MedAllies has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer position.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer is responsible for oversight and management of the MedAllies Security and Accreditation Programs (including information security, training and physical security), recurring third-party security and compliance audits.
MedAllies is a rapidly growing national healthcare consulting firm in Fishkill, New York. The firm focuses on clinical practice and health system transformation, connecting providers as a health information service provider and develops software which enables thousands of healthcare providers and organizations to provide efficient and effective patient care.
Key Network Indicators:
6,000 health care organizations
200,000 Direct users
51 employees
Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer Position Description:
This opportunity will let you use your experience and knowledge to further develop leading security initiatives in this growing organization working with nationally known leaders in healthcare. MedAllies is an exciting place to work where you can learn new technologies and design security operations in the healthcare sector. It is a fast and innovative organization and the Security and Compliance Officer must be able to balance industry strength security with business operations.
Qualifications
The ideal Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer would have an understanding of HIPAA security, and understanding of industry standards/regulations such as ISO, NIST, GDPR, and healthcare specifications such as ENHAC and HITRUST.
Bachelor’s degree required in computer science, information systems, or equivalent experience (Master’s preferred)
CISSP certification required
At least 5-10 years in the healthcare information security field, with risk management preferred
Must have working knowledge of HIPAA, ISO, and HITRUST
Must be able to communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff, including senior leadership
Must have experience with business continuity planning, auditing, and risk management
Experience in defining standards, guidelines, best practices related to risk management, and identity management
Ability to to troubleshoot complex problems related to security, risk management, and resolve issues quickly identifying the best option in an emergency situation
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Seattle Children’s Hospital has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Senior Director, Enterprise Clinical Systems position.
The Senior Director, Enterprise Clinical Systems will play a key role in the aggressive timeline of the hospital’s integrated electronic health record implementation and lead four different departments and a team of approximately 100 individuals.
Seattle Children’s Hospital serves as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. Seattle Children’s is currently involved in multiple construction projects, including additions to the hospital, new research buildings, and a new build out for IT, located in downtown Seattle.
Key Network Indicators
429,255 patient visits
403 licensed beds
7,282 employees
Senior Director, Enterprise Clinical Systems Position Description:
The Senior Director of Enterprise Clinical Systems leads the strategic implementation and operational support of a fully integrated electronic health record (EHR) to support the mission of Hope, Care, and Cure at Seattle Children’s. This position will manage the CIS (Clinical Information Systems) team, the Patient Access and Revenue Cycle Team (PARC) team, HIM and Enterprise Imaging. Seattle Children’s currently has Cerner clinical applications for both ambulatory and inpatient and integrated EHR revenue cycle and patient access applications. With a new CIO in place, the IT team is moving forward with major initiatives and change management skills are imperative.
Responsibilities:
Manage four departments with a total team of approximately 100 people
Provide mentorship and leadership to the four direct reports
Lead departmental change management as well as with the organization as the integrated electronic health record implementation progresses
Provide program and project direction
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree- Master’s preferred
Experience leading large scale implementation of a major EHR-Epic preferred
Over eight years of IT management experience
Academic or children’s hospital expertise preferred
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Hackensack Meridian Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their VP IT Infrastructure and Operations position.
The VP IT Infrastructure and Operations is a leadership role that is accountable for the totality of IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) across Hackensack Meridian Health. The VP of I&O is responsible for implementing and running next-generation information technology infrastructure and for world class delivery of all third-party and internally managed information technology infrastructure used for all clinical, research, and business processes across the enterprise.
Hackensack Meridian Health, located in Edison, New Jersey is the state’s largest, most comprehensive and most integrated network that includes 16 hospitals.
Key Network Indicators:
33,000 Team Members
6,500 Physicians
4,520 Beds
2017 Most Wired: Advanced
Position Description:
The VP IT Infrastructure and Operations is an inspirational leader with deep technical infrastructure experience, strong project management acumen, excellent vendor management skills, plus a superior, service-first-oriented approach to infrastructure operations. The VP IT Infrastructure and Operations is also responsible for operational and service management processes to ensure quality, efficiency and agility goals are achieved. As a member of the IT senior leadership team, the role will contribute to the development and execution of the enterprise wide IT strategy, and ensure it aligns with Hackensack Meridian Health’s strategy and delivery capabilities.
