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Miami Children's Hospital
Chief Medical Information Officer
Miami, FL

Witt/Kieffer has been retained to identify and evaluate candidates for the position of Chief Medical Information Officer at Miami Children's Hospital in Miami, FL.

Miami Children's Hospital is a 289 bed, free-standing children's hospital providing acute medical and psychiatric services primarily to the South Florida market. The children's hospital is committed to its mission to provide excellent family centered health care to children in an academic environment that meets or exceeds the expectations of those they serve and educate. The health system employs over 2,700 individuals across the campuses. Over 650 physicians are members of the medical staff, with about 230 pediatric specialists in practices geographically based at the hospital. It operates one of the largest free-standing pediatric residencies in the nation with 68 house staff, and is fully accredited. In partnership with Florida International University, Miami Children's Hospital is developing a new medical school with plans to enroll its first class in 2009.

The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) is responsible for advising and monitoring the planning and implementation of clinical systems and performance improvement. The CMIO provides guidance and leadership for the design, implementation, and on-going operations support of clinical and administrative information solutions at Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) to maximize the clinical educational and research use of these applications. The strategies and initiatives should be consistent with the values, mission and long-term strategic plan of MCH. The CMIO works in conjunction with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to represent the medical staff and other healthcare team members in relationship to information technology. The CMIO will serve as key advisor to senior leadership, physician leadership, the CIO and other IT staff with regard to physician issues and the impact that information technology has or may have on medical practices at MCH. The position will be responsible for recommending alterations and designs for clinical systems material that will effect quality and safety in patient care.

The CMIO should be a manager who is adaptable and has strong collaborative style, a creative thinker with high energy and enthusiasm, and a team player who promotes the concepts of people working together versus individual performance. This candidate should also be a contemporary clinician who understands major trends in healthcare and is familiar with point of care products and medical informatics trends and tools. The CMIO must possess excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diversity of personalities. An M.D. is required with a pediatric specialty preferred. The CMIO should have 3-5 years experience in clinical systems implementation and process re-design. An Informatics certification is a plus.

For more information please contact Linda Hodges at lhodges@wittkieffer.com or 630-575-6157 or Arlene Anschel at aanschel@wittkieffer.com or 630-575-6184.