Description
Advises and assists the medical commander or staff surgeon in this area of health services systems data processing operations research, and/or biomedical engineering. Formulates policies and plans for the development, implementation, operation and evaluation of clinically oriented/patient oriented data systems and medical information support systems. Integrates telecommunications, automated data acquisition devices, and automatic data processing equipment in support of individual or multiple medical treatment facilities and biomedical research laboratories. Provides technical guidance in experimental design and mathematical modeling in pursuit of biomedical investigations, including the collection, interpretation, and utilization of medical or medically related data. Commands or serves as the organizational head of a health services system management activity or a medical information system processing activity. Duties are performed in MTOE/TDA organizations, both CONUS and OCONUS.
Core Skills
- health IT systems management
- clinical and patient data systems planning
- requirements analysis for medical information systems
- health informatics and data governance
- IT policy development and implementation
- project and program management
- systems integration (telecom, data acquisition, computing)
- workflow analysis and process improvement
- stakeholder engagement with clinicians and administrators
- data quality and reporting
- vendor and contract management
- risk management and compliance awareness (HIPAA-like controls)
- technical writing and documentation
Common Certifications
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP)
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Civilian Career Paths
- IT MANAGEMENT
- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- PUBLIC HEALTH
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