VP & Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) (Health System Vice President)

VP & Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO)

(Health System Vice President) 

The Mount Sinai Health System is looking for a Vice President & Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) to serve as the health system’s senior nursing technology & innovation executive, leading the enterprise-wide strategy for nursing innovation, emerging technology, and care model transformation.   Reporting jointly to the Chief Nurse Executive and Chief Information Officer, the CNIO works in partnership with the Executive Nurse Cabinet and broader Digital and Technology Partners, Health informatics teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the health system-wide nursing informatics and innovation portfolio and team of clinical and nurse informaticists and specialists, setting vision, priorities, and outcomes for nursing innovation across all hospital campuses and ambulatory sites.

• Determine strategy and lead implementation of various solutions within the innovation units across the health system.

• Lead the optimization of clinical systems, nursing documentation, decision support, workflow standardization, and technology-enabled nursing practice transformation.

• Incorporate nursing research and evidence-based nursing knowledge into nursing practice, ensuring new technologies and care models are grounded in science and professional practice standards.

• Create communications strategy and cross-organizational vision for nursing innovation in concert with the overall nursing and health system strategy.

• Understand the impact of regulatory and policy changes on nursing practice, including AI governance, and interpret and evangelize them across the enterprise.

• Develop the nursing innovation strategies related to the evaluation, procurement, implementation, scaling, and optimization of emerging technologies, including AI, virtual care, ambient documentation, and automation.

• Combine knowledge of patient care, innovation and informatics concepts, and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients to promote safe, effective and efficient use of emerging technology in clinical settings.

• Act as a change agent in the identification, development, planning, implementation and value measurement of innovation strategies to support quality patient care, professional practice, and workforce experience.

• Work with clinical, IT, and digital leaders to ensure the adoption and effectiveness of technologies and workflows to positively impact clinical outcomes, burnout reduction, and value realization. 

• Collaborate with nurse executives and operational leaders in planning and implementing program expansion and growth, including new business ventures, care model redesign, construction, and strategic projects.

• Serve as the executive nursing leader for emerging technology, representing the health system in strategic partnerships, academic collaborations, industry forums, and enterprise governance councils.

• Serve as a member of the Executive Nurse Cabinet, partnering with Chief Nursing Officers and Vice Presidents of Nursing across the health system to identify, prioritize, and advance nursing innovation and informatics initiatives at the system and local levels. Establish mechanisms to share best practices, scale successful innovations, and align local priorities with the enterprise nursing strategy.

• Develop technology-enabled workforce transformation strategies that improve workforce sustainability, care-team effectiveness, and patient outcomes.

Candidates should possess the following characteristics:

• Patient-focused & empathic
• Bias toward action, change and growth
• Executive presence 
• Strategic systems thinker
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Comfortable with ambiguity & uncertainty
• Able to foster working relationships with the team members and clients
• Deep understanding of clinical analytics, nursing-sensitive indicators, operational performance metrics, and value measurement.
• Experience with Epic EMR (preferred but not required)

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of progressive leadership roles within healthcare, including executive-level experience in nursing informatics, digital health, or clinical innovation 
• Experience implementing AI-enabled clinical workflows
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; MSN or Masters in Informatics required
• DNP or PhD in Nursing, Informatics, or related field strongly preferred
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills

Compensation Statement:

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $315,000.00 – 415,000.00 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.