Nurse (Chief Health Informatics Officer)

The Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) is the resident expert in Health Informatics (HI) and health information technology. The CHIO serves as the primary advisor to the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, Associate Director(s), and other members of the executive leadership team.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates an ability to understand the needs of their professional counterparts, i.e., medical support staff, nurses, physicians, pharmacists, etc.
• Demonstrates understanding of the medical center's organizational structure and the role informatics plays across departments of the organization.
• Maintains oversight of one or more informatics areas within the organizational structure.
• Demonstrates the following core informatics functions at the intermediate to advanced proficiency level to include content management, application support, health information technology system optimization, enterprise data management, business architecture management, partnership management, requirements management, and change management.
• Functions as an administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability.
• Supports the integration and collaboration of all professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals.
• Champions a High Reliability Organization (HRO) with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN).
• Works closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veterans Affairs (VA) staff nationwide.
• Relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and VISN levels.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Telework: Ad hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized
Note: Position can be located at Roseburg, OR or Eugene, OR; will be determined by selectee

Starting at $153,590 Per Year (VN 4)