University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer position.
Organization Overview:
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (UM FPI) is made up of more than 1,400 faculty members from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and has offices located across Maryland.
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians locations:
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Charles County
- Carroll County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Prince George’s County
To learn more about University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc., visit: http://umfpi.org/
Chief Information Officer Position Description:
The CIO will direct, plan and manage FPI’s Information Systems policies, procedures and resources to assure the development and implementation of information technology infrastructure, voice and data network, Web and Internet services, software development and application portfolio management and related functions (communications, office systems, production activities, etc.).
Responsibilities:
- Participates as a member of the Executive Staff team in the development and ongoing review of FPI’s strategic plans, budgets, operating plans, and policies.
- Participates in strategic planning in concert with the practice plan’s vision, mission and values that contribute toward maintaining FPI’s growing market share, reimbursement maximization, and cost containment including productivity improvement.
- Responsible for the development and operational management of GE/IDX/EPIC systems which provides professional administration billing services to the FPI faculty practices.
- Manages at the highest level the relationship necessary with the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for FPI’s effective use of Epic systems.
- Establishes the current and long-range direction of technology aimed at keeping the organization on the forefront of change.
- Directs the continuing review and analysis of present systems and methods and the formulation of new and revised systems to determine changes to improve operations, reduce costs, and enhance overall efficiency of operations.
- Ensures regular contact with the vendors; develops bid specs and negotiates vendor contracts for all software/hardware purchases.
- Oversees the development of documents, policies and procedures of operations for problem analysis, system design, programming, system testing, system documentation, and computer operations for data processing, billing and collection systems.
- Assists departments in the selection and setup of applications appropriate to their activities.
- Promotes the interfacing and control of FPI’s present technology and the dissemination of technological information throughout the organization.
- Communicates the organization’s product and technology direction to FPI’s strategy partners, financial analysts, and internal and external entities as necessary.
- Demonstrates an extensive understanding of business operations in the technology industry, product research and development, and the telecommunications environment.
- Manage the recruitment, hiring, training and evaluations of ITM department staff.
- Defines problems, collects data, analyze available information and evaluates results to choose the best solution to solve problems and make high impact decisions.
- Motivates, develops, and directs people to achieve business goals.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in a mid-sized to large company directing and overseeing information technology management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
- Advanced knowledge of both technology and general management and the ability to integrate new or existing technologies into the business.
- Proven strong customer service focus.
- Demonstrated ability to make operational and management decisions in response to changing conditions and in emergencies.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel and present information to numerous audiences.
- Ability to develop ITM financial and related operational information.
- Demonstrated knowledge of: medical group business and technology needs; ongoing practice management and healthcare trends, health care legislation and regulatory standards; health information technology standards and capabilities, vendors and emerging technologies; organizational fiduciary, budgetary and financial methods and practices; business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Desired:
- Healthcare technology experience within an academic environment is strongly desired.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- A senior level technology background with a large physician practice will differentiate candidates.
- Epic experience is a strong plus.
- Experience with telemedicine is a plus.
- A background in electronic security is strongly desired.
St. Joseph’s/Candler has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Manager of Technical Services position.
Organization Overview:
St. Joseph’s/Candler is a two-hospital, not-for-profit health system in Coastal Georgia. St. Joseph’s/Candler offers healthcare services across the entire continuum, including local and regional primary care, specialized inpatient and outpatient services in the 714 patient beds in their two anchor hospitals, home healthcare services, as well as a wide variety of community outreach and education efforts throughout the region.
