What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant - Program Director Informatics, OB/GYN position at Fairview Health Services?
Fairview Health Services is seeking a Physician Assistant OB/GYN Informatics Program Director. This role provides clinical and informatics leadership to information technology (“IT”) projects in the surgical setting. The Informatics Medical Director of Surgery will work with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the enterprise to provide IT strategy and guidance for Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) workflows across clinics and hospitals. The Medical Director is 0.2 admin FTE and up to 0.8 clinical FTE.
This position works with OB/GYN providers throughout the organization caring for patients in the clinics, labor & delivery, nursery, NICU, hospital, emergency department, intensive care units, peri-operative areas, and other hospital-based services to identify issues and opportunities to enhance clinical IT, data and digital solutions, and their delivery and is responsible for both detailed and high-level problem solving.
Responsibilities:
- Clinical visioning and strategic planning for the electronic health record (“EHR”) and other health information technology (“HIT”) for areas of responsibility with OB/GYN based care
- Increasing the organization’s data literacy and use of data for decision-making at various consumption points (e.g., health IT, clinical decision support, data assets)
- Co-leading IT prioritization and governance to optimize our IT investments and outcomes for the organization
- Advancing digital capabilities
- Designing, configuring and optimizing EHR/HIT, data, and digital assets as partners with IT and operations
- Working with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the obstetrics and gynecological areas to deliver and optimize OB/GYN IT tools that provide quality, safety and efficiency to our OB/Gyn clinics, Labor & Delivery Departments, OR’s and nurseries/NICU’s
- Determining optimal standardized workflows and encourage systematization to the benefit of M Health Fairview and the patients we serve
Income Details:
- Initial market competitive salary guarantee
- Comprehensive benefits package: generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance – including tail coverage, retirement contributions, & more
Qualifications
Required:
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
- BC/BE through NCCPA
- Licensed or ability to obtain a PA license with prescriptive authority through the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
- Ability to obtain and /or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota
- Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges
- 3 years of clinical experience
Preferred:
- Preferred 3 years of experience in a leadership role or with experience partnering in leading and implementing systemwide projects
- Preferred advanced degree in informatics or a master’s degree in Computer Science, Health-related Science, Education, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative discipline
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
