Physician Assistant III ( Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer)

About the role

The VAMC in Louisville, KY is recruiting for a Physician Assistant III (PA) assigned in the Office of the Chief of Staff to perform duties as Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer (Deputy CHIO). The position occupies the role of Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer and oversees the comprehensive supervision of both professional and administrative facets, as well as the personnel within the data analytics department.

Responsibilities

• Support all processes requiring health IT support.
• Maximize the use of IT in the clinical environment by 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.
• Ensure adequate support to measurably improve the quality of data and the transfer of clinical information between providers.
• Ensure quality information is available to the patients and to their health care practitioner.
• Plan and execute computer hardware/software development to meet patient care needs, and ensure optimal computer use.
• Evaluate clinical computing systems; analyze and evaluate the effect of interventions on health outcomes.
• Act as liaison between clinical staff, VISN and VA's Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), and as such, identify and articulate the needs of and monitor how well those needs are being met.
• Implement informatics-related policies and procedures, including nationally approved Health Information System configurations as well as local implementation and configuration of nationally developed software.
• Ensure the delivery of timely, appropriate and relevant end user training.
• Chair or participate in Informatics-related councils, committees and other groups as may be necessary.
• Communicate Health Informatics issues to leadership.
• Define performance, reliability and availability requirements of Health Information Systems.
• Expand and enhance patient access to patient information through the various initiatives, and further the effective and efficient use of medical information systems for patients.
• Support optimal use of EHR.
• Use available tools to provide data to management for strategic and operative planning and employ such data to guide management decisions.

Requirements

The Physician Assistant III functions as a PA and clinical informaticist in accordance with established protocols, VA regulations, and State and Federal laws governing physician assistants. The Deputy CHIO is under the supervision of the Chief Health Informatics Officer, and assumes the duties of the CHIO when necessary and directed to do so.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in any discipline or a bachelor's degree in any discipline with one year of experience as a Physician Assistant ~AND~ Successfully passed the PA National Certifying Exam (PANCE) (or are you in the process to taking the exam) ~AND~ Currently hold, or will hold, a full and unrestricted license to practice in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or in the District of Columbia.
• Preferred Experience: Ideal candidates bring at least two years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare informatics, demonstrating a proven ability to guide teams through complex digital transformation. They should have a strong track record in change management, process improvement, and successful execution of large-scale implementations. Recent hands-on experience with Cerner is highly desirable to support enterprise-level clinical and operational optimization.

Physical Requirements

Moderate Lifting (15-25 lbs); Moderate Carrying (15-25 lbs); Straight Pulling {up to 2-3 hours); Pushing (up to 2-3 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Walking (up to 1-2 hours); Kneeling (up to 1 -2 hours); Repeated bending (up to 1 to 2 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable; Far vision correctable; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid permitted).

Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional Information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.