Chief Health Informatics Officer (Pharmacist)-CHIO

Veterans Health Administration•Kansas City, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is the Chief, Health System Informatics Officer (CHIO) at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The Health Informatics Program has 3 sections: Clinical Applications, Data Analytics and Change Management. The change management section provides consultative collaboration with implementation of disruptive programs and processes regarding technology, clinical applications and informatics.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
Must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
Proficient in spoken and written English.
1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14).
Manages a complex medical center based pharmacy program that is defined as having multiple practice settings (e.g. hospital ambulatory care, long-term care, behavior 9 health care) that require Joint Commission review as separate standards.
In addition to the medical center pharmacy, has responsibility for pharmacy services at one or more of the following: CBOCs, Rural Health Program, domiciliary, or provides dispensing and/or clinical services to State Veterans Home.
Presence of advanced clinical pharmacy programs that include pharmacist(s) that have approved scopes of practice with prescriptive privileges.
Pharmacy provides clinical pharmacist services to three (3) or more specialty areas such as, but not limited to, hemodialysis, oncology, operating room or an emergency department.
An ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency Program.
A Research Program that is accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
Actively involved in committees or advisory/work groups at the VISN and/or National level.
An ongoing pharmacy student rotation in both the intermediate and advanced practice experience settings.
Skill in persuading others and gaining cooperation to accomplish goals.
Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing regarding complex clinical and technical issues.
Skill in utilizing regulatory and quality standards to develop and implement operational programs.
Skill in managing multiple people or programs.
Skill in utilizing available resources to support the missions and goals of the organization.
Ability to plan, organize and direct the functions of the pharmacy staff.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in CHIO role or DCHIO at a facility or equivalent level in the past 2 years, with high preference within VHA.
Recent experience with coordinating Artificial Intelligence projects within VHA on a national level.

Responsibilities

Play a key role in using the capability of the VA clinical information systems to assist practitioners in doing the right things for the right patients at the right time (Decision Support).
Ensure adequate support to measurably improve the quality of data and the transfer of clinical information between providers.
Ensure valid information is available to providers and administrators of healthcare.
Evaluate clinical computing systems; analyze and evaluate the effect of interventions on health outcomes using existing and future data analytic platforms.
Expand and enhance access to aggregate and detailed health information through various initiatives, and enhance the effective and efficient use of medical information systems for patient care, quality improvement & research projects.
Contribute to the planning and execution of computer hardware/software development to meet patient care needs, and ensure optimal computer use.
Participate in a network of subject matter experts in the facility, VISN, VHA program offices, and Central Office.
Coordinate information management support for clinical activities within the facility and the VISN by participating collaboratively with staff to design, implement, and evaluate the clinical information systems configuration, and the capabilities that will be used.
Work closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), VISN Strategic Planner, VISN Biomedical Engineering, Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, and other clinical staff to assure state of art IT is integrated into each construction projects.
Work collaboratively with VA Central Office and staff from other Networks nationwide to develop and implement informatics-related policies, both local and national.
Participate as a liaison between facilities and committees, teams and ad hoc external working groups.
Ensure that all local informatics policies are implemented properly and in a timely manner.
Develop, integrate, and coordinate operation of these programs and responsibilities facility-wide.
Oversee the functions of the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), VHA's electronic medical record along with several ancillary systems.
Oversee the Kansas City VA Medical Center implementation of eHRM.
Function at an advanced level of informatics practice encompassing the full range of activities that focus on the methods and technologies of information handling in the delivery of patient care.
Evaluate and make recommendations on planned or proposed clinical software applications and administrative policies.
Maintain high end working knowledge of CPRS and the ability to understand a wide range of clinical needs (i.e.: radiology, surgery, nursing, etc.).
Coordinate institutional compliance with external accrediting organizations.
Ensure employee education/awareness to optimize computer use, initially and on an on-going basis as it relates to informatics.
Supervise all Clinical Application Coordinators (CACs) to accomplish the work of the various organizational units of Clinical Applications, MCA, and Medical Administration (Eligibility/FOIA).
Exercise supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignments and reviews, and approve or reject daily and long-range work requirements.
Find and implement ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production and promote team building in order to improve business practices.
Exercise supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised.
Supervise, plan, and direct overall personnel management activities.
Review positions to determine the need and accuracy of position descriptions and recommends changes in position classification, subject to approval by higher level officials.
Recommend awards or bonuses for personnel, approves annual and sick leave requests, and recommend personnel for retention, promotion, and/or disciplinary actions.
Make or approve the selections of subordinate employees.
National leadership in projects/teams/committees.
Other duties that may emerge.