Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Alameda Health System•Oakland, CA

About The Position

Alameda Health System is seeking a physician informatics leader to help advance clinical informatics across the health system. Reporting to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), the Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer provides clinical informatics leadership under the CMIO’s direction across the care continuum, with primary operational focus on the Emergency Department and inpatient acute services. The role leads planning and implementation of clinical information systems in these areas while contributing to enterprise clinical informatics strategy, standards, and priorities across ambulatory, emergency, and inpatient care. The ACMIO works with the CMIO, physicians, nursing, operational leaders, technology teams, and Ambulatory Information Systems to advance safe, effective, and innovative technology use. The position supports clinical technology strategy, optimization, and transformation; improves workflows and EHR use; advances digital health tools; and supports safe and responsible adoption of emerging AI technologies. Its goals include improving patient care, clinician experience, quality outcomes, and operational performance in a mission-driven public safety-net health system serving Alameda County communities.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree, or equivalent.
At least three years of clinical experience as a practicing clinician or clinical leader.
Valid license to practice medicine in California.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MBA, MBI, MPH, or related field).
Three years of healthcare management, clinical informatics, or health information technology experience.
Experience with workflow redesign and process improvement associated with clinical system implementation.
Experience with the Epic electronic health record in a builder, informatics, or physician champion role.
Experience in process improvement, data analysis, and using information systems to support outcome measurement and management.
Experience leading clinical engagement, change management, and clinical transformation initiatives.
Experience with digital health, clinical decision support, or emerging technologies that impact clinical care.
Board certification, or eligibility for board certification, in Clinical Informatics.
Epic certification (Physician Builder, Informaticist, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Advocate for patient privacy, data governance, and the security of protected health information.
Build relationships with physicians and clinical leaders to promote adoption, optimization, and effective use of clinical information systems.
Lead clinical optimization initiatives to improve system utilization, workflows, efficiency, quality, and patient outcomes.
Educate clinicians and staff on clinical information systems, informatics initiatives, data integrity, security, and best practices.
Identify clinical data and reporting needs across the ambulatory enterprise and advance information systems to address them.
Lead and facilitate clinical leadership groups developing and governing clinical content, order sets, workflows, protocols, and system-use standards.
Provide clinical leadership for clinical decision support, evidence-based protocols, and tools that improve patient care and clinician efficiency.
Lead or sponsor information systems projects affecting clinical practice, patient care, quality, and operations.
Report on clinical informatics initiatives, system performance, and optimization efforts to governance and executive leadership committees.
Develop and lead clinical informatics teams and promote standardized, evidence-based best practices.
Participate in data governance, data quality, and reporting initiatives supporting quality improvement, regulatory reporting, and operational performance.
Participate in IS/IT strategic planning and help develop and implement the strategic roadmap for clinical information systems and digital health.
Serve as the primary liaison between Information Systems/IT and ambulatory clinical departments.
Chair or co-chair clinical information system committees, governance groups, and clinical informatics workgroups.
Partner with IT, Quality, Operations, and Clinical Leadership to implement systems supporting patient care, population health, quality improvement, and research.
Perform other related duties as assigned.