Responsibilities
Drive the I&O department to embrace next generation technology that supports the innovative DNA of Hackensack Meridian Health.
Works with HR and the IT leadership team to develop an I&O “people strategy” that aligns with the enterprise and IT strategy. Continually looks for leading-edge and innovative solutions to the recruitment, development and retention of the I&O workforce.
Forecasts future skill needs to acquire and develop an IT workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical skills and competencies that balance between growing the agility required to achieve digital business objectives and ensuring the core IT functions are reliable, stable, and efficient.
Sets the mission and vision of the I&O department to foster a service-oriented culture and mindset driven by continual service improvement techniques.
Leads the development of the I&O roadmap, and ensures its integration with the overall IT and enterprise strategic plans.
Works with the IT senior leadership team on the service portfolio and governance required to prioritize resources.
Acts as a trusted advisor, and builds and maintains relationships with other IT leaders and Hackensack Meridian Health executives to develop a clear understanding of enterprise needs; ensures cost-effective delivery of IT services to meet those needs, and is able to respond with agility to changing industry priorities.
Develops the annual operating and capital expenditure budget for I&O to ensure it is consistent with overall strategic objectives of IT and the enterprise and is within plan.
Leverages influencing and negotiation skills across IT and the enterprise to enable cost-effective and innovative shared solutions in achievement of enterprise goals.
Participates in the assessment of external and internal technology capabilities required to achieve desired competitive positioning.
Maintains currency on new technologies and platforms and provides direction on what emerging technologies should be assimilated, integrated and introduced within I&O to ensure IT capabilities respond to the needs of the enterprise’s strategy.
Maintains an active I&O sunset strategy for outmoded technology.
Champions I&O involvement in the IT organization’s innovation efforts and its role in experimenting with new solutions to take advantage of industry opportunities.
Provides strategic direction and oversight for the operation and support of IT systems that fulfill the needs of the enterprise, including the full life cycle of infrastructure operations and IT service support.
Directs the development of I&O sourcing strategy and provides executive participation in strategic vendor and partner relationship management.
Serves on IT planning and policymaking committees; drives the development of enterprise technology standards, governance processes and performance metrics to ensure I&O delivers value to the enterprise.
Provides leadership, coaching and direction to the I&O leadership team and staff.
Required:
A graduate or postgraduate degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or a closely related technology field.
15 or more years of experience in IT.
Five years of leadership responsibilities.
Preferably five or more years of experience in large, cross-functional teams influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.
Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, organization design and development.
Preferably proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading IT transformational initiatives in complex and dynamic environments.
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Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Chief Information Security Officer position.
As a key member of the SVP/CIO’s leadership team, the Chief Information Security Officer will have the opportunity to lead an information security team as they establish a strong security culture.
Carilion Clinic, a nationally recognized not-for-profit healthcare system in Roanoke, Virginia, serves approximately one million residents in Western Virginia through their comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices and other complementary services. With 696 employed physicians representing more than 76 specialties, the healthcare system seeks to advance care through medical education and research.
Key Network Indicators:
$1.7 billion (net) total revenue
12,800 employees
1,026 licensed beds
50,399 admissions
Chief Information Security Officer Position Description:
Carilion Clinic is hiring the organization’s first enterprise Chief Information Security Officer. The organization is looking for the CISO to provide an enterprise information security vision and grow the security environment. Carilion Clinic has a patient-focused culture; this position will work closely with research and physicians, and the Epic team. The CISO is responsible for developing long-term information security strategies including, but not limited to, network security, computer and device security as well as application and data security. The CISO leads the response to IT security incidents, serving as primary IT contact point for information security matters that require coordination within the central IT organization as well as the enterprise. The information security program is well funded with a $3M investment over the past three years and is strongly supported by senior leadership and the board of directors.
The CISO will oversee a team of eight people which includes two network security engineers and six identity and access management analysts. The CISO will oversee the coordination of IT security matters in collaboration with Carilion Clinic’s legal counsel, internal audit, compliance/risk management, and other departments as appropriate. The position will also provide specialized IT security consulting, materials, programs and analysis related to information security and IT policy. Additional duties include proactive involvement with IT risk assessments, IT security policy and research, evaluating and overseeing implementation of procedural and technical IT security measures for Carilion’s network, applications, computing systems and environments as well as mobile and clinical engineering assets.
