City: San Antonio

University Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Medical Informatics Officer – Ambulatory.

University Health, a comprehensive health system with a hospital and outpatient clinics, has one of two Level l trauma centers for adults and the only Level l pediatric center and burn program in South Texas.

The hospital is the primary teaching facility for the UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine, and serves as a clinical training site for nurses and other healthcare professionals.

A two million square foot, 300-bed hospital with new Women and Children’s Hospital is under construction and slated to open August 2023.

Facts and Figures

  • 30 outpatient locations
  • 9,000+ employees
  • 2,400+ physicians
  • $2,073,255 revenue*
  • 637,859 total community visits*
  • 3,213 births*

*Figures based on 2019 Annual Report

Chief Medical Informatics Officer – Ambulatory Position Overview

University Health has a mature IT organization that has achieved HIMSS Level 7 and Most Wired Level 10. They had a successful go-live of Epic in July of 2020 and received the Good Install award. The IT organization is committed to supporting the continued growth of University Health while leveraging technology to support patient care.  

The Chief Medical Informatics Officer – Ambulatory is a highly visible executive and medical leader who supports and promotes Epic optimization and effective use to ambulatory clinicians and administrators.

They will report to the CIO and will work in close collaboration with the CMIO – Inpatient.  

The CMIO – Ambulatory will help determine which new features to install and help define strategic clinical priorities for continuous improvement. They will also encourage other clinicians to participate in the direction-setting and adoption of Epic.

This sense of community ownership should help clinicians see Epic as something they’re participating in to improve clinical workflows and clinical documentation in the care of patients.  

The CMIO – Ambulatory will leverage Signal data from Epic to help ambulatory physicians become more effective and reduce ‘pajama-time’. They will also serve as a liaison between Ambulatory administration, clinicians, project governance, executive sponsors, and the Epic team for optimization, upgrades, and management of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Culturally, University Health requires a strong commitment to: 

  • Service excellence 
  • Positive clinical outcomes
  • Cost efficiency
  • Performance enhancement 
  • High business ethics 

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

  • Medical degree and current board certification from the American Board of Medical Specialties
  • 10+ years of experience in direct patient care
  • 5+ years of experience as an Epic provider leader with progressive responsibilities 
  • Direct experience in the use and management of Epic in the ambulatory setting

Preferred Education & Experience:

  • Epic Physician Builder 
  • Formal training in healthcare informatics
  • Experience as a provider leader in hospitals, medical group practice, academic medical centers and public hospitals
  • Master’s degree with formal education in medical management, business administration, or public health

Licensure:

  • Must possess a current active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas.

Key Attributes:

  • Team player
  • Adaptable in a changing environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization

Please note, this is a fully on-site position. No remote or hybrid candidates will be considered. 

Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this job opportunity and all candidates will be presented through our team of executive recruiters. If you have questions about this position, please email Margaret Cowan.

University Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Deputy CIO – Epic.

University Health, a comprehensive health system with a hospital and outpatient clinics, has one of two Level l trauma centers for adults and the only Level l pediatric center and burn program in South Texas.

The hospital is the primary teaching facility for the UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine, and serves as a clinical training site for nurses and other healthcare professionals.

A two million square foot, 700-bed hospital with new Women and Children’s Hospital is under construction and slated to open August 2023.

Facts and Figures:

  • 30+ outpatient locations
  • 10,539 employees
  • 2,783 physicians
  • $2,824,792,955 revenue
  • 3,955,944 total community visits
  • 4,038 births

Deputy CIO – Epic Position Overview

University Health has a mature IT organization that has achieved HIMSS Level 7 and Most Wired Level 10.  

They had a successful go-live of Epic in July of 2020 and were the recipient of the Good Install award. 

The IT organization is committed to supporting the continued growth of University Health while leveraging technology to support patient care.  

The Deputy CIO – Epic provides executive leadership for the Epic EHR across the continuum of care in Acute, Ambulatory and Post-Acute domains for University Health.  

The Deputy CIO will report to the SVP/CIO, Bill Phillips. They will lead a team of about 130. 

The Deputy CIO delivers the strategic vision of the CIO and Executive Steering Committee by providing leadership and direction of the EMR and Epic teams within Information Services.  

Culturally, University Health requires a strong commitment to: 

  • Service excellence 
  • Positive clinical outcomes
  • Cost efficiency
  • Performance enhancement 
  • High business ethics 

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or a related field
  • 5+ years of Epic systems experience, with 4+ years in a supervisory capacity
  • Expert knowledge of Epic in both Enterprise Architecture and Systems Application Development
  • Experienced in planning, implementation, and administration of Healthcare Information Technologies 

Preferred Education & Experience:

  • Knowledge of ITIL and Project Management fundamentals

Key Attributes:

  • Team player
  • Adaptable in a changing environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization

Please note, this is a fully on-site position. No remote or hybrid candidates will be considered. 

Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this job opportunity and all candidates will be presented through our team of executive recruiters. If you have questions about this position, please email Steve Bennett.