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Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Periop

University of Illinois Chicago
life insurance, paid time off, retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Sep 26, 2025
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Periop Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Periop Hiring Department: Hosp Administration Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: 1037161 Posting Close Date: October 9, 2025 Salary: The salary range of employees currently holding equivalent position is $192,287 - $382,630 About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits. This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Description: About UI Health The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 30+ outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Position Summary Provides leadership and vision for the implementation, maintenance and optimization of the electronic health record (EHR) including Epic and related systems. Uses the application of Clinical Informatics knowledge and electronic data extraction supporting improving workflows and utilization across the enterprise with a particular focus on perioperative services. This position serves as the primary physician and advanced practice provider bridge between technology and clinical care delivery in the perioperative space, focusing on the needs of the provider and patient community. This role works closely with inpatient and ambulatory CMO leadership, Quality leadership, Information Services leadership, Nursing leadership, Lab leadership and Pharmacy leadership. Duties & Responsibilities Plans and develops rollout strategies of the Epic perioperative products and tools. Guides inpatient workflow design and system configuration, providing guidance on translating workflows into system build. Responsible for ensuring that IT implementations and adoption support all compliance and audit regulations. Through leadership, influence, a commitment to transparency, and knowledge of both healthcare and Clinical Informatics, the incumbent educates perioperative providers and clinicians regarding the critical contributions that health IT systems make to patient care and to their individual practices. Promotes data driven improvements by using analytic tools that lead to decreased variation from "Best Practice" methods and improved clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and operational efficiency. Serves as a change agent in perioperative services to guide medical staff and the medical school through upgrades in technology. Works collaboratively with the Hospital Information Systems department, working seamlessly as a part of the Information Systems leadership structure. Supports the academic direction and learning processes for Clinical Informatics, providing input to Informatics leadership Provides leadership in the planning, development and implementation of strategic and tactical plans. Evaluates the impact of solutions on perioperative clinical processes and identify areas to create efficiencies for clinicians and improve quality of care. Engineers workflows and processes that maximize efficiency and lead to the highest quality of clinical care Helps turn data into knowledge and wisdom throughout UI Health through data visualization and analytics interfacing closely with the business intelligence team. Promotes innovations in new care-delivery models to improve perioperative operating efficiency and patient satisfaction expressed through key metrics, such as Procedure Pass Utilization, MyChart utilization for preoperative tasks and overall surgeon and anesthesiologist wellbeing. Embraces a collaborative approach to decision-making and communications among all of UI Health. This includes executive and medical staff leaders, Hospital leadership (including direct reports and all other management/leadership), Hospital staff and medical faculty. Recognizes the symbiotic and intertwined relationship between the Hospital and College of Medicine. In collaboration with Executive leaders provides input on performance strategies, goals and mutual incentive language to improve enterprise performance. In collaboration with other executive leaders, creates superior transitions of care strategies in both pre-acute and post- acute domains as they interface with the perioperative domain. Builds commitment and facilitates effective collaboration among all clinical team members and between clinical departments throughout the system. Provides leadership and direction in planning and rolling out future health information technology initiatives and implementations with a focus on perioperative clinical workflows and regulatory requirements. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Health care professional degree (Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy) required. Unrestricted Illinois license to practice medicine or Illinois license eligible required. Previous experience in information technology operations management including leading and participating in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives required. Complex, multi-disciplinary project management experience required, with proven track record of operational change. Preferred Qualifications Strong leadership, interpersonal, written and communication skills. Ability to analyze complex problems and develop recommendations and solutions. Conflict resolution skills and diplomacy for consensus building. Tolerance for ambiguity and comfort working in a matrixed organizational model. Fellowship training in Clinical informatics Previous project management and/or process improvement successes Excellent verbal and written communications skills to effectively interact internally and externally. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent problem-solving skills to address difficult, complex issues. Strong interpersonal skills that reflect courtesy, diplomacy, and a collaborative approach to develop and maintain effective work relationships. Proven understanding of collaborative decision making and communication processes. The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify. The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation To apply, visit https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/16967?c=uic Copyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-2ff8b3fa0359e145a9d5fd5551430dba