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Lafayette General Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for Associate Vice President of IT job candidates.

Lafayette General Health (LGH) is Acadiana’s largest non-profit, community-owned regional health system that owns or manages seven hospitals. (Acadiana is the official term for the south and southwest regions of Louisiana. Lafayette is regarded as the heart of Acadiana, which includes twenty-two parishes in total.)

The health system has over 4,500 employees, serving the south-central region of Louisiana by aligning with facilities across Acadiana. LGH is a founding member of the Ochsner Health Network. LGH was named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” in 2017.

Associate Vice President of IT Job Overview

The Associate Vice President of IT (AVP) at Lafayette General is an incredible opportunity for an experienced IT leader seeking a high-profile, collaborative position to join a growing and innovative multi-healthcare system. The AVP will report to an excellent CIO and assist in his mission to create a world-class health IT structure.

This position will be responsible for providing the long-range direction for information technology and finance functions. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. The AVP has overall responsibility for the proper implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of information systems and financial technology deployed at LGH and its subsidiaries/entities, as well as affiliates to support clinical, financial, medical records, administrative, strategic and other needs, in all operating environments.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 12+ years of experience in managing complex healthcare environments as it relates to installation/administration & support of network, services, resources and systems.
  • Solid IT security background.
  • Multi-million dollar budget experience.
  • Management experience leading teams of 40+ people.
  • Broad range of technical competencies.
  • Current knowledge of information systems, trends, and development in the information technology field, as well as infrastructure and support needs for effective use of technology in healthcare.
  • Knowledge of project management frameworks.
  • Master’s degree highly preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Studer principles is highly desired.
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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.

Sharp HealthCare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for CIO job candidates.

Sharp HealthCare is a nationally-recognized integrated healthcare delivery system with four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, and three affiliated medical groups. Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving 3.2 million residents of San Diego County.

Sharp is consistently recognized for outstanding achievement and aspires to top decile performance in each of its seven pillars of excellence (Quality, Safety, Service, People, Finance, Growth, and Community). Sharp was recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the Nation’s highest honor for quality excellence in 2007, one of the first health systems in the country to have received this honor.

SVP/Chief Information Job Overview:

The Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (SVP/CIO) at Sharp Healthcare is an incredible opportunity for an experienced healthcare IT leader seeking a high-profile, strategic position with a highly respected health system in a beautiful location.

The SVP/CIO will oversee infrastructure, applications, risk and information security, analytics, informatics, contracting and vendor management, and special projects. Clinical engineering and bio-medical devices support is outsourced to GE. The technology team is approximately 600 people.

Qualifications:
  • Ten or more years of experience in a leadership role in a complex information systems environment
  • Healthcare industry experience is strongly preferred
  • Experience working closely with physicians and other healthcare providers on strategic IT initiatives
  • Previous experience with Cerner and Allscripts clinical applications is a strong plus
  • Visionary leadership and strong tactical and strategic expertise, negotiation and facilitation skills, along with the ability to motivate, persuade and build consensus
  • Demonstrated value-based leadership skills that emphasize creation of strategic vision, innovation, communication, finance, project management, human resource management and development and ability to be a team player
  • Experience implementing LEAN management methods aimed at simplifying processes and reducing costs
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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 Bryan Kirby.

Duke Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for CTO job candidates.

Duke Health is a world-class healthcare system that integrates the Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System, Private Diagnostic Clinic, and incorporates the health research programs within the Duke Global Health Institute.

Duke University Health System includes three hospitals- Duke University Hospital on the Duke University Medical Center campus, Duke Regional Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital.

Assistant VP/CTO Job Overview:

The Assistant VP/CTO position at Duke Health is an incredible opportunity for an experienced IT leader seeking a high-profile, collaborative position to join a financially healthy and prestigious organization. The Assistant VP/CTO will support an excellent CIO in his mission to create a world-class academic health IT structure.

