Program Director Associate CMIO - Inpatient - Physician Assistant

Fairview Health Services • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

Fairview is seeking a Physician Assistant to provide clinical and informatics leadership for information technology projects in the inpatient setting. The Program Director will work with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across Fairview’s inpatient sites to provide strategy and guidance. The administrative FTE is 0.6, in addition to a pro-rated clinical FTE.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant training program.
• Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota.
• Meet threshold criteria and qualifications for credentialing and privileges.
• At least 3 years of experience with inpatient-based care.
• At least 3 years of experience with clinical and research information systems.
• At least 3 years of experience with clinical decision support, including alerts, health maintenance, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical artificial intelligence, and app-based decision support.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical informatics training or certification through AMIA or another recognized clinical informatics program or certification.
• Advanced degree or training in medical informatics, or a master’s degree in computer science, data science, health-related science, mathematics, statistics, or another quantitative discipline.
• Epic Physician Builder Certification, or ability to obtain it within 1 year.
• 5 or more years of post-training clinical experience following completion of APP training.
• Familiarity with the Epic EHR system, including its embedded AI capabilities, and experience working with health IT.
• Project management experience.
• Experience participating in operational decision-making meetings.
• Advanced experience applying predictive, generative, large language model–based, or agentic AI in clinical workflows and evaluating its clinical and operational impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical visioning and strategic planning for the electronic health record (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT).
• Determine optimal standardized workflows and encourage systematization for the benefit of Fairview and its patients.
• Lead IT prioritization and governance in the inpatient setting to optimize IT investments and organizational outcomes.
• Advance digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
• Design, configure, and optimize EHR/HIT, data, and digital assets in partnership with IT and operations.
• Increase organizational data and AI literacy and the use of data for decision-making across consumption points, including health IT, clinical decision support, and data assets.
• Work with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the inpatient area to continue delivering decision support, including alerts, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical AI, and app-based decision support.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision plans
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• PTO and Sick and Safe Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement
• Early access to earned wages
• Potential sign-on bonus, if the role is eligible under the program in place at the time of offer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director