At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead digital health strategy and innovate medical informatics at a top children's hospital.
- Company: The Royal Children's Hospital, a leader in paediatric care and innovation.
- Benefits: Salary packaging, flexible work options, and comprehensive employee support.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to improving children's health and wellbeing.
- Why this job: Shape the future of healthcare with cutting-edge technology and make a real difference.
- Qualifications: MBBS or equivalent, specialist registration, and EMR expertise required.
The predicted salary is between 11500 - 11500 $ per year.
The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive". RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.
About the Role:
This is an ongoing part-time FTE within the Digital Innovation and EMR Team. The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) provides strategic medical leadership for the safe, effective, equitable and innovative use of digital technology, clinical informatics, data, analytics and AI across RCH. The role ensures the EMR and associated digital technologies support current and future medical and clinical workflows, drive measurable improvements in the safety, quality, efficiency and experience of patient and family-centred care, and enable data-driven clinical improvement and research.
What you'll achieve:
- Strategy and Leadership: Develop and lead the medical digital health and informatics strategy across RCH, ensuring alignment of medical and hospital strategy with clinical systems, data, analytics, AI and broader technological advancement.
- EMR and Clinical Systems: Lead the medical EMR strategy, including governance, prioritisation, optimisation and benefits realisation for medical workflows.
- Data, Analytics and AI: Provide senior medical leadership for the hospital's data and analytics agenda, championing the use of EMR and enterprise data to drive clinical improvement, operational performance, benefits realisation and research.
- Innovation and Models of Care: Contribute medical leadership to digitally enabled models of care including virtual care and telehealth, remote patient monitoring, hospital-in-the-home and digital care pathways.
- Capability, Education and Engagement: Identify and respond to learning, development and training needs of medical staff related to the EMR, reporting, analytics, AI literacy and clinical informatics.
Your skills and experience:
- MBBS or equivalent
- Current Specialist Medical Registration with AHPRA
- Expert understanding of EMR functionality to support medical workflows, with experience in EMR implementation and/or optimisation
- Experience with health data, analytics platforms and data-driven quality improvement
- Demonstrated ability to influence clinicians and lead change
About the Digital Innovation & EMR Team:
The DI & EMR team sits in the Digital Portfolio within the Digital and Allied Health Division. The Digital and Allied Health Division leads the hospital's digital transformation agenda, and is responsible for the implementation, optimisation and governance of digital health technologies, including the Electronic Medical Record, the RCH Patient Portal, artificial intelligence clinical solutions and virtual care platforms.
What we offer:
- Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum!
- Workplace culture of continuous improvement, support and training
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Support for working mothers including two on-site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities
Other requirements:
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCH's 'Staff Immunisation – Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases' procedure
Are you ready to join our team? Apply online by clicking on the link provided.
Chief Medical Information Officer employer: Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
At the Royal Children’s Hospital, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values the well-being and professional growth of our staff. Our supportive work culture fosters collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, providing ample opportunities for career development while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in need. Located in the heart of Melbourne, RCH offers a unique environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally, all while contributing to vital community health services.
Contact Details:
Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Recruitment Team
