North Zone - Medical Informatics Lead: Area 10

Responsibilities/Duties:
 

1. Effective and consistent communication in working with the Zone ACMIO and other Clinical Informatics leads across the clinical, geographic, facility and program diversity within the zone to engage and support frontline physicians in their involvement and use of the Clinical Information System;
2. Participate in CIS preparation, deployment, and optimization; while helping to mobilize AHS frontline physician engagement in customization and personalization processes;
3. Develop proficiency with CIS uses and functions to facilitate more productive communications and interactions with vendor and the health region technical teams;
4. Meet regularly with Area frontline physicians to ensure timely and ongoing communication of frontline practitioner recommendations and concerns from their respective Area’s to the ACMIO;
5. Work as a Subject Matter Expert/Champion for Clinical Informatics thinking, standardization of care and workflows across Zone facilities where possible;
6. Advocate for health systems quality improvements and clinical improvements within AHS and care partners in order to promote efficient and effective use of the CIS;
7. Promote NZ physician development and growth of health information literacy within the Lead’s geographic Area(s) and North Zone as a whole;
8. Lead and develop a user group for their respective specialty and liaise with and support other zonal user groups, supported by the CMIO office;
9. Promote meaningful use of CIS through peer outreach and nurturing of more specialized clinical informatics lead roles;
10. Facilitate the development and field testing of clinical informatics policies and procedures while encouraging greater synergy and standardization among localized information practices by representing the CMIO office at relevant AHS Connect Care committees
11. Work internally within AHS’ leadership structure, and abide by AHS/CPSA MSBs/MSRs/Codes/Policies to fully an openly advocate for the advancement of patient care or patient safety issues.
12.  A MIL may not identify his/her MIL role for external or public advocacy purposes without written approval from his/her ACMIO/ZMD to ensure consistent AHS public communication and to avoid confusion by the general public between frontline physician opinion/advocacy and AHS advocacy;
13.  Consistent with MSB Article 4.2.3, a frontline physician who is also a medical leader may fully and openly advocate for the advancement of patient care or patient safety issues publicly, without ACMIO/ZMD approval, as long as the frontline physician clearly indicates the public comments reflect their opinion as a frontline physician, and not their opinion as a MIL physician leader/representative.
14.  Record ongoing demonstrative/written evidence of work product consistent with the position’s full FTE for financial audit/general accounting purposes regarding an independent contractor.
15. Perform all duties as may be designated or delegated by the ZMD, CMIO, ACMIO or designate