Executive Director, Clinical Informatics

Position Summary
Who are we looking for:

Are you looking for a new and rewarding senior leadership challenge in healthcare? Interior Health has an exciting opportunity for Executive Director, Clinical Informatics. We are looking for people who want to make a difference in the communities in which they live, work and play. Relocation allowance for those who live outside of the Interior Region may be provided, apply today to join our amazing team.

What we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Medical Service Plan
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance
• Relocation Allowance

Salary range for the position $155,327 to $232,992. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact:

The Executive Director, Clinical Informatics position is responsible for planning, directing and implementing a major digital health transformation project encompassing advanced clinical information systems modules across Interior Health’s hospitals and long-term care facilities. As part of the VP Digital Health leadership team, the Executive Director develops strategies and plans to digitally enable healthcare delivery. The Executive Director will work in a dyad leadership with the Medical Director, Digital Health and Informatics. The dyad partnership works to advance the development and adoption of a fully interoperable electronic health record and digital workflows. The Executive Director position will utilize strong project management, partner engagement, and change management competencies to successfully oversee and manage this key transformation initiative.

In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

What will you work on:

• Directs and oversees project strategy and deliverables for major digital health projects through a multi-disciplinary project team, project governance, and project management office to ensure the project management plan is implemented to deliver project objectives within the approved schedule and budget.
• Directs overall project management office functions for all aspects of the Advancing Care Electronically major capital project across Interior Health: planning, partner engagement, secretariat for project governance, clinical content design and build, technical readiness, and site activation.
• Develops and manages the relationship with MEDITECH, contracted resources, and technology providers for the implementation advanced clinical digital solutions.
• Manages and mitigates risk during all project phases through the development of contingency plans and mitigating strategies. Responsible for all financial, legal and operational aspects of the project.
• Maintains strong relationships with IH clinical leaders, and provincial colleagues to collaborate, leverage knowledge and tools, and apply lessons learned from other projects. Participates on provincial committees as required.
• Reports on project status and issues pertaining to Clinical Informatics governance to IH Senior Executive, IH Board, and Ministry of Health.
• Manages multi-disciplinary project teams with diverse expertise and competing interests to build cohesion, consensus, and commitment for achieving project objectives. Transparently makes decisions and manages trade-offs. Oversees large implementation teams at sites to ensure readiness for go-live and ongoing operations.
• Keep abreast of clinical informatics, digital health, technology, and project management trends to improve and adapt methods and approaches for the further deployment of clinical informatics technologies.
• Determines the staff complement for work groups and project functions to meet key project objectives and deliverables. Evaluates staff work performance. Responsible for the selection, evaluation, disciplining and, if necessary, terminations of staff.
• Mentors staff to optimize performance. Establishes and monitors work targets for team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications
Education, Training, and Experience
• Masters degree in Business Administration, Health Informatics, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of experience and post-secondary education.
• PMP designation or equivalent.
• 10-15 years of senior leadership experience in information systems management, clinical informatics, and large scale implementations. Experience with MEDITECH Expanse is highly desirable.
• Experience with overseeing the development of complex project plans, risk assessments, and has had direct oversight over large complex project implementations in digital health.
• Proven track record of managing competing priorities and requirements to achieve high quality outcomes; meeting partner expectations; benefits realization; fiscal management; and schedule management.
• Experience with successfully managing multi-disciplinary teams and transformational change initiatives.
• Experience building communication and public relations plans and strategies.
• Understanding of the Lean design & evidenced based design concepts will be an asset.

LEADS Capabilities
Demonstrates all LEADS Capabilities, in particular:
• Leads Self/Cultural Agility – self-awareness, demonstrates character; noticing and adapting to cultural uniqueness to create a sense of safety for all.
• Engages Others/Empathy – fosters the development of others, communicates effectively, builds effective teams, listens with heart rather than reacting
• Achieves Results/Process Orientation – sets direction, strategically aligns decisions with vision, values & evidence, accepting that use of process orientation and a ‘good relationship’ are concrete deliverables.
• Develops Coalitions/Building a Trust-Based Relationship – builds partnerships & networks to create results, demonstrates a commitment to customers & service, navigates socio-political environments, building personal relationships in addition to professional ones, participating in open exchanges of experiences and culture
• System Transformation/Credible Champion – demonstrates systems/critical thinking, strategically oriented to the future, champions & orchestrates change, remains self-aware and maintains effective relationships, shows courage and conviction in advocating for change for the betterment of Indigenous people.

Skills and Abilities
• Possesses exceptional interpersonal skills and is able to establish, develop and sustain relationships at all levels within Interior Health as well as externally with a variety of interested parties.
• Highly customer-focused and has a strong service orientation. Has a track record in fostering co-operation between diverse operational groups.
• Articulate and concise.
• Adept at conflict resolution.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Able to set and manage competing priorities.
• Results-focused, goal-oriented professional; driven to succeed and excel.
• Able to manage resources in a manner that takes the health environment and political awareness into consideration.
• Is effective at leading through influence and has a track record in motivating project teams.
• Has a proven ability to bring people of diverse backgrounds and specialities together to solve problems and move an agenda forward.
• Decisive, understands the balance between consultation and decision making.
• Has demonstrated success in the professional development of staff and of fostering the potential of others.
• Ability to travel.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today #J-18808-Ljbffr

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