Job Opening: Executive Director CNIO *Hybrid*

Description THE ROLE The Executive Director, Regional Nursing Clinical Informatics is a hybrid role, consisting of 80% remote work and 20% on-site work. The incumbent must reside in the North Division footprint Western Washington and Alaska. As a member of the Providence St. Joseph Health Clinical Informatics Nursing senior leadership team, the Executive Director, North Division Chief Nursing Clinical Informatics Officer is responsible, in partnership with their North Division Chief Medical Informatics partner, for collaborative development, implementation, support, and on-going optimization of North Division clinical informatics, IS strategy and other organizational commitments. As a partner for clinical transformation and in collaboration with the North Division Chief Nursing Officer, ministry Nurse Executives and other clinical and physician leaders, the Executive Director, North Division Chief Nursing Clinical Informatics Officer leads informatics initiatives with an emphasis on information technology and services to support nursing and interdisciplinary care partners in the areas of practice, clinical applications, clinical/administrative decision-making, research and quality improvement initiatives, education, and resource management. The incumbent combines expert knowledge of patient care, informatics concepts, and change management to effectively represent the information and knowledge needs and requirements of healthcare professionals and patients and to promote safe, effective, and efficient use of information technology in clinical settings. Scope may include acute care, outpatient care, and post-acute care settings. The incumbent performs all duties in a manner that promotes a multidisciplinary team concept. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Strategy Development and Alignment; Collaboration: Participates in development of Providence St. Joseph Health clinical systems strategy in collaboration with other senior nursing/clinical and medical informatics and operational leaders. Collaborates with GVPs and VPs within Clinical Informatics, Providence St. Joseph Health Nursing Executives and other informatics leaders in developing a PSJH vision for nursing informatics and facilitates that vision at the regional level. Maintains relationships with key business partners and other senior industry leaders in order to leverage best practices, evaluate emerging technologies, and distribute knowledge internally to inform plans and strategies. Works with vendors to proactively strategize on development and/or enhancement of clinical information system solutions to meet PSJH business needs. Works with IS Strategy and Business Development in researching and evaluating the effectiveness of technologies that impact clinical users. Management and Leadership: Acts as a change agent working with nursing and clinical leadership teams in the identification, development, planning, implementation, and value measurement of overall informatics strategies to support quality patient care and professional practice. Serves as an expert nursing informatics consultant at the ministry, regional and PSJH system levels. Incorporates nursing research and evidence-based nursing knowledge into nursing informatics practice. Operations: Attracts, hires, trains, motivates, retains, and develops a team of first-rate professionals to perform the responsibilities of nursing/clinical informaticists. Provides mentorship in nursing informatics for service area/ministry-based informaticsts new in their role. Oversees budgeting and expenditures for all regional Nursing/Clinical Informatics service area/ministry-based services, as well as cost-allocation methodologies to operational areas. Communicates and operationalizes the PSJH clinical systems strategy in collaboration with the Executive Director, Medical Informatics. Provides regi