Responsibilities
Lead governance processes for IT security strategies.
Lead strategic security planning to achieve organizational goals by prioritizing defense initiatives and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future security technologies using a risk-based assessment methodology.
Develop and communicate security strategies and plans to executive team, staff, partners, and stakeholders.
Assist with the design and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures, audits, and enhancements.
Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices.
Define and communicate corporate plans, procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating new security systems, equipment, software, and other technologies.
Establish standards for the administration of all computer security systems and their corresponding or associated software, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, cryptography systems, and related software.
Upcoming projects:
Develop a comprehensive IT security program that includes training and awareness
Formalize incident response plan
Network segmentation
Centralize and streamline identity and access management process
Qualifications
Over eight years of dedicated IT security related experience
Expert technical understanding IT security protocols, technologies, and issues
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Hackensack Meridian Healthhas retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Vice President Chief Enterprise Architect position.
The Vice President/Chief Enterprise Architect will lead the efforts for producing solutions for organizational initiatives requiring new technologies. The Chief Enterprise Architect is accountable for proactively and holistically leading the information technology architecture, solutions and IT innovation functions of Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) to the desired organization vision and targeted outcomes. The Chief Enterprise Architect is responsible for taking a practical approach to supporting HMH’s information technology needs. This starts and ends with a focus on delivering signature-ready, actionable recommendations to leaders, so they can achieve targeted outcomes.
Hackensack Meridian Health, located in Edison, New Jersey is the state’s largest, most comprehensive and most integrated network that includes 16 hospitals.
Key Network Indicators:
33,000 Team Members
6,500 Physicians
4,520 Beds
2017 Most Wired: Advanced
Vice President Chief Enterprise Architect Position Description:
The chief enterprise architect is responsible for helping leaders enable their future-state capabilities that, in turn, will drive the HMH’s targeted outcomes through the choice of programs, projects and initiatives the organization chooses to invest in. The chief enterprise architect must be capable of practically applying existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving organizational models. Conversely, they must be able to understand, monetize and operationalize new technologies.
Responsibilities
Leads and coordinates all aspects of the EA program including:
Guides people, process and organizational change related to the use of information technology.
Solutions Architecture – develops a direction for managing the portfolio of to-be solutions.
Technical Architecture – evolves the technical infrastructure.
Application Architecture (subset of solutions architecture) – guides application design and defines application architecture paradigms, such as service-oriented architecture (SOA), principles that influence design decisions and patterns that provide proven design solutions.
Leads, manages, and balances bimodal EA program – one EA team with two modes of operating. Mode 1 is foundational EA (tactical), which maintains and evolves future-state IT capabilities with a focus on efficiency and predictability of the existing IT estate. Mode 2 is vanguard EA (strategic), which designs and enables future-state IT capabilities with a focus on technology disruption, speed, agility, and flexibility, while meeting today’s organizational needs with an optimized Mode 1 strategy.
Leads the efforts to develop, maintain and govern the enterprise architecture across the organization.
Responsible for defining the EA process and architecture review and advisory process, and for leading the integration of those processes with related organizational and IT processes.
Lead, prioritize, and develop the overall enterprise architecture approach for the organization, and communicate architectural direction.
Directly manages other architecture-related activities and the respective roles (IT solutions and IT innovation).
The Chief Enterprise Architect will demonstrate competencies across six key dimensions:
Lead and Influence
Identify Ecosystems and Develop IT Models
Focus on Strategy and Execution
Research and Understand Technology and Nontechnology Trends
Enable Enterprise Ideation and Innovation
Determine and Help Orchestrate the Delivery of HMH Outcomes
Qualifications
Candidates should be innovative, mission driven, trusted thought-leaders skilled at leading conversations to a decision. Though not a true idea person, this position will engage with organizational leaders to define solutions and then deliver results. The best candidates will understand “how stuff works” at the core level and be familiar with underlying healthcare technologies. Candidates should be highly collaborative and supportive of ideals and strategies, be unflappable in the face of opposition to architectural ideals, and be practical and principle-based in their decision making approach and problem solving abilities.