The Assistant VP/CTO plays a critical role as a trusted advisor to the CIO on all things technical. The incoming Assistant VP/CTO needs to evaluate how IT is currently provisioned while creating a vision and plan for driving technology forward over the next five years.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Proven track record of success in senior IT roles with both infrastructure and software experience
  • 10+ years of progressive IT leadership experience
  • Past success leading information technology in a complex, highly matrixed environment with numerous stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to manage contracts and vendor relationships
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Graduate degree
  • Healthcare experience
  • Academic institution experience
  • Experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., ITIL or LEAN)
  • DevOps experience

For more information about the organization, the Chief Technology Officer job, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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

Vidant Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for this VP, Clinical Informatics job.

Vidant Health is a mission-driven health care system that serves more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties in Eastern North Carolina. Their partnership with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University provides a continuum of care that addresses wellness, prevention, and community health issues as well as acute care, post-acute care, home health, and hospice.

Additionally, in 2013, Vidant Health opened James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital, and in April 2018, they opened Vidant Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville. The 418,000-square-foot facility serves as the region’s hub for oncology care.

VP, Clinical Informatics Job Overview:

Blending strategy, team building, and mentorship, the VP, Clinical Informatics at Vidant Health will drive a variety of technology projects across all care settings to enable the health systems digital transformation strategies. Current initiatives include value-based care, patient and clinical team member experience, quality improvement, capacity management, and precision medicine.

As a dynamic executive leader, the VP of Clinical Informatics will partner with operations to help grow and deliver on the strategic roadmap, prioritize projects, set organizational expectations, and “get into the weeds” when needed.

The VP of Clinical Informatics will report to the CIO and collaborate with the CMIO, IT leaders, as well as the nursing and clinical leadership teams.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree in Nursing or related clinical discipline
  • Current RN or other clinical licensure required
  • Informatics certification (ANCC Nursing Informatics or CPHIMS)
  • Minimum seven years progressive informatics leadership experience, preferably in large multi-facility health system
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex informatics solutions to clinical and executive audiences
  • Demonstrated understanding of business operations and clinical workflows
  • Ability to multi-task and manage complex issues with executive stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Doctorate in Nursing Practice or Informatics
  • Professional publication experience
  • Epic experience highly preferred
  • Organizational change management experience
  • Participation in application of AI such as predictive models, precision medicine, or pharmacogenomics

For more information about the organization, the VP, Clinical Informatics job, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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

St. Luke’s University Health Network has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for this Senior Director job.

St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a non-profit, fully integrated system providing services at ten hospitals and more than 300 sites in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery, Berks, Monroe and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.

SLUHN has won the Watson Health Top 100 Hospitals Award in the major teaching hospital category for four years in a row, widely regarded as one of the highest honors in the health care industry. The Network has also been routinely honored by a multitude of other organizations, including U.S. News & World Report in its annual listings of America’s Best Hospitals and Hospital Top Performance.

Senior Director Job Overview:

With an organizational culture that values the importance of relationship building, employee engagement, innovation, and teamwork SLUHN is seeking an HR technology leader to partner with HR, IT and Operations Leaders to optimize programs and develop initiatives to leverage the use of Workday, Cornerstone Learning Management, and other HR related systems for the Network.

The Senior Director, HCMS & Systems is a replacement position which will oversee the Workday Human Capital Management System (HCMS), instructional design, and related customer service team at an executive
level.

The ideal candidate will be well versed in both high-functioning HR operations/strategy and the advanced technology that supports it. SLUHN is rapidly growing by both acquisition and new construction; the Senior Network Director will be responsible for meeting the future growth of the organization and workforce.

Qualifications:
  • Minimum of seven years’ experience in HR systems and HR operations
  • Strong knowledge base of HCMS technologies
  • Strong senior leadership experience
  • Experience with project oversight and strategy development
  • Collaborative, team player, flexible, & innovative
  • Workday experience preferred
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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 Jocelyn Clarke.

Essentia Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Chief Medical Information Officer position.

Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Idaho. Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 14,400 employees, including more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve their patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Essentia Health utilizes Epic as its electronic health record. The new Chief Medical Information Officer will replace a long-standing and highly admired and respected CMIO who is retiring.

The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 15 hospitals, 75 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute. Essentia Health is accredited as an Accountable Care Organization by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

CMIO Job Overview:

The Essentia Health CMIO is a leadership partner for integration of information technology into clinical practice and research, to promote the highest possible quality, safety and evidence-based patient care.

This physician will collaborate with key clinical leaders, such as the CMOs, market executives, CNIO, and the VP of Clinical applications to drive the successful adoption of clinical informatics tools and technology.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • MD or DO
  • Board certified in a clinical specialty
  • Strong leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior CMIO experience strongly preferred
  • Certification or degree in informatics
  • Epic experience strongly preferred
  • Experience in rural health
  • Experience in telehealth
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Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this CMIO 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.

Essentia Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Chief Information Officer position.

Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Idaho. Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 14,400 employees, including more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve their patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Essentia Health utilizes Epic as its electronic health record. The new Chief Information Officer will replace a long-standing and highly admired and respected CIO who is retiring.

The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 15 hospitals, 75 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute. Essentia Health is accredited as an Accountable Care Organization by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

CIO Job Overview:

The Essentia Health CIO is responsible for leadership, vision, and setting strategic direction for Information Technology Systems & Electronic Records. By identifying opportunities and implementing change, the CIO will lead IT to deliver reliability to the organization and support the mission, vision and goals of Essentia.

The CIO will support business process owners, drive value from IT investments, contribute to the overall business strategy and have responsibility for process change management. The CIO also will orchestrate the flow of information, foster the integration of systems, ensure the integrity of data and monitor for redundancy. This person must also have the vision to match business and organizational needs to the appropriate information and technology platforms, and ensure the continuity and integration of systems that support the future growth of the enterprise.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 15+ years experience in technology
  • 10+ years experience in senior leadership
  • Healthcare experience, preferably leading technology in a multi-hospital system
  • Strong leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree
  • IDN experience
  • Epic experience
  • ACO and value based care experience
  • Rural Healthcare experience, a value based care background, and telehealth will be candidate differentiators
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Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this opportunity and all candidates for this CIO job will be presented through our team of executive recruiters.  If you have questions about this position, please email Steve Bennett.

Chapters Health System has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Vice President, Information Systems and Technology position.

Chapters Health System is a progressive leader in hospice, palliative care, and home health. They are one of the largest not-for-profit home health, private duty, palliative care and hospice providers in Florida and the nation. Chapters Health System has also been re-certified as a great workplace in the Aging Services category by the Great Place to Work® Institute. The Vice President, Information Systems and Technology (VP/ IS&T) at Chapters Health is a newly created position which will oversee the day to day operations of IT applications and infrastructure teams at an executive level.

Vice President, Information Systems and Technology Position Overview:

As Chapters Health enters a new era of continued growth and transformation, the IT department needs additional leadership. A successful, high-functioning IT team is already in place; the opportunity exists for the VP/IS&T to drive performance to the next level of maturation.

The organizational culture at Chapters Health is extraordinarily mission-driven with an employee-first focus. Retention and continuing education are major drivers. Employees are passionate about end-of-life healthcare and connect the importance of their roles to the care of patients and the community. Despite a serious approach to quality care delivery, the corporate atmosphere is collegial and filled with fun, humor, and empathy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in information systems or a related field
• Minimum of ten years of experience in progressively responsible information systems and technology management roles
• Experience in major software and hardware systems procurement, contract negotiation and implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Health care technology experience
• Graduate degree
• Clinical background

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

MemorialCare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer position.

