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Director - Clinical Informatics

Description:

JOB PURPOSE:
The Director of Clinical Informatics supports the Chief Nurse Informatics Officer (CNIO) in strategic planning, project management and implementation of clinical and informatics solutions to improve patient care, clinician experience, and nursing operations and practice. He/she is an experienced customer-service oriented healthcare leader responsible for overseeing, developing, and planning clinical informatics resources to meet the needs of a growing health system. Reports to the Chief Nurse Informatics Officer (CNIO) and works closely with nursing leaders, quality leaders, hospital based front line staff leaders, the IT/IS organization, physician informatics and health informatics leadership. Provides leadership to advance the professional nurse organization across the system, with a focus on standardization of nursing documentation and practice, in conjunction with Piedmonts strategic priorities as outlined on the Plan on the Page. Participates in the planning and execution of nurse informatics projects ensuring successful implementation and adoption. Champions and/or leads complex clinical projects that drive standardization to best practices, clinician efficiency, and the optimal clinician experience in collaboration with operational, clinical, and health informatics leadership. These initiatives will be coordinated to support internal and external quality metrics, clinical workflow optimization for the Piedmont Facilities, Piedmont Clinic, PHCs Quality, Safety, Service committee and Clinical Governance Councils. Coordinates between Information Services and Organizational Leadership of Facilities and Physician Enterprise to ensure alignment. Facilitates deployment of clinical and administrative information at the enterprise level, aligned with Operations Groups, within the organization. Provides leadership and direction for the IS Clinical Informatics team to ensure optimal use of the EHR.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Bachelors degree in nursing
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Seven (7) years of progressive leadership at an enterprise level, to include professional work experience directing, leading and/or managing clinical, informatics, nursing, pharmacy or a team in a closely related to nursing/clinical informatics.
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
Clinical License in the state of Georgia
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters degree in nursing or informatics or field related to the role preferred. Preferably experience in a multi-facility healthcare environment.