Skills:
Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations, and EA and COBIT frameworks.
Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments.
Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
Strong leadership skills.
Excellent analytical and technical skills.
Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
Knowledge of of business engineering principles and processes.
Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools and model repositories.
Competencies:
Organizational savvy.
Ability to balance the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions.
Ability to translate HMH needs into EA requirements.
Ability to estimate the financial impact of EA alternatives.
Ability to apply multiple solutions to challenges.
Ability to rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
Capable and comfortable with balancing time between foundational EA (Mode 1: ensures efficiency and predictability) and vanguard EA efforts (Mode 2: concerned with speed, agility and flexibility to achieve a unified and flexible EA that meets the organization’s needs).
Understand and speak the language of healthcare.
Influential in the organization and a team player.
Effective at driving short-term actions that are consistent with long term goals.
Required:
Master’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
10 or more years of experience in information technology in complex organizations.
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Aspirus has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Vice President Information Technology position.
The Vice President Information Technology is a newly created position that will serve as the liaison between Aspirus’ Business Units, Corporate IT Operations and Enterprise Applications. The Vice President is part of the succession plan for the CIO and will collaborate with the senior executive teams from each Aspirus Business Unit, lead Regional IT Managers and the Director of Enterprise Applications. The organization continues in growth mode and feels strongly about their mission to provide exceptional healthcare in their communities.
Aspirus, based in Wausau, Wisconsin, is an eight-hospital system with 60+ clinics spread over two states (Wisconsin and Michigan), that is experiencing growth and increased market share.
Key Network Indicators:
$1,049,162,000 Total Revenue
357,470 Outpatient Visits
2,514 Births
20,698 Surgical Procedures
Vice President Information Technology Position Overview:
In this newly created position, the Vice President of Information Technology will serve as the liaison between Aspirus’ Business Units, Corporate IT Operations and Enterprise Applications. The Vice President is part of the succession plan for the CIO and will collaborate with the senior executive teams from each Aspirus Business Unit, lead Regional IT Managers and the Director of Enterprise Applications. The organization continues in a growth mode and feels strongly about their mission to provide exceptional healthcare in their communities.
Qualifications:
Knowledge of information systems development, implementation and project management normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems required.
Minimum of ten years’ information technology leadership and project management experience preferred.
Possess analytical skills necessary to develop and implement appropriate changes to programs and to oversee and direct work of assigned subordinates.
Must possess excellent communication and organizational skills to work effectively in a team environment. Thorough knowledge of operational processes and process improvement beneficial.
Wausau, WI
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University of Maryland Medical System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Senior Director, Chief of Clinical Informatics position.
Senior Director/Chief of Clinical Informatics Position Overview:
The Senior Director, Chief of Clinical Informatics reports directly to the Associate CIO and Vice President of the enterprise-wide system who is also a physician. Employing their large team, this individual will work closely with all 13 hospitals to ensure they are either fully utilizing the Epic system or preparing for their upcoming Epic implementation. The informatics team also collaborates with the IT applications team to provide great customer support and to create a system that listens to their users. With close to 1,000 new employees each year, the training department is also under the Chief of Clinical Informatics.
The University of Maryland Medical System Senior Director and Chief of Clinical Informatics provides system-wide clinical leadership to advance the UMMS utilization of clinical information systems consistent with the goals of clinical, operational, and strategic initiatives of the Medical System.
Organization overview:
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a comprehensive network of thirteen academic, community and specialty hospitals, affiliated physicians and skilled care teams that provide world-class care across the state.
Senior Director/Chief of Clinical Informatics Position Description:
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Associate CIO and Vice President for IT, the Senior Director; builds, leads, and manages the team that serves as the primary liaison between physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, clinical teams, executive leadership, information system teams/vendors.
Works in close partnership with other IS&T leaders to ensure regional clinical multidisciplinary leadership of clinical IT projects and maintenance/enhancement of clinically-facing IT systems.
Provides leadership and guidance in the integration of the design of information systems including primary clinical and analytics tools, clinical content, workflow and operational processes, quality patient care, and benefits realization.