MemorialCare is one of the leading health systems in Orange and Los Angeles Counties serving millions of patients at over 200 locations. An integrated delivery system with four hospitals, two medical groups, imaging centers, and surgical centers the health system includes:
• Primary care at over 30 health centers
• Urgent care locations
• Free-standing imaging centers
• Ambulatory surgical centers
• Dialysis centers

MemorialCare offers more value-based products than any other health system in Southern California. Their Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) include a customized, direct contract between MemorialCare and Boeing, the MemorialCare Health Alliance, as well as other innovative plans like Aetna Whole Health, and Vivity offered by Anthem Blue Cross and created in partnership with 6 other leading health systems in the LA market.

The IT team has approximately 400 team members with two Vice Presidents reporting directly to the SVP/CIO. There is an opportunity for the SVP/CIO to review the organizational structure. As a very early adopter of Epic, they are upgrading to Foundation in late 2020. They have recently refreshed their PeopleSoft application.

CIO Position Overview

The CIO will have a dual-reporting relationship to the CEO and COO. The CEO will provide oversight on MemorialCare’s strategic initiatives and the COO will provide oversight of day to day IT operations. The CIO is part of the 15 person President’s Senior Executive Council. The President’s Council meets monthly and is a very collaborative and transparent team.

The SVP/CIO ensures that key information assets are well integrated and that appropriate technologies are exploited to achieve a competitive advantage. The SVP/CIO is responsible for establishing and maintaining services that are shared among campuses and achieving efficiencies through LEAN management systems. Working in close collaboration with executive management, Boards of Directors, physicians, and key stakeholders of the enterprise, the SVP/CIO will be a key contributor to shaping the vision and determining how technology will support the advancement of strategic goals

MemorialCare seeks a seasoned leader, who is comfortable with open communication and adept at articulating technology to “non-techies” in a way they can understand. The SVP/CIO needs to have a strong commitment to customer service and operational excellence. To be successful, the SVP/CIO needs to be a visionary who can think strategically and act decisively. Building a strong IT culture around the principles of servant leadership is also paramount.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, computer science or related field required
• At least 15 years of progressive experience within information technology with a minimum of ten years of significant IT senior leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in business, hospital administration, computer science or a related field
• Senior leadership experience in a complex health care environment

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

Southern Illinois Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Vice President/Chief Innovation Officer position.

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is a not-for-profit health care system, dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of all of the people in the seven-county primary service area they serve. SIH is comprised of over twenty facilities, including three inpatient hospitals, two clinics, two physician office buildings, an urgent care center and dedicated centers that include neuro, cancer, heart, sleep, and rehabilitation. The Vice President/Chief Innovation Officer will join over 3,700 SIH employees, along with physicians and volunteers, and work together to achieve their mission and ensure the healthcare needs of those they serve are met.

SIH is also affiliated with SIU School of Medicine, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Prairie Heart Institute.

VP/Chief Innovation Officer Position Overview:

The Vice President/Chief Innovation Officer (VP/CIO) will direct the information technology department to continue working towards the industry’s best IT practices. Southern Illinois has built an exceptional employee culture of strong performers who live their mission, and there is significant tenure within the organization.

While not needing a “cutting edge” innovator, SIH is looking for discipline around execution and transformational elements. The organization is looking for creativity to help utilize the full value of their systems. They also want IT to have a patient centric focus. The organization has an entrepreneurial and “fail fast” culture.

SIH has an exceptionally strong “patient first” philosophy and a strong commitment to provide the best healthcare possible to the area. The organization has a 60% market share and an AA- rating.

Qualifications

SIH seeks a dynamic and visionary technology leader, adept at dealing with challenging, fast-paced environments, who embraces moving vision to reality. To be successful, this VP/CIO will need to be a relationship builder and collaborator able to drive change, lead, grow and mentor a team, and communicate and champion the vision of IT technology in a consistent and persuasive manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • At least eight years of progressive supervisory experience
  • At least seven years of Healthcare Information Technology executive experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree
  • Epic experience
  • Lean experience

Note: Relocation to the Carbondale area is required for this position; a relocation package is offered.

For more information about the organization, position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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