Career opportunities are presented in the language received.
Fraser Health (FH) is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. The Fraser region is home to 32 First Nations communities and 6 Métis Chartered communities. Our team of nearly 48,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: better health, best in health care.
We are seeking an innovative and data-driven Executive Director, Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience and Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) to transform and actualize the vision for Fraser Health’s digital health strategy. The Executive Director and CCIO will champion the adoption and utilization of technology-enabled solutions that advance the seamless provision of digitally enabled patient care, and provider experience. With a focus on improving quality of care, the Executive Director will work in dyad partnership with the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) to identify and measure patient outcomes and develop new workflows and processes for digitization, while enhancing and improving the delivery of care through the redesign of services and introduction of powerful new capabilities.
Reporting to the Vice President of Digital Patient and Provider Experience, the incoming Executive Director will have the inherent ability and acquired knowledge to analyze complex clinical operations and structure processes that facilitate and foster decision-making in alignment with clinical information needs. The successful candidate will be a thought leader in digital strategy, development, and design, and will move informatics solutions forward with purpose, intention, and vision to ensure clinical needs are translated into technological solutions that optimize care quality and patient safety. As a clear, caring, and courageous leader, the Executive Director and CCIO will play an integral role in developing an advanced model for clinical and medical informatics that promotes and ensures practice readiness spanning the continuum of care across the Fraser Health region.
The Executive Director, Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience and CCIO is accountable for:
- Leading and managing long-term strategic plans and objectives within the Clinical Informatics and Provider Experience portfolio, while working across FH to ensure interprofessional models of practice are integrated and supported in the design of digital patient records, digital experiences and the implementation of digital health solutions;
- Developing long-range strategic plans, goals, and annual objectives and guiding the implementation and sustainment of Meditech Expanse, in collaboration with Advance Program leadership and others;
- Leading, developing, implementing, and evaluating new initiatives that support practice standardization, such as clinical content systems;
- Developing and monitoring an annual budget for an area of responsibility, including the monitoring of budget performance, planning and adjusting operations and/or staffing to meet projections and annual targets;
- Identifying and evaluating clinical/medical practice and patient safety risks and internal controls for new digital health initiatives across FH while identifying and fostering partnership opportunities;
- Advocating and influencing CIS clinical content processes to ensure specialized FH expertise is included in system design and build;
- Increasing operational efficiencies through digital transformation, and improving digital literacy and digital maturity across the organization.
The successful candidate will have:
- Master’s Degree in Health or Business Administration, Health Information Management or a related field;
- Ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of recent, related clinical leadership experience in the health care sector, including experience with electronic clinical systems;
- Graduated from a school of Nursing or Allied Health discipline;
- Current practicing registration with an applicable regulatory body such as the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives;
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
The salary range for this position is CAD $77.04 – $115.56 / hour.
If you have any questions or are interested in learning more about this rewarding leadership opportunity with Fraser Health, please email the Executive and Senior Leadership Acquisition team at executive.recruitment@fraserhealth.ca.
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.
