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Opportunity Information
Sutter West Bay Medical Group is seeking a Physician Informaticist to provide physician leadership and clinical expertise in support of the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR). This role partners closely with physician leadership, operational teams, and IT to drive optimization, adoption, and governance of Epic across the medical group.
The Physician Informaticist serves as a key physician leader and change agent, ensuring the EHR supports high-quality care, efficient workflows, and an optimal physician experience.
Key Responsibilities
Physician Leadership & Governance
• Serve as a physician leader and advocate for EHR strategy, adoption, and optimization
• Partner with medical group leadership to develop and implement EHR priorities and recommendations
• Facilitate physician engagement and represent physician perspectives in governance and decision-making forums
• Act as liaison between physicians, operations, and IT to ensure alignment across stakeholders
• Communicate EHR vision, updates, and initiatives to physician leadership and end users
Epic Optimization & Implementation
• Represent physician workflows during Epic build, validation, testing, training, and go-live activities
• Collaborate with analysts, informatics teams, and physician SMEs to define and refine clinical workflows
• Participate in usability testing, workflow design sessions, and optimization initiatives
• Support ongoing evaluation and improvement of Epic functionality to enhance clinical efficiency and usability
Physician Engagement & Change Management
• Serve as a key driver of physician engagement and adoption of the EHR
• Conduct regular outreach, communication, and rounding with physician users and leadership
• Support affiliate and specialty-level physician engagement efforts, including power user groups
• Champion organizational change management initiatives related to Epic
Training, Education & Support
• Support end-user training strategy and go-live readiness activities
• Serve as a mentor and resource for physicians and clinical users
• Help identify and develop physician super users and local EHR champions
• Promote continuous improvement in EHR proficiency and clinical usability
Communication & Patient Safety
• Communicate system upgrades, enhancements, and optimization efforts across the medical group
• Escalate and communicate patient safety concerns related to EHR workflows in coordination with system teams
• Support dissemination of safety-related updates and best practices to physician users
• Ensure timely communication between system leadership and local physician groups
Qualifications
• Board-certified physician (MD or DO)
• Experience or strong interest in clinical informatics and Epic EHR systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and drive change in a complex organization
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and physician engagement skills
• Recognized physician leader with strong peer influence
• Passion for improving clinical workflows, physician experience, and patient care through informatics
• Comfortable working across clinical, operational, and technical teams
• Skilled at translating physician needs into scalable EHR solutions
Organization Details
Sutter West Bay Medical Group (SWBMG) is a fast-growing, premier, physician led, multispecialty medical group with nearly 500 physicians and advanced practice clinicians serving patients in San Francisco, Northern California and beyond. SWBMG delivers integrated, patient centered care across primary through quaternary care, grounded in clinical excellence, collaboration, and innovation, and is a key partner within Sutter Health's regional care delivery network.
Community Information
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As a global hub for healthcare innovation, life sciences, and research, the city attracts forward-thinking clinicians and collaborators shaping the future of medicine. Its strong academic environment and commitment to equity and access create a compelling setting for advancing cancer care.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
* It is the policy of the Sutter West Bay Medical Group (SWBMG) to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, medical condition, disability or status as a veteran or a disabled veteran. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within our service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of SWBMG's employment policies and practices.