Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) Physician

Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) Physician

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Columbia, Missouri

Salary Range: $250000 - $320000 Per Year

Job Summary: The Columbia Missouri VHS provides you with outstanding health care, trains America's future health care providers, and conducts important medical research. We provide veterans with health care services at 9 locations in Missouri and Pike County, Illinois. Facilities include our Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia and 8 community-based outpatient clinics located in Jefferson City, Kirksville, Marshfield, Mexico, Osage Beach, Sedalia, St. James, and Waynesville.

Major Duties:

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) 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 CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: M-F, 8am - 4:30pm MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: As the CHIO, the incumbent is charged with actively and vocally supporting the goal of establishing a workable local informatics infrastructure and for advancing solutions for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems. The CHIO will participate in local, VISN and VA Central Office activities to ensure that informatics is established as a professional domain in VHA, and that best practices are identified or developed and made available throughout the VHA health care community. Incumbent will direct the Health Informatics service and provide directions and guidance to Health Informatics staff, which includes Program Analysts (Informatics), Health Informatics Specialists, Clinical Applications Coordinators, Anesthesia Record Keeping (ARK) and Clinical Information Systems (CIS) coordinators, Nursing Informaticists, Clinical Decision Support Section (CDSS) program analysts, program support assistant, and any other Clinical Informatics staff added in the future. The CHIO liaises with and supports the Group Practice Manager (GPM) and to improve access to care and optimize clinic management processes, access strategies, and make-buy decisions through in depth analysis of in-house and non-VA provided care. The CHIO facilitate custom data queries from the Corporate Data Warehouse, Regional Data Warehouse, etc. to support quality improvement activities, SAIL and Research. As the resident expert in clinical informatics, the CHIO is the primary advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS), the Chief of Staff (COS), the Medical Center Director, and other key officials. The CHIO functions as a SAIL champion and facilitates steering committees and workgroups to improve SAIL scores. The CHIO is expected to be a strong agent for change who must demonstrate the ability to understand the informatics needs of the end-users. The CHIO is a key member of the Joint Commission Survey Readiness team and is involved in other committees as necessary (e.g., clinical practice guidelines, scheduling oversight, practice management, consult management, information security and privacy oversight, compliance, medical records, patient safety, bar code utilization, interdisciplinary pain management, etc.). The CHIO will chair the facility's Integrated Informatics Committee. The CHIO will work to reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, and target the application of informatics. In doing so, the incumbent will develop a streamlined and first-class informatics organization. Incumbent will advance national solutions for managing workflow knowledge in clinical information systems as well as patient safety and mandated clinical guidelines and will support local implementation and configuration of nationally developed software and insuring delivery of timely, appropriate, and relevant end user training. Incumbent will collaborate with services in developing and utilizing informatics processes that impact patient care. The CHIO is also responsible for other duties that may emerge as they relate to clinical informatics.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: Progressive experience in the field of health informatics and health care delivery. Previous Informatics experience is preferred. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Must be able to physically and mentally perform the duties of an RN under normal and emergent conditions. Moderate lifting 15-44 lbs and over with assistive devices, heavy carrying of 15-44 lbs and over with assistive devices; reaching above shoulder; use of fingers, both hands required, walking or standing up to 4 hours per day; repeated bending up to 1-2 hours per day; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination; near vision correctable; hearing aid permitted.

How to Apply: To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. To apply for this position online complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/26/2025 to receive consideration. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing date indicated if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing date click here and include the CBSS-12851952-26-JM in the Notes field. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-26