POSITION SUMMARY:

The CMIO is responsible for providing leadership for physician education, acceptance, and usage of computerized technologies, particularly electronic medical records, to improve patient care. The CMIO will act as liaison between clinicians, ancillary departments and information systems to align IS clinical standards, workflow and policies and procedures. This position will also act as a change agent working with hospital leaders and clinicians to adopt new processes, technologies and models of care. This position will help leverage Doctors Hospital at Renaissance investment in information technology to improve patient safety, quality of care, clinical outcomes, and cost of care. Important to this effort is the ability to successfully partner with the Information Technology (IT) Services leadership team and to develop effective communication with physicians and key clinical stakeholders regarding the development of the short term and long term vision of full integration of the clinical information system solution across the enterprise, linking ambulatory EMR, research and clinical areas, and deployment of Health Information Exchange along with attesting for Meaningful Use.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current TX licensed MD with extensive and current inpatient management experience.
• A medical degree (MD or DO), Board Certification in a medical or surgical specialty.
• An advanced degree in medical informatics, or related fields (including science or engineering) or completion of a fellowship in medical informatics is highly desirable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Some evening or weekend work will be required.
• Bilingual – English/Spanish.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Some evening or weekend work will be required.
• Bilingual – English/Spanish.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Electronic Health Record post hire by attending required training and passing proficiency test.
• Knowledge of State, Federal, and JCAHO regulations.
  Responsibilities:

Please refer the Job description for details