Corporate Director of Clinical Informatics
About the role
Nexus Health Systems is seeking an experienced Director of Clinical Informatics to lead the organization's clinical technology strategy, optimization, and enterprise electronic medical record (EMR) initiatives. This executive nursing leadership role serves as the critical bridge between clinical operations and Information Technology, ensuring technology enhances patient care, clinician workflows, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
Lead the enterprise Clinical Informatics program across all Nexus Health Systems facilities.
Oversee clinical applications, clinical decision support, workflow optimization, and technology governance.
Partner with nursing, physician, pharmacy, therapy, and revenue cycle leadership to align technology with patient care delivery.
Analyze clinical workflows and implement technology-driven process improvements.
Ensure clinical information systems support regulatory compliance, patient safety, and quality initiatives.
Lead the clinical implementation of the Meditech Expanse Electronic Medical Record across the enterprise.
Direct clinical system design, configuration, testing, workflow validation, training, go-live planning, and post-implementation optimization.
Carefully coordinate implementation activities across multiple facilities while ensuring organizational readiness.
Partner with executive leadership and project management teams to manage timelines, risks, milestones, and adoption strategies.
Serve as the primary clinical liaison for EMR vendor relationships and implementation planning.
Lead and mentor the Clinical Applications Manager, IT Project Lead – Clinical Informatics, and clinical technology teams.
Build a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Establish project management discipline and execution standards across Clinical Informatics.
Support employee development, succession planning, and leadership growth.
Serve as a standing member of the organization's Clinical Technology Governance Board.
Collaborate with executive leadership and interdisciplinary teams to prioritize technology initiatives.
Lead clinical workflow assessments, user acceptance testing, and clinician engagement activities.
Communicate technology changes effectively to both executive and clinical audiences.
Qualifications
Licensure: Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Associate Degree in Nursing with significant Clinical Informatics leadership experience will be considered. Master's degree in Nursing, Health Informatics, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.
Experience: Minimum 8 years of progressive healthcare information technology experience. Minimum 5 years leading Clinical Informatics, Clinical Applications, or Healthcare IT teams. Minimum 5 years of direct patient care experience in an acute care, rehabilitation, behavioral health, or post-acute setting. Minimum 3 years leading enterprise healthcare projects using formal project management methodologies. Proven experience building high-performing teams and leading organizational change. Proven experience with Meditech Expanse implementation or migration experience. Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC), Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS), Multi-facility healthcare systems, Hospital expansion or new facility implementation, Revenue cycle and clinical documentation workflows, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci Change Management certification.
Preferred Qualifications
Successful Candidates Should Possess Experience With Clinical Systems Meditech (5.x and Expanse), Clinical Documentation, Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Clinical Decision Support, Pharmacy systems, Clinical workflow optimization, Healthcare Integration Laboratory interfaces, Radiology integrations, Pharmacy automation, ePrescribing, HL7 and FHIR interoperability, Revenue cycle interfaces, Project & Business Tools Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Regulatory Knowledge HIPAA, HITECH, Joint Commission standards, Healthcare information security and compliance.