Director, Clinical Informatics

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $65.54 - $94.22 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities.
- Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner._

We are seeking a collaborative and systems-driven **Director, Clinical Informatics **to join the Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience leadership team. The Director will bring knowledge and expertise to building and redesigning clinical and medical informatics processes that improve clinical practice, capacity, efficiency, and patient care.

As the Director, you’ll lead a talented team in ensuring and supporting seamless integration and ongoing improvement of digital health solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be actively involved in enabling and advancing the adoption of CIS (Clinical Information System) and digital health tools that ensure a digitally enabled patient and provider experience across Fraser Health.

Detailed Overview:
**Supporting the Vision and Values of Fraser Health by delivering services that are centered around patients, clients, residents, families, and healthcare workers**:
Reporting to the Executive Director, Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience and Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO), the Director, Clinical Informatics is a member of the Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience leadership team and is accountable to lead the development of the strategies for Clinical Informatics, overseeing the development, coordination, and implementation of initiatives and strategies for building clinical and medical informatics capacity across the organization. This role provides advice and direction to drive the promotion and adoption of tools to ensure a seamless, digitally enabled patient and provider experience. The Director works in close collaboration with key partners across FH (Fraser Health), provides leadership and expert advice on clinical informatics, exercises direction, oversight and strategic leadership for the design, tactical planning, implementation, standardization, and evaluation of CIS (Clinical Information System) and digital health initiatives. The Director is responsible for the development and leadership of a regional Clinical Informatics team and provides oversight and coordination with other teams and programs in FH. The role provides advice and recommendations to the VP/ED on a range of areas and issues. The Director provides strategic operational leadership on the development & design, implementation, benefits, change management & adoption, and utilization & evaluation of informatics solutions such as electronic medical records, electronic health records, provider order management, electronic documentation, health information exchanges, virtual health and other digital health solutions used in the clinical settings across the care continuum.

**Responsibilities**:

- Accountable to lead the development of the strategic vision for Clinical Informatics services across FH, including the coordination of the long-term strategic plans, goals, and objectives. Provides strategic leadership to ensure inter-professional models of practice are advanced, integrated, and supported in the design of clinical information systems and digital health solutions.
- In collaboration with Advance Program leadership and others, oversees development of the long-range strategic plans, goals, and annual objectives and work plans to guide the implementation and sustainment of Meditech Expanse. Manages and advocates for required budget and supports.
- Advises the VP / ED on the strategic objectives and implementation of major projects; recommends current and future program/service adjustments; makes timely business decisions and recommendations regarding project budgets and use of resources; ensures legal, financial, and operational activities are consistent and compatible with FH standards.
- Directs the design and development of strategic clinical informatics initiatives that reflect the dynamic nature of health care, while optimizing patient and provider experience, quality patient care, and technology enabled care.
- Defines, leads, and oversees an overall change management approach and methodology, including identifying resistance and performance gaps, formulating plans and activities to support transformational processes.
- Manages designated staff by selec