The Orlando VA, is Recruiting Physician for a Chief Health Informatics Officer position

Sunny Orlando, FL Seeks Chief Health Informatics Officer.

Recruitment / Sign-on Bonus Available - Student Loan Reimbursements - Quality of Life - VA / Federal Benefits.

This position establishes a formal informatics leadership presence at the facility level.  This formal presence ensures that knowledge of informatics is infused throughout the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS), 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 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, 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 OVAHCS organizational structure and the role informatics plays within the organization.

The CHIO must demonstrate a mastery of :

• Medical knowledge by being a clinician independently licensed in a State, Territory, or the District 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.
• How information systems and processes enhance or compromise the decision making and actions of health care team members.
• Re-engineering health care processes.
• 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.
• 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.

Primary Functions :

The VA Orlando Healthcare System provides an excellent compensation and benefits package commensurate with qualifications and experience. Unrestricted licensure in any State and US citizenship is required.

VA physicians practice medicine more and spend less time on business tasks. Enjoy an environment that supports an interdisciplinary care team approach delivering state-of-the-art medicine using some of the most advanced medical technologies in the Nation. Plus, VA offers an unparalleled variety of practice options in research, academia, and administration. VA ensures and encourages a healthy work / life balance through predictable scheduling, reduced paperwork, elimination of billing hassles and lifts the burden of liability coverage.

If interested, please e-mail your CV to ina.ortiznieves@va.gov