Medical Director, Health Informatics

Purpose

The Health Informatics (HI) Medical Director combines expert knowledge of patient care, health informatics concepts, oversight & change management to effectively represent the information & requirements of multi-professionals & patients to promote safe, effective & efficient use of Health Information Technology (HIT) across the Trinity Health care continuum. The HI Medical Director leverages data-driven insights to lead & guide enterprise-level health informatics initiatives within assigned areas of responsibility. This role ensures the accuracy & integrity of clinical & operational reporting & translates complex data into clear, actionable presentations. The role supports performance monitoring, informs strategic decision-making, & drives continuous improvement across the care continuum through effective use of health informatics & analytics.

Essential Functions

• Providing advice, guidance, & leadership to RHM & ministry leaders in developing strategies & in the achievement of performance goals.
• Enabling collaboration across & within service area, RHM, & ministries to ensure consistency & integration of strategy & operations.
• Providing advice, guidance, & leadership to RHM, & ministries.
• Leading standardization/systemness & optimization of policy, process, methodology, establishing a national community of practice.
• Overseeing Vendor/Contract Labor Management including centralizing strategy & optimizing spend.
• Strategic Support & Accountability
• Collaborating in system-wide strategy development & deployment of functional area priorities & initiatives.
• Accountable for the selection, evaluation, & overall success of the functional leadership teams.
• Organization-wide focal point for establishing functional strategies & governance over financials & staffing.
• Accountable for communication between RHM & ministry leaders.
• Operational Delivery
• Maintaining a Working Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of Conduct, as well as other policies & procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior & safe work practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently licensed & board-certified physician in their clinical specialty.
• Progressive management/leadership experience with a focus in Health Information Technology (HIT) within a multi-hospital healthcare system.

Additional Qualifications (nice to have)

• Experience leading the implementation of HIT & health information system projects in acute & ambulatory venues, performance/business process improvement activities, including analyzing clinical workflow processes utilizing continuous process improvement methodologies to ensure the delivery of excellence in patient care.
• Experience in leading transformational change, including knowledge & use of change leadership models with process redesign.
• Board certification in Clinical Informatics from a national informatics certifying body (board eligible for fellowship-trained).
• Fellowship, academic courses, or other formal training in Health Informatics.

Physical & Mental Requirements & Working Conditions

• Exposure to conditions which may be considered unpleasant to sight, touch, sound and / or smell.
• Occasional Exposure to fumes, odors, dusts, mists and gases, biohazards / hazards (mechanical, electrical, burns, chemicals, radiation, sharp objects, etc.).
• Occasional Exposure to or subject to noise, infectious waste, diseases and conditions.
• Occasional Exposure to interruptions, shifting priorities and stressful situations.
• Frequent Ability to follow tasks through to completion, understand and relate to complex ideas / concepts, remember multiple tasks and regimens over long periods of time and work on concurrent tasks / projects.
• Frequent Ability to read small print, hear sounds and voice / speech patterns, give / receive instructions and other verbal communications (in-person and / or over the phone / computer / device / equipment assigned) with some background noise.
• Frequent Perform manual dexterity activities and / or grasping / handling.
• Frequent Ability to climb, kneel, crouch and / or operate foot controls.
• Occasional Use a computer / other technology.
• Frequent Sit with the ability to vary / adjust physical position or activity.
• Frequent Maintain a safe working environment and use available personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Continuous Comply with Trinity Health’s Code of Conduct, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Continuous Ability to provide assistance in the event of an emergency.
• Occasional Direct Healthcare Services Perform activities that require standing / walking with the ability to vary / adjust physical position or activity.
• Frequent Lift a maximum of 30 pounds unassisted.
• Occasional Use upper and lower extremities, engage in bending / stooping / reaching and pushing / pulling.
• Occasional Work indoors (subject to travel requirements) under temperature-controlled and well-lit conditions.
• Continuous Encounter worksites (e.g., patient homes) or travel to worksites that may have variable internal and external environmental conditions.
• Continuous Perform work that involves physical efforts (e.g., transporting, moving, positioning and / or ambulating patients).
• Occasional Indirect Healthcare / Support Services Perform activities that require standing / walking with the ability to vary / adjust physical position or activity.
• Frequent Lift a maximum of 30 pounds unassisted.
• Occasional Experience of long periods of walking / standing / stooping / bending / pulling and / or pushing.
• Occasional Encounter a clinical / patient facing / hands on interactive work environment.
• Occasional Work indoors (subject to travel requirements) under temperature-controlled and well-lit conditions.
• Continuous Work outdoors with variable external environmental conditions.
• Occasional Average Workday Activity: Occasional - O (1% - 33%), Frequent - F (34% - 66%), Continuous - C (67% - 100%)

Pay Range

$122.47hr - 202.08/hr

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.