Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Job is on-site in Waco, TX (no remote option)

PRIMARY DUTIES 

The CMIO in prioritizes, manages, and implements IT/Informatics work that helps achieve the organization’s strategic goals, including creation of a pipeline of Family Physicians and Clinical Informaticists through our ACGME training programs. 

• Direct patient care in outpatient primary care setting 4 half days per week (0.4 FTE clinical) and 6 half days dedicated to Informatics Work 

• Supervise and teach Fellows and Residents Informatics Concepts based on ACGME Curriculum Requirements 

• Support clinician well-being and clinical quality through Epic end-user training, at the elbow support, efficiency coaching, design of clinical decision support tools, and implementation of other technology solutions 

• Support EHR Maintenance by consulting with Epic Analysts on workflow design and clinical content 

• Support population health, process improvement, and business intelligence projects across the organization by providing data validation, data visualization, clinical registry development, and workflow design expertise 

• Participate in Change Management and Governance processes related to clinical workflows and IT implementations impacting clinical end-users and patients 

OTHER DUTIES 

• Perform other duties as assigned 

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Possess a valid Texas driver’s license and appropriate liability insurance 

• Visual and auditory accuracy 

• Shift length - varies 

• Indoor setting 

• Continuous use of computer 

• Long periods of sitting 

• Frequent use of telephone and/or smart devices 

• Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation of both hands 

• Continuous conversational communication 

• Occasional reaching, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing 

• Occasionally carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs. 

• Occasionally working in confined, noisy, dusty areas 

• Frequent use of personal car 

• Understand/carry out simple/detailed, oral/written instructions 

• Memorize and retain instructions 

• Read and interpret detailed specifications 

• Mental competency 

• Tobacco non-user 

• Physical accommodations will be implemented where necessary and feasible 

Job is on-site in Waco, TX (no remote option)

REPORTS TO: Chief Clinical Officer 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE 

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and satisfactory completion of an ACGME accredit-ed residency training program 

• Board certified in a primary care specialty (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics preferred) 

• Clinical Informatics board certified/ eligible strongly preferred 

• Minimum 2 years of clinical informatics experience 

• Has or meets requirements for license in good standing to practice medicine in the State of Texas 

SKILLS 

• Experience using Epic as End-User preferred  

• Has a high degree of initiative and decision-making ability to analyze situations and EHR functionality accurately in order to take effective action, organize work, delegate and achieving goals  

• Able to build relationships and obtain input from stakeholders for EHR modification or implementation of new functionality, acting as a liaison between clinicians and IT staff  

• Exercises judgment and discretion to develop, apply, and interpret clinical policies and procedures in the context of EHR development