowledge in project management philosophy with the ability to coordinate, plan and execute projects with wide-ranging and complicated interrelationships.
• Training, expertise, and demonstrated experience in statistics, research design, and health outcomes measurement.
• Training, expertise, and demonstrated experience in continuous quality improvement methods.

Experience & Education

• Physician, Board-certified Pediatric / Pediatric Sub specialist
• Medical license in the state of Minnesota
•  Practical experience with electronic health information systems in a hospital setting
• 3 to 5 years of experience in clinical systems and process re-design.
• Training, expertise, and demonstrated experience in Health Informatics (the study of the use of information and information technology to improve health care)

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