Market Director Clinical Informatics-PugetSound

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

This is a remote position.

     This position supports the Seattle and Tacoma markets and will require 30%-50% travel. Incumbents must reside within the market. 

Job Summary

The Market Director Clinical Informatics plays a pivotal leadership role in informing the strategic planning and the implementation of new functionalities at the market level. The Market Director will focus on supporting clinical integration and delivering project outcomes.  This role is accountable for implementing programs and optimization requests to drive performance improvement through the deployment and utilization of new and existing clinical Health IT systems. Will be accountable to develop and lead programs that manage and integrate clinical systems, thereby enhancing patient safety, workflow efficiency and functionality, ensuring effective communication of clinical information across the care continuum, and maintaining data integrity.  

Provides expert consultation to senior business leaders at the market level such as hospital COO, CFO, CMO, CNO, CMIO, Medical Group Presidents, Executive Directors, and Medical Staff Leadership to promote improved quality of patient care. Keeps current with changes and trends in the Informatics, Training, and Healthcare IT arena with a strong commitment to lifelong learning.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Leads market clinical informatics plans, data analysis, and serves as a champion for clinical projects and systems that support efficiency and effectiveness for end users, with the primary goal of advancing evidence-based practice.
• Direct a team of expert informaticists in consultative activities with key business owners across the region to define new IT solution requirements aimed at performance improvement and quality of care. Ensure the clinical content within the electronic record supports both clinical and business needs region and market-wide.
• Develop, manage, and monitor specific metrics in collaboration with regional quality and safety leadership. Provide clinical and business leaders with benefits realization, ROI definition, baseline and post-implementation metrics, and reporting. Oversee metric performance to assess the status of the market.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline required; Masters Degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years related healthcare experience and minimum 5 years of leadership experience required.
• Healthcare Clinical Licensure required – Nursing, pharmacy, or Allied Health Preferred
• Board Informatics Certification preferred

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