Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) - Information Solutions

Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current RN licensure eligible in South Carolina
  • Bachelor's in nursing required; master's preferred
  • 7-10 years progressive nursing leadership experience
  • 5+ years in clinical informatics leadership
  • Deep experience with Epic implementation and optimization

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and governance of clinical information systems
  • Optimize digital technologies for nursing practice
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to enhance interprofessional care
  • Shape design and adoption of electronic health records
  • Bridge clinical operations with information and academic missions

Benefits

  • Exposure to diverse healthcare technologies
  • Opportunity to influence major EHR outcomes
  • Partnership with multi-disciplinary executive teams
  • Engagement in a comprehensive academic health system
  • Professional growth opportunities through collaboration with nursing leadership
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) is the senior nursing executive responsible for the strategy, governance, and optimization of clinical information systems and digital technologies that support nursing practice and interprofessional care across MUSC Health, South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health system. Serving as the dyad partner to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), the CNIO ensures the voice of nursing shapes the design, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Epic electronic health record and related technologies across MUSC Health's 16 hospitals, 750+ care locations, and statewide telehealth network.
The CNIO bridges clinical operations, information solutions, and academic missions — partnering with the Chief Nurse Executive, CMIO, Chief Information Officer, and the MUSC College of Nursing to advance safe, efficient, evidence-based, technology-enabled care.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC002269 SYS - IS Senior Leaders

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-00

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) is the senior nursing executive responsible for the strategy, governance, and optimization of clinical information systems and digital technologies that support nursing practice and interprofessional care across MUSC Health, South Carolina's only comprehensive academic health system. Serving as the dyad partner to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), the CNIO ensures the voice of nursing shapes the design, adoption, and continuous improvement of the Epic electronic health record and related technologies across MUSC Health's 16 hospitals, 750+ care locations, and statewide telehealth network.

The CNIO bridges clinical operations, information solutions, and academic missions — partnering with the Chief Nurse Executive, CMIO, Chief Information Officer, and the MUSC College of Nursing to advance safe, efficient, evidence-based, technology-enabled care.

Reporting Relationships
  • Reports to: DCIO of Care Technology and Informatics
  • Dyad partner: Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), Nursing leadership
  • Direct reports: Informatics Team

    Additional Job Description

    Required Education/Skills/Work Experience/Licensure:

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Current RN licensure, with eligibility for licensure in South Carolina.
    • Bachelor's degree in nursing required; master's degree in nursing preferred.
    • Seven to ten years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including at least five years in clinical informatics leadership within a complex, multi-hospital health system.
    • Deep experience with Epic implementation and optimization; Epic certification preferred.
    • Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale EHR governance, clinical workflow redesign, and technology adoption.

    Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience in an academic health system spanning clinical, educational, and research missions.
    • Executive presence and ability to influence across a matrixed, geographically distributed organization.
    • Active engagement in professional organizations (e.g., ANIA, AMIA, HIMSS, AONL).

    Physical Requirements

    • Mobility & Posture

    • Standing: Continuous

    • Sitting: Continuous

    • Walking: Continuous

    • Climbing stairs: Infrequent

    • Working indoors: Continuous

    • Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent

    • Working from elevated areas: Frequent

    • Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent

    • Kneeling: Infrequent

    • Bending at the waist: Continuous

    • Twisting at the waist: Frequent

    • Squatting: Frequent

    • Manual Dexterity & Strength

    • Pinching operations: Frequent

    • Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous

    • Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous

    • Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous

    • Reaching overhead: Frequent

    • Reaching in all directions: Continuous

    • Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous

    • Full use of both legs: Continuous

    • Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent

    • Lifting & Force Requirements

    • Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent

    • Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”:

    • Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent

    • Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent 

    • Examples:

    • Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force

    • Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force

    • Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force

    • Vision & Sensory

    • Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous

    • Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous

    • Color discrimination: Continuous

    • Depth perception: Continuous

    • Peripheral vision: Continuous

    • Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous

    • Tactile sensory function: Continuous

    • Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous

    • Selected Positions:

    • Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous

    • Respirator use qualification: Continuous

    • Work Environment & Conditions

    • Effective stress management: Continuous

    • Rotating shifts: Frequent

    • Overtime as required: Frequent

    • Latex-safe environment: Continuous

    If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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