Physician - Chief Health Informatics Officer - or be

Summary

The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is seeking a Chief Health Informatics Officer in Harlingen - TX. Podiatrist - please apply to VIN#. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individual.

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education:
  
  Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• License:
  Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training:
  Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (
  
  NOTE:
  
  VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e.
  
  - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• English Language Proficiency:
  Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Two (2) years of prior VHA CHIO experience within the last 5 years
• Completion of AMIA 10X10 course or equivalent Informatics Board Certification Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt Certification Completion of LDI or equivalent leadership course Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Light lifting - under 15 pounds
• Light carrying - under 15 pounds
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (6 hours)
• Standing (6 hours)
• Both legs required
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid may be permitted)
• Mental/emotional stability
• Ability to perform privileges independently performs physicals.

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement & will remain open until June 11 - 2026 - or until all positions are filled
• The first cut-off date is December 31 - 2025
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
• The Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) is responsible for the overall operation and successful integration in the development - implementation - and communication of clinical informatics processes to facilitate and support the mission to provide a continuum of quality care to our Veterans at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VATVCBHCS)
• Oversees all administrative aspects of the Health Informatics Program - to include but not limited to budget and fiscal management - human resource management - strategic planning - and program…