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Nurse - Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 100 days ago
About the Role
The Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) at the Tuscaloosa VAMC is part of a nationwide Veterans Health Administration (VHA) team charged with actively and vocally supporting a successful national informatics infrastructure for VHA and advancing national strategies for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems. This position provides leadership in designated projects and cross-coverage with other informaticists in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
What You'll Do
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Oversight of informatics practice, establishing effective clinical and administrative systems.
- →Designing useful decision support systems, managing and delivering educational experiences.
- →Enhancing life long learning and supporting healthcare research.
- →Program development, project implementation, budget, logistics, ongoing monitoring and analytics.
- →Provide administrative oversight 100% of the time.
- →Will have 24/7 responsibility, accountability and oversight for programs and personnel under the CHIO's supervision, including the provision of quality care which complies with accepted standards of clinical practice.
- →The incumbent is responsible for performance improvement, customer service/patient satisfaction, patient and employee safety, recruitment and retention, employee relations, standards of care and practice, the work environment, and accreditation and regulatory standards.
- →Actively develops and manages collaborative partnerships.
- →The CHIO works in partnership with the union and adheres to EEO principles.
- →The incumbent supports facility and service initiatives, including cultural transformation and patient centered care.
- →Working collegially with other Associate Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Staff Service Chiefs to accomplish the clinical goals and strategic plans of the organization.
- →Participating in organizational planning to include strategic, operational, programmatic and other plans and policies to achieve the mission and vision of the Medical Center.
- →Representing the Health Informatics Service on decision-making committees at the medical center.
- →Participating, as needed, in the provision of clinical care services within the RN's credentials, and/or scope of practice.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 5f638f7c-afd5-4085-b8ad-014d95ceb95c
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