Champions the deployment and effective use of clinical information at the local, regional and System level, aligned with operations groups within the organization.
Provides overall direction and guidance to assigned personnel.
Manages resources and processes in a cost-effective manner dedicated to clinical information systems including design and implementation of new systems.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree
Formal training and at least 5 years practice experience in a clinical field (e.g. nursing, physical / occupational therapy, pharmacy, or similar)
At least 5 years of progressive healthcare management experience (primary budget responsibility ideal)
Previous experience as clinical leader for multiple clinical projects, large multi-faceted capital projects and/or leadership within complex organizations
Desired:
Master’s degree in clinical area, business, information systems, or closely related field strongly preferred; doctorate in related field ideal
A background with Epic
Experience with a large, complex organization
Experience with a multi-hospital system
Experience within an academic healthcare organization
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University of Virginia Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Information Security Officer position.
Organization Overview:
UVA Health System is nationally renowned and includes a 612-bed hospital and level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
UVA Health System Facilities:
UVA Medical Center
Novant Health UVA Health System
UVA Transitional Care Hospital (LTACH)
UVA Physician’s Group
UVA School of Medicine
UVA School of Nursing
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
Information Security Officer Position Description:
The Information Security Officer will be responsible for setting information security strategy across the health system, school of medicine and the physician group. Accordingly, the Information Security Officer is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the implementation of strategic initiatives to preserve the availability, integrity and confidentiality of Health System information resources. The Information Security Officer is also responsible for ongoing management of the Health System’s cybersecurity defenses and responses to threats and attacks. The Information Security Officer works in close collaboration with the UVA Chief Information Security Officer, Health System Compliance and Privacy Officer, UVA Internal Audit, UVA Legal, and external audit and other agencies.
Responsibilities:
Implement comprehensive Information Security Program
Direct Information Security Risk Management Program
Serve as the organization’s senior information security leader
Provide effective leadership
Model effective communication and collaboration skills/behaviors
Take action to achieve measurable results
Support innovation and organizational change to improve effectiveness
Develop talent and coach peers and others to develop their capabilities
Achieve budgetary goals
Apply knowledge of functional area to effectively manage operations
Qualifications:
Required:
Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years from date of hire/transfer to obtain Master’s Degree
7- 10 years demonstrated experience in related area
5 years leadership in healthcare information technology security
Experience working with legal, audit, and compliance professionals
Thorough understanding of Federal and Commonwealth regulations including HIPAA, ARRA, HITECH, etc.
One or more professional certifications in either Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Global Information Assurance Certification (SANS/GIAC), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
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Tower Health has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their SVP/CIO position.
Leading a team of over 200 professionals, the SVP/CIO will collaborate with Tower Health Executives and Vice Presidents of business lines throughout the enterprise network. This will include senior leadership, physicians, and Department Chairs at each of the facilities. The SVP/CIO will also work with Tower Health Medical Group and Tower Health Partners to advance their initiatives for a Clinically Integrated Network organization.
Organization Overview:
Tower Health is a six hospital, regional, integrated healthcare provider/payer system that offers leading-edge, compassionate healthcare and wellness services to 2.5 million people in Pennsylvania. The newly-formed system has 11,000 employees and includes:
Reading Hospital – West Reading
Brandywine Hospital – Coatesville
Chestnut Hill Hospital – Philadelphia
Jennersville Hospital – West Grove
Phoenixville Hospital – Phoenixville
Pottstown Hospital – Pottstown
Tower Health hospitals have received national recognition for advanced care in areas such as neurosurgery and stroke, cardiac and vascular surgery, trauma, hematology and oncology. Reading HealthPlex, which opened at Reading Hospital in October 2016, combines state-of-the-art technology and world-class design to make the HealthPlex one of the most sophisticated surgical centers and inpatient facilities in the region.
This position is based in Reading, Pennsylvania (about an hour from Philadelphia). Reading, surrounded by the beauty of the Appalachian Mountain foothills and lush farmlands, offers a nice mix of urban and rural living in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Reading, PA
SVP/CIO Position Description:
Responsibilities:
Preside over Information Technology operations for the Tower Health network.
Create a vision for IT strategy for the system.
Assess the current infrastructure and determine what is needed to support the new system.
Identify ways to maximize information technology in the delivery of healthcare.
Report and share information with the Board to ensure they are kept fully informed on the condition of the information technology utilized within the organization and important factors influencing it.
Identify and lead procurement and implementation of new information technology devices, infrastructure, and systems to support the delivery of healthcare.
Ensure highly productive relationships and partnerships for the benefit of the organization.
Set goals, monitor work, and evaluate results for information technology initiatives to ensure that departmental and organizational objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization.
Work alongside senior staff/board members, executive directors, and community leaders. Participate in and nurture broad networks of alliances with others to exchange knowledge and information about learning and change in support of change initiatives.
Ensure company policies and procedures are followed by each department.
Attract, retain, and motivate staff.
SVP/CIO Position Qualifications:
Competencies:
Expert knowledge of improvement methods within a healthcare setting.
Experienced and skilled at managing complex technology projects that span across multiple departments, as well as geographic settings.
Excellent writing skills as well as superb interpersonal and verbal communication skills; a master at presenting information, ideas, and results is critical.
Ability to work in a fast moving and, at times, intense environment.
Skilled at building and maintaining relationships at all levels within the organization as well as externally with allies, current partners, and potential partners.
Required:
7+ years experience in health care information technology management and operational experience with a focus on improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
5+ years health care information technology leadership experience at a Sr. Director or Vice President level.
Significant strategic experience within a multi-entity hospital setting or hospital IDN.
Bachelor’s degree
Desired:
Experience in complex multi-site healthcare systems preferred.
An MBA or other applicable graduate degree is strongly preferred.
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Erlanger Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Epic Program Director Position.
Organization Overview:
Erlanger Health System is the seventh largest public healthcare system in the United States, with five Tennessee-based hospitals that serve patients in 50 counties. Erlanger is the tri-state region’s only Level I Trauma Center, providing the highest level of trauma care for adults. Erlanger has six LIFE FORCE air ambulances in its fleet. Erlanger’s Children’s Hospital houses the region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as well as a pediatric trauma team, Emergency Center, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Erlanger also serves as the region’s only academic teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Campus.
Epic Program Director Position Description:
Having just been through a very successful Epic implementation of both Inpatient and Ambulatory, the organization is recruiting an Epic Program Director to be responsible for the entire Epic system. This individual will have the opportunity to lead a large team of approximately 80 people and lead optimization.
Reporting directly to the CIO, the Epic Program Director will be part of the core IT leadership team and work collaboratively with other directors who are over the technology, informatics, and other IT systems. One of the key roles of this position will be partnering with the CMIO to enhance the physician experience and improve and enhance workflows. The position also requires assisting several user and governance boards with prioritization. Erlanger is seeking a visionary who can apply their previous implementation and optimization experience to lead them forward.
Responsibilities:
Manage and assist Clinical Business Analysts in analyzing and documenting business requirements and processes; communicate requirements to technical personnel through the construction of basic conceptual data, process models and flowcharts, and technical specifications.
Coordinate projects, priorities, performance reporting related to the clinical EMR.
Develop status reports and perform risk analysis to inform both Business and Executive Sponsors of the status of EMR Project.
Provide technical and analytic expertise for the development of the Clinical EMR.
Coordinate with end users, stakeholders, and project sponsors in order to assess business and clinical needs; create business, functional and technical requirements documents based on captured data and in accordance with departmental protocol/standards. Define external interfaces, constraints, quality issues and other non-functional requirements.
Oversee project management team with identified risks, concerns, and ambiguities discovered during the gathering of requirements; assist team in developing solutions.
Partner with project managers to complete requirements documentation in accordance with project schedule.
Oversee planning, organizing, facilitating, and lead meetings and workgroups as well as oversee and execute follow-up activities.
Ensure software development team accounts for all defined requirements in coordination with quality assurance team. Ensure that all quality standards comply with internal policies and industry standards.
Document changes to baseline requirements through standard change control process.
Document software test plans, technical requirements, release notes, user and training guidelines and other materials.
Plan, coordinate, and support unit acceptance testing and subsequent deployments in coordination with other team leaders.
Oversee end user and application support functions including problem solving and resolution of application function defects.
Develop and execute project