Regional Medical Informatics Officer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

Optum has a strategic 10-year partnership with Northern Light Health, a 10-hospital health system based in eastern Maine. Optum’s Clinical Informatics team is critical to support Northern Light Health’s strategic objectives, and the Inpatient Medical Informatics Officer (MIO) provides clinical leadership within the inpatient domain of care delivery to advance utilization of clinical information systems within Northern Light Hospitals.  The role supports the stated goals and objectives of the local and system strategic initiatives. 

*This can be a 30-40 hour a week role to allow for continued clinical practice. *

The inpatient MIO will work collaboratively with NLH/Optum Informatics Governance as well as local and system resources to direct the development, deployment, re-engineering, optimization, and integration of clinical information systems supporting inpatient clinicians and patient care. The inpatient MIO will work closely with the Informatics leadership group to align strategic vision and priorities for enterprise-wide informatics as it pertains to inpatient care delivery. S/he provides leadership, consultation, and coordination for the transitions of care processes and outcomes in coordination with the regional triads (MIO, VP of IS and NIO) across the areas of specialty. 

With direction and oversight from local and system, and informatics leadership, s/he will represent provider priorities on organizational councils and/or teams at both a local and system wide level, focused on inpatient patient care and local/system inpatient operations . S/He will be a liaison between inpatient providers and information systems leadership and will work in close partnership across the Northern Light Health to ensure clinical multidisciplinary leadership of pertinent clinical IT projects and systems.  The Inpatient MIO leads clinicians in the design and execution of technology-enabled changes optimize inpatient patient outcomes, safety, quality of care and operational efficiency. This individual assists with the identification, evaluation, and assessment of new care delivery technology, developing recommendations on the impact of integration with existing inpatient workflows and systems.

 
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Establishes and manages standards of medical practice with IT solutions and projects
• Provides vision and strategic support for Inpatient medical informatics
• Embraces and leads change and clinical transformation relating to Inpatient clinical informatics and integrated technology
• Engages the medical staff in decision making, through SMEs; provides direction, supervision, support, inspiration and mentoring for developing leaders in clinical informatics
• Supports the development of inpatient medical informatics planning, process improvement, adoption, growth, system implementation, measurement, and usability 
• Networks and benchmarks with other hospitals and health systems to develop medical informatics processes, new approaches and opportunities, engagement strategies, and leadership for increased quality, standardization and cost savings
• Works with Informatics and Medical Leadership to establish quality standards for medical informatics promoting patient safety, and quality performance and reporting
• Engages with care providers across disciplines and across organizations to build relationships, create collaboration and foster understanding and engagement of clinical health information technology
• Is responsible for the measurement of adoption and usability within the medical staff in the inpatient setting, assisting clinicians to become efficient and effective users of clinical systems
• Engages medical staff and other key stakeholders in the development, integration of and use of inpatient clinical information systems to enhance the care experience and patient safety
• Acts as the inpatient champion in new technology implementation, upgrades and modifications that effect clinician workflows, assisting in design, testing and education efforts
• Participates in IT contract negotiations as directed for related products and services
• Works with IT and Informatics leadership to ensure that the system capital and operational priorities for information technology are well planned and aligned with overall NLH priorities

 
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. 

Required Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of clinical experience as an advanced practitioner or physician
• Experience in Cerner Inpatient, supporting multi-hospital settings
• Clinical Medical Informatics experience
• Background in an acute care setting 
• Experience leading large-scale projects and engagement management
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite 

Preferred Qualifications:         

• Board certification in Clinical Informatics
• Taken, or planning to take within 12 months of starting employment formal Informatics education classes (i.e. AMIA 10x10)
• Clinical Decision Support, Care Pathway Design, and Clinical Quality experience
• Cerner Provider Architect class
• Proven relationship management skills in complex situations
• Self-motivated with individual leadership and team collaboration skills
• History of fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion and driving innovation

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.  
 
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

 
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.    
 
  
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 
  
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.