Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer

Houston, Texas

Kirby Bates Associates has been exclusively retained by Memorial Hermann Health System (MHHS) to conduct a search for their next Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (AVP, CNIO). MHHS is a non-profit, award-winning, fully integrated health system with 17 hospitals, 10 of which are Magnet designated, and 270+ care delivery sites. The flagship, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, is one of the nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers and serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

The AVP, CNIO is responsible for execution of the informatics vision, and day-to-day management of the informatics workforce that support the nursing and non-physician priorities of the health system.

Memorial Hermann Health System owns and operates 14 hospitals and has joint ventures with three other hospital facilities, including Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood, and Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy.

• Advance MHHS’s strategic initiatives: EPIC optimization, predictive analytics, telehealth/smart rooms and AI.
• Collaborate with CHIO, CIO, CDO, CNE and other informatics leadership to develop and communicate the organizational and service-line strategic plans with a focus on nursing and other clinical needs.
• Responsible for documentation standardization that is consistent with best practice and supports outcome metrics for nursing sensitive indicators.
• Partners with CNOS, Information Services, Digital and Health IT vendors to enhance the nursing/clinical experience with health IT.
• Collaborates with administrative, clinical, IT, financial, and quality/regulatory leaders to develop high‑quality, innovative clinical information systems that improve efficiency and support clinicians through effective change management.
• Participate in system wide initiatives and collaboration across the system.
• Create a culture that inspires people to generate innovative solutions with measurable value; and encourages experimentation with new ways to solve problems that result in unique solutions.

• Master of Science in Nursing or Master’s in Informatics as well as DNP or PhD in Nursing/Informatics preferred.
• RN licensure or eligible for licensure in Texas.
• ANCC Certification in Nursing Informatics required;
  Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) optional.
• Five or more years’ experience in the application of clinical informatics, project management, and quality improvement methods to progressive Clinical Information Systems (CIS), including clinical data repositories, EHR/EMR, clinical documentation, CPOE, results reporting and access systems.
• Five years of relevant leadership experience and five years of clinical experience.
• Experience with or knowledge of Magnet designation principles.

Kirby Bates Associates is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our associates.