St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospitals and facilities:
- Joseph’s Hospital
- Candler Hospital
- Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
- The Heart Hospital
- Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital
- Institute for Advanced Bone and Joint Surgery
- Institute for Neurosciences
To learn more about St. Joseph’s/Candler visit: https://www.sjchs.org/
Manager of Technical Services Position Description:
The Manager of Technical Services assists the Director of Technology in directing the daily activities of Information Systems and Telecommunications for all facilities within St. Joseph’s/Candler Healthcare System.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees desktop support, network administration, telecommunications operations, and a team of PBX operators
- Lead the daily operations of the Help Desk
- Synthesize complex technical strategies into actionable plans
- Ensure project management and change management processes are in place
- Work with the Director of Technology to set desktop related hardware and software standards
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Three or more years of experience in a technical role in Information Services
- Two or more years of leadership responsibility
- Understanding of desktop operating systems, network architecture, Microsoft server environment, telephone systems (VoIP & non-VoIP), PC hardware and other peripheral equipment
- Customer service focus
Desired:
- Technical certifications (A+, MCSE, CCNA/CCNP, etc.)
- Project and change management experience
- Healthcare experience
Westchester Medical Center Health Network has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Medical Information Officer position.
Organization Overview:
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMC) is a 1,700 bed regional medical system with 10 hospitals on eight campuses headquartered in Valhalla, New York.
WMC Facilities:
- Westchester Medical Center
- Behavioral Health Center
- Bon Secours Community Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- HealthAlliance-Broadway Campus
- HealthAlliance-Mary’s Avenue Campus
- Margaretville Hospital
- Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
- MidHudson Regional Hospital
- St. Anthony Community Hospital
CMIO Position Description:
The Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) is responsible for leading the efforts to build, validate and implement the physician-related components of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) at Westchester Medical Center Health. Across the entire system (utilizing multiple EHRs), this individual will work closely with senior management and medical leadership to provide clinical information systems. The CMIO will be involved with inpatient, ambulatory, and ancillary systems across 10 hospitals and multi ambulatory settings. This is a new position reporting to the CIO. The organization is viewing the CMIO as integral in the organization providing outstanding patient care.
Responsibilities:
The CMIO will support the multi-entity clinical information system programs and is responsible for providing leadership for the strategic planning, management, integration and 2
implementation of clinical information systems and technology. The CMIO will manage to coordination of knowledge-driven care and quality programs with technology solutions. The individual in this position will provide the clinical perspective and leadership for the strategic planning, development, implementation, support and management of clinical systems. The CMIO educates, involves and supports physicians and other users of clinical information regarding the purposes and functions of the WMCHealth information systems. The CMIO will work closely with others in the implementation of a new EHR in four hospitals and many ambulatory settings. The CMIO will work with physicians using many systems including Epic, Meditech, Paragon, eClinicalworks and Cerner Invision. The individual will help sell the vision and work collaboratively across the entire health system. The CMIO will be part of the IT steering committee and work closely with the CMO for the organization and partner with the CNO and nursing.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Medical Degree (M.D. or D.O.)
- Licensed physician with at least eight years of practice experience
- EHR implementation experience
Desired:
- EHR optimization experience
- Possesses good grasp clinical work flow in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Able to develop flexible, transferable models for pathways of care
- Experience in clinical outcomes and quality management
- Experience in routine use of clinical information systems for patient care
- Successful experience with implementation of healthcare applications
- Sound understanding of technical issues and ability to explain them to peers and users
- Commitment to the use of technology to improve and positively affect patient care
- Be viewed as credible and visionary and able to produce results
- Experience with innovation
- Training in medical administration, informatics or public health
- Academic system background
- Integration background
- Expertise in data analytics and population health
- Strong industry involvement and recognition
Westchester Medical Center Health Network has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Project Director position.
Organization Overview:
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMC) is a 1,700 bed regional medical system with 10 hospitals on eight campuses headquartered in Valhalla, New York.
WMC Facilities:
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- Westchester Medical Center
- Behavioral Health Center
- Bon Secours Community Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- HealthAlliance-Broadway Campus
- HealthAlliance-Mary’s Avenue Campus
- Margaretville Hospital
- Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
- MidHudson Regional Hospital
- St. Anthony Community Hospital
Project Director Position Overview:
The Project Director is a new position and will be responsible for the successful implementation of a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) at four hospitals. Serving in the role for the life of the project, and reporting to the CIO, the Project Director will be involved in coordinating and facilitating meetings, managing issue resolution and risk mitigation strategies, and closely managing the project implementation plan to ensure timely delivery of project milestones. Once this major project is completed, the position will project lead other major initiatives within the enterprise system.
