Chief Health Information Officer

Overview

Dartmouth Health is pleased to announce a national search for its next Chief Health Information Officer.

This key system leader will develop a comprehensive informatics strategy and identify opportunities for technological innovation and digital transformation while providing visionary leadership to the Informatics team.

About the job:

Reporting to the Chief Clinical Officer for Dartmouth Health, this position requires direct and continuous interfacing with all levels of the organization, including close collaboration with the Chief Information Officer, the Vice President for Analytics, the Chief Technology Officer, Vice Presidents for Health Systems Applications, clinical leadership, operational leadership, and others. Daily activities are both strategic and operational, focused on ensuring the effective use of data and technology to improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and organizational efficiency.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading design, implementation, and use of clinical informatics solutions.
• Providing expert informatics guidance and oversight.
• Providing overall leadership for the System’s Clinical Informatics teams.
• Ensuring patient safety, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Overseeing EHR standards and implementation.
• Ensuring patient and clinical involvement in system planning and evaluation.

About Dartmouth Health:

Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire’s largest, and only academic, health system. Dartmouth Health serves patients from across northern New England and provides access to more than 1,800 providers. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Health Children’s hospital, 7 member hospitals, 30+ ambulatory clinic locations across the region, a Visiting Nurse Association, and the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care.

At Dartmouth Health, we believe that the diversity of our patients, people, and community shows a strength we support and celebrate. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive, honoring all within our organization and the communities we serve. Our belief is simple and actionable: Dartmouth Health is better when we embrace each other with open hearts and minds, confront our biases, and take a stand for equity and inclusion.

Minimum qualifications:

Qualified candidates must hold a medical or osteopathic degree (MD or DO). Board certification in Clinical Informatics and advanced training in Informatics, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.

A minimum of 5-7 years of leadership experience in Clinical Informatics in a healthcare setting, including significant time working with Epic software, is required

Candidates will need to show evidence of strong strategic planning, project management, and leadership skills. Experience working in a non-profit healthcare organization and at an academic medical center with close ties to community hospitals is preferred.

Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance to Dartmouth Health’s headquarters in Lebanon, NH, and willingness to continue in part-time clinical practice is preferred.

Candidates are requested to supply a resume, cover letter, and inclusivity statement for this search.

Please address cover letters to the Search Chair:

Edward J. Merrens, MD

Chief Clinical Officer, Dartmouth Health

All three application documents should be submitted to:

Carrie Moore, DBAExecutive Recruiter, Dartmouth Health

Carrie.E.Moore@hitchcock.org  

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.