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Fairview Health Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Program Director Associate CMIO - Inpatient - Physician Assistant

Physician AssistantNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$148k-$213k

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Job Description

Fairview is seeking a Physician Assistant to join us as our Program Director - Associate CMIO – Inpatient. This role will provide clinical and informatics leadership to information technology (“IT”) projects within the inpatient setting. The Program Director - Associate CMIO - Inpatient will work with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the enterprise for inpatient sites to provide strategy and guidance.

Admin FTE for this role is 0.6 and would be in addition to clinical pro-rated FTE.

Responsibilities

Clinical visioning and strategic planning for the electronic health record (“EHR”) and other health information technology (“HIT”)

Determining optimal standardized workflows and encourage systematization for the benefit of Fairview and the patients we serve.

Leading IT prioritization and governance in the inpatient setting to optimize our IT investments and outcomes for the organization

  • Advancing digital and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities
  • Designing, configuring and optimizing EHR/HIT, data, and digital assets as partners with IT and operations

Increasing the organization’s data and AI literacy and use of data for decision-making at various consumption points (e. g., health IT, clinical decision support, data assets)

Working with clinical, operational, and IT leaders across the inpatient area to continue to deliver decision support to the inpatient setting (including alerts, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical AI, app-based decision support)

Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited PA training program
  • Current licensure with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
  • Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
  • Ability to obtain and /or maintain DEA certification for the State of Minnesota.
  • Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges
  • At least 3 years of experience with inpatient-based care
  • At least 3 years of experience with clinical and research information systems

At least 3 years of experience with CDS (including alerts, health maintenance, ordersets, risk calculators, documentation guidance, clinical artificial intelligence, app-based decision support)

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Clinical informatics training or certification through AMIA or another recognized clinical informatics program or certification.

Preferred advanced degree or training in medical informatics or a master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Health-related Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative discipline.

Epic Physician Builder Certification or ability to obtain within 1 year

Experience

  • Preferred 5 or more years of post-training clinical experience following completion of APP training.
  • Preferred familiarity with the Epic EHR system, including its embedded AI capabilities, and working with health IT.
  • Project management.
  • Operational decision-making meetings.

Advanced experience applying predictive, generative, large language model–based, or agentic AI in clinical workflows and evaluating its clinical and operational impact.

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information:fairview.org

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 1.0 FTE. The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions.

Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited PA program with current Minnesota licensure and NCCPA certification. A minimum of 3 years of experience in inpatient care, clinical information systems, and clinical decision support is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

EHR optimizationData literacyWorkflow standardizationPhysician assistant leadershipPredictive modeling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Director Associate CMIO - Inpatient - Physician Assistant at Fairview Health Services a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,685 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Clinical Informatics — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician Assistant listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Physician Assistant pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Physician Assistant by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,685 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$183k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician Assistant listings in Minnesota127 active4,793 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 60% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota Physician Assistant listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 22% offer loan repayment127 active listings, Nov 2026
Physician Assistant pay trend+1.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,685 Physician Assistant roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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About Fairview Health Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision plans
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
PTO and Sick and Safe Time
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement plan
Early access to earned wages

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$362k≈ 2.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,747/mo≈ 14% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.