Currently, the organization has multiple vendors including Epic, Paragon, Meditech, Cerner Invision and eClinicalworks. As a recently formed system, there are many overlapping and redundant IT solutions. As a starting point, the EHR systems at 4 hospitals, including the flagship hospital, WMC, as well as the ambulatory system will be replaced. The vendor selection is not yet finalized. These four hospitals are “thirsty” for a new system and are looking for a strong, project oriented leader to move the process forward.
Responsibilities:
Manage the EHR project
• Ensure on-time, on-budget and on-scope delivery of the project
• Train and mentor the project teams on standard processes
• Manage the clinical transformation process in a system-wide collaborative effort
Duties will also include Project Integration Management and will require the individual to work collaboratively with the selected vendor to develop the project management plan. This position will also have budgetary responsibilities, and be responsible for change management and change control.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Healthcare IT experience
Desired:
- Master’s degree
- Academic system experience
- Certification in one or more EHR vendor applications
- Extensive experience leading an implementation team for an enterprise-wide EHR system within a multi-hospital system
- 5 or more years of experience leading large scale, complex EHR implementations
- Knowledge of core IT technology areas and implementation processes for network infrastructure, security/compliance, servers, applications, data center operations, etc.
- Proven ability to organize and manage a project from initiation to implementation
- Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating multi-disciplinary groups
- Excellent project management, change management, written and verbal skills
- Ability to work effectively with a diversity of personalities and build consensus
- Politically savvy leader with a high tolerance for ambiguity and can work successfully with people at all levels within the organization
- Strong manager who is adaptable and has strong collaborative management style, creative thinker with high energy and enthusiasm, and team player
King’s Daughters’ Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer position.
Organization Overview:
King’s Daughters’ Health is a private, not-for-profit organization that is focused on delivering exceptional health services to families from more than five counties throughout southeast Indiana and portions of northern Kentucky.
King’s Daughters’ Health Facilities:
- King’s Daughters’ Hospital
- Convenient Care Center
- Home Health and Hospice Care Center
- KDH Rehabilitation Center
- KDH Cancer Treatment Center
To learn more about King’s Daughters’ visit https://www.kdhmadison.org/
CIO Position Description:
The Chief Information Officer is the leader of IT across the hospital, 54 employed physicians, and 9 clinics.
- Provides leadership for IT strategy and planning, budgeting, data integrity, and information security.
- Manages IT systems development, analysis and design, programming, implementation and acquisition of computer and communications equipment.
- Oversees HIPAA Security compliance.
- Leads selection process of future IT systems.
Responsibilities:
- Establish IT strategic plan in alignment with KDH’s overall organizational strategic plan.
- Strengthen IT governance and change control processes.
- Conduct IT organizational review of IT Security and Disaster Recovery current state and evaluate necessary changes as appropriate.
- Conduct vendor evaluation with analysis of capital and operational budget expense.
- Review contracts and look for ways to save on maintenance fees.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proven strong leader who can follow a tenured, retiring director
- Demonstrated ability to build trust with the Leadership and IT team
- Experience leading an IT security program
- Experience developing capital and operational budgets
- Proven ability to manage contracts and budgets (both capital and operating)
- Demonstrated leadership experience in management of Healthcare Information Systems
Desired:
- Master’s Degree
- Experience leading a major implementation
St. Joseph’s/Candler has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Director of Technology position.
Organization Overview:
St. Joseph’s/Candler is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system in Savannah, Georgia that offers healthcare services across the entire continuum, including local and regional primary care, specialized inpatient and outpatient services.
St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospitals and facilities:
- Joseph’s Hospital
- Candler Hospital
- Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
- The Heart Hospital
- Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital
- Institute for Advanced Bone and Joint Surgery
- Institute for Neurosciences
To learn more about St. Joseph’s/Candler visit https://www.sjchs.org/
Director of Technology Position Description:
The Director of Technology assists the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in directing the daily activities of Information Systems and Telecommunications for all facilities within St. Joseph’s/Candler Healthcare System.
- Identifies and implements technologies that align with the needs of the business unit
- Ensures technology is operating at levels that meet or exceed the expectations of the co-worker community by putting into place survey mechanisms and action plans that can be enacted when necessary
- Demonstrates the attitude of excellent customer service and ensures end users’ technology and customer service needs are met
- Protects hospital systems and data through development of a solid disaster recovery plan, security, and integrity measures as well as redundancy
- Recruits, manages, and develops staff.
- Functions as a backup to the CIO and is part of the CIO succession plan
Responsibilities:
- Develop a technology and information security strategy that is aligned with the strategic plan and budget
- Strengthen change control process
- Ensure IT security plan is in place
- Develop a vision and strategy for SQL database consolidation
- Evaluate high availability of Meditech
- Continue uptime of 99.9%
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least five years of experience in a technical role in Information Services
- At least three years of leadership responsibility
- Strategic focus
- High energy
Desired:
- Meditech experience
- Technical certifications (CISSP, MCSE, etc.)
- Master’s degree
Gundersen Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their IS PMO Director position.
Organization Overview:
Gundersen Health is a physician-led, not-for profit healthcare system based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Located throughout western Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota, Gundersen cares for patients in 19 counties and includes a regional referral center and a teaching hospital with 325 beds, a Level II Trauma, and Emergency Center. Gundersen Health’s mission is to distinguish themselves through patient care, education, research, and improved health in the communities they serve.
Position Details:
The IS PMO Director is a newly created position within Gundersen’s Information Systems department that will focus on building an IS PMO from the ground up. The PMO Director will centralize the project management function within the IS department and will formalize governance and methodology. The IS PMO Director will report to the Chief Information Officer and will oversee approximately six project managers. This position will be responsible for building the IS PMO team. The IS PMO will work closely with the Enterprise PMO.
Responsibilities:
- Centralize the project management function within the IS department and formalize governance and standardize methodology
- Partner with leadership teams to ensure appropriate prioritization, planning, execution, communication, measurement, and leadership to enhance project success rate and accountability
- Manage leadership expectations in terms of major initiatives status, scope, budgets, risks and quality
- Develop project metrics and feedback measurements to ensure delivery of all IS projects according to PMO best practices, industry standards, and methodologies
- Provide direct guidance on IS project resource planning, reporting, road mapping, prioritization, and budgeting
- Work closely with the Enterprise PMO to prioritize resources and ensure collaboration across teams
- Oversee the configuration, implementation, enhancement, administration, maintenance, and training for the organization’s automated PPM tools
- Lead the Planning Division of IS to ensure the effective utilization of capital and operating budgets
- Work in concert with the CIO and other leadership on healthcare technology trends (Ex: VNA strategy, consumerism in healthcare)
- Facilitate IS leadership learning and planning retreats
Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s degree
- 10+ years of experience in information systems and business/industry
- Five or more years of leadership responsibility
Desired:
- Extensive experience in strategic planning, budgeting, project planning and resource allocation
- Demonstrated competency with implementing new PMO organizations
- PMP
Presbyterian Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Executive Director of Epic and Clinical Applications Position.
Organization Overview
Presbyterian Health is a $3 billion healthcare system with 8 hospitals and over 10,000 employees. They are a locally owned and operated not-for-profit healthcare system known nationally for their extensive experience in integrating healthcare financing and delivery. They serve one in three New Mexicans with healthcare or coverage.
Executive Director of Epic and Clinical Applications Position Highlights
The Executive Director of Epic and Clinical Applications is a IT senior leadership position who reports to the CIO and is responsible for the adoption of Epic and other clinical systems in a large integrated delivery system.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a team of over 100 people including 2 Senior Managers and 6 Managers
- Engage customers throughout the organization and provide leadership on optimization
- Performance Excellence – Establish departmental metrics/goals and objectives; report department accomplishments and plans on a regular basis
- Manage a budget of approximately $40-$50M
- Compliance Excellence – Ensure compliance with all regulatory and security requirements associated with system implementation and ongoing support
- Operational Excellence – Direct, organize & control the planning, deployment and maintenance of the Presbyterian Healthcare Services enterprise-wide software systems
- Support and comply with IT systems management processes and metrics (i.e. problem management, change management, configuration management, escalation management, release management, etc.)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree desired
- Epic Experience
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage
- Clinical background desired
Owensboro Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Owensboro Health is a not-for-profit health system that serves the needs of twelve counties in Western Kentucky and two counties in southern Indiana; their facilities include:
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
- One Health Medical Group
- Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
- Healthpark
Chief Information Officer Position Highlights
Provides technology vision and oversees the development and implementation of the system-wide information technology (IT) program. The CIO will lead the health care system in planning and implementing information systems to support clinical and business operations and achieve effective operations.
- Serves as a member of the executive team and participates in development of the organization’s vision, policies and short/long-term objectives.
- Oversees the Information Technology vision and continually has constant knowledge of future systems improvements to recommend.
- Serves as the authority over matters relating to information technology, process methodology and design and delivery of information services.
- In collaboration of IT management, oversees the development and implementation of the IT disaster recovery plans and ensures security of sensitive data
- Ensures systems are high quality and results in cost effective processes.
- Maintains knowledge of information technology trends and understands the value of new technology and makes recommendations to the executive team.
- Oversees IT management in the design, implementation, operation and security of the organization’s IT systems and applications.
- Oversees IT operating and capital budgets to assure corporate goals and objectives are met.
- Serves as liaison between Board of Directors, executive leadership, management, external contacts and regulatory agencies.
- Provides strategic and tactical planning, development, evaluation, and coordination of the information and technology systems for the entire system
- Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures. Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of safety and a high reliability organization; behavior supports the organization’s core commitments of Integrity, Service, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence, and Innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
- 8 or more years of experience in a related field required
- 5 or more years in a leadership role required
- Healthcare CIO or high level leadership experience required
- Epic is a plus
- ITIL experience a plus
Hackensack Meridian has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Chief Information Officer Position.
Organization Overview
Hackensack Meridian is composed of thirteen core hospitals and is recognized as New Jersey’s most integrated and comprehensive health care system.
Chief Information Officer Position Highlights
The CIO will work across all of Hackensack Meridian Health to deliver secure and efficient systems; the CIO will also develop and lead high performing teams that provide exceptional technology and customer service. An initial and immediate task for the new CIO will be blending the cultures, organizational charts and technology of the Hackensack and Meridian teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Setting overall IT strategy that supports the goals, vision, mission and strategy of Hackensack Meridian Health
- Leadership of large technical teams as well as executive and board interaction
- Setting strategy and vision for current and future technology needs
- Operation management of technology in a large IDN with multiple locations, including an academic facility and community hospitals that serve numerous locations
- Providing data analytics knowledge, expertise and support for clinical reporting, research, and data warehouses
- Driving innovation to increase patient engagement, patient safety and patient as well as employee satisfaction
- IT security leadership
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 15+ years of IT leadership
- Experience in a $1 billion+ organization
- Leadership of 200+ personnel
- Experience managing large capital and operational budgets
Desired:
- Master’s Degree
- Clinical background
- Epic experience
- Extensive ambulatory experience
- Experience with transformational leadership
Detailed position requirements can be found on the full position profile, available on request or by clicking the “download” link on this page.
