The Deputy Director provides national leadership and work in collaboration with the DoD Director to provide oversight and management of DoD and VA program execution. The Deputy Director supports activities necessary for the development, acquisition, and integration of major information technology (IT) capabilities. The Deputy Director works to achieve interoperable electronic health records or capabilities that have a significant impact on the VA and DoD clinical environments and care delivery processes. The Deputy Director operates collaboratively with other Directors and provides oversight and review of systems development planning and progress between the two organizations. VA structures its SES positions into pay bands. This is a pay band 1 position and the salary range is $124,406 to $187,000.
Duties
The Deputy Director, Interagency Program Office is responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information and Technology as the single point of accountability for VA/DoD in the rapid development and implementation of the integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR). The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Serves as liaison to the joint clinical community to assure the electronic health and clinical information systems and sharing of health data meets the clinical needs of each Department;
- Direct and advise in the development, implementation, evaluation, and management of health information technology solutions and advancement of emerging information technologies to improve patient care and the health care delivery process;
- Expert in healthcare practice and information systems in terms of… Read More...
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