Medical Director of Medical Informatics (.5FTE)

Aspirus Health is seeking an experienced physician to serve in a dual role within our health system as a practicing clinician (.5FTE) and as Medical Director of Medical Informatics (.5FTE).

This physician will serve as an advisor and provide physician and APC perspective in decisions about strategic direction for clinical systems and improving the user electronic health record (EHR) experience.

OPPORTUNITY:

• To qualify for this position, we require the physician have:
  • A license to practice medicine
  • Board certification in a clinical specialty
  • Three years of clinical practice experience
• Call responsibility is dependent on physicians specialty
• Aspirus Health uses the Epic electronic health record (EHR) platform
• Working with a multidisciplinary team, the medical informaticist will dedicate approximately.5 of their FTE to:
  • Offering strategic leadership to enhance physician practice, support operational needs, comply with regulations, and establish a foundation for medical informatics.
  • Translating vision regarding technology functionality and usability into strategies with clear objectives and practical action plans providing clear guidelines for meeting goals.
  • Improving the EHR experience among frontline users through rounding, data analytics, and adoption of EHR best practices.
  • Exercising strong change management skills to assist in EHR and other clinical system implementations, integrations, upgrades, and enhancement adoption across the system
  • Providing clinical leadership in evaluating, implementing, and advancing the diffusion of health information technology at Aspirus, with an emphasis on optimization and utilization of the electronic health record.
  • Maintaining department specific accountabilities as determined, maintained, and housed within each units Scope of Service.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve patient experience. Participates in projects/programs designed to enhance service delivery and patient satisfaction.
• As a leader, the physician should:
  • Understand issues and concerns by obtaining the perspective of others, asking for and offering feedback so that he/she openly understands the reality of the situation.
  • Do the things to which he/she has made commitments, focus on the top priorities, sustain an environment of trust and refrain from blaming others.
  • Promote collaboration and remove obstacles to teamwork across the organization
  • Relate well to people regardless of their organizational level, personality, or background.
  • Possess excellent communication and organizational skills to work effectively with a team environment.
  • Convey confidence in others ability and desire to do their best and rewards team members efforts openly.