Physician (Chief Medical Information Officer)

Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility

Requirements

per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility

Requirements

per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
01/29/2026 to 02/12/2026

Benefits & Compensation

$250,000 to - $350,000 per year
Education and length of practice are considered through a formal

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-setting process to determine the final compensable

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(Base

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+ Market

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)

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scale & grade
VM 15

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
North Chicago, IL
1 vacancy

Remote job
No

Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed
No

Appointment type
Permanent

Work Schedule

Full-time

Service
Excepted

Promotion potential
15

Job family (Series)
0602 Medical Officer

Supervisory status
Yes

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure
No

Bargaining unit status
No

Announcement number
FHCC-12872815-26-AB
Control number
855926900

This job is open to
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Clarification from the agency
Open to current, permanent employees of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Open to U. S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens. NOTE: The 2-page Resume

Requirements

does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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The James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, Illinois is the nation's only fully integrated facility that supports Active Duty Naval service members, Naval recruits, and our nation's Veterans. Our mission is to 'Ready Warriors and Care For Heroes'. With this, we are actively seeking a highly qualified, board-certified Physician to join our team.

The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) will provide support to the facility staff (including both East and West campuses) and have supervisory responsibility for the Telehealth Program. CMIO serves as the principal liaison between Information Resources Management (IRM) Service for the Federal Electronic Health Record (FEHR) and clinical staff. The incumbent utilizes comprehensive knowledge of information technology to coordinate and facilitate the implementation of a wide variety of information technologies in support of clinical programs throughout the campus. This position will have an assigned panel of patients of at least 50% of the time and has responsibility for providing comprehensive, high-quality, cost-effective healthcare services and consultation to all patients.

Major Duties

Clinical Domain

Assigned panel of patients of at least 50% of the time, providing comprehensive, high-quality healthcare services and consultation.
Acts as a consultant in the application of information technology to clinical practice

• Provides one-to-one learning labs as indicated and/or as requested.