Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (ACMIO)

Quick Facts

• Full-time, Monday–Friday (32 weekly hours); weekend coverage as needed
• Work-from-home eligible within the Northern California footprint
• Pay range: $283,578.88–$453,722.88 annually
• Exempt position

Description

The Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (ACMIO) maximizes patient health by aligning with hospitals, medical groups, divisions, and other clinical entities through the adoption, use, and optimization of digital technologies.

The role oversees EHR governance, prioritization, usability, and the clinical component of informatics system implementation, adoption, and optimization—including EHRs across all acute hospital settings. It drives transparency and end-user satisfaction with the EHR and related technologies while enabling intuitive, seamless digital interactions for clinicians, staff, patients, and families.

You will partner across Sutter Health hospitals to create strategic medical informatics processes and priorities, build solutions that enhance patient care through innovative technology use, and support the expansion and evolution of the acute digital footprint.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. doctorate degree
• Board certification in a medical specialty
• 8 years of recent relevant experience
• Excellent understanding and proven experience utilizing EHR technology to improve hospital clinical practice (quality of care, costs, and user satisfaction)
• Working knowledge of clinical information systems implementation process, use, and support methodologies, including regulatory requirements and project leadership
• Solid expertise in organizational change management
• Excellent understanding of evolving HIE/interoperability methods and related federal/state privacy and security regulations
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impact of Stark, privacy, and security laws on health IT implementation and ongoing use
• Comprehensive knowledge of medical staff organization, department structures, physician/medical group practices, and clinical quality management
• Advanced computer competency including Microsoft Office Suite and EMR/EHR/CPOE and HIE-related applications

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package