Chief Nursing Information Officer

As Ontario’s most comprehensive healthcare system, and the only one in the province to provide care from pre-birth to end of life, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) offers endless opportunities. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader. We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, are a world-renowned hospital for healthcare research, and we focus on improving the quality of care for our patients through innovation and evidence-based practices. Our multi-site hospital has over 1,400 beds and we offer world-leading expertise in many areas, including cardiac and stroke care, cancer care, palliative care and pediatrics.

Health Information Technology Services (HITS) is a service based business unit delivering healthcare IT solutions to Hamilton Health Sciences and various healthcare partners. The HITS team uses technical expertise to offer practical, sustainable and high quality solutions to the Hospital, in support of HHS achieving our vision of Best Care for All.

As part of HHS’ Digital Health Plan, the Hospital has embarked upon an exciting transformational journey with the introduction of an enterprise-wide Health Information System using the Epic HIS system. This HIS initiative and associated process redesign has begun and is playing a significant foundational role as a catalyst for improved patient care at HHS. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, influential leader who has the ability to thrive in a complex environment.

The Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) provides clinical and administrative leadership and direction in the planning, delivery, and implementation of information systems used in the clinical environment. The CNIO is responsible for leading nursing and allied health adoption of clinical information technologies and systems, coordinating CI/ICT projects to address nursing/allied health needs and works to implement process changes that promote best practices in patient care. The CNIO is a nursing leader with both clinical and healthcare management experience who has knowledge and skill in managing change along with strategic outlook and drive to lead change. The CNIO is skilled in articulating, and at times translating, clinical needs (both nursing and allied health) to the technical and informatics teams. The CNIO works collaboratively with other Executive leaders across the Hospital to lead the adoption of new technologies and clinical practice changes.

This role will be based primarily out of HITS’ main office at 293 Wellington Street, which is an Administrative building, however at times there will be a requirement to travel to alternate sites based on operational needs.

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  Nursing degree (Undergraduate degree)
• Minimum 10 years of Clinical experience
• Minimum 5 years Clinical Operations experience
• 2-5 years Leadership experience
• 1-2 years Informatics/Technical experience
• A demonstrated understanding of major trends in healthcare
• Experience as a nursing leader in an acute care hospitals
• Established track record of accomplishments in management, particularly involving successful, collaborative work with clinical leadership
• Experience in leading transformational change
• Demonstrated experience with clinical information systems implementation and their use.
• Experience with implementation of evidence based practice models in clinical settings
• An individual who can lead in a complex environment, has a high tolerance for ambiguity and can work successfully in a matrix management model
• A leader with systems/process review experience

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Employee Health Services.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact Human Resources Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment

Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement
Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement
Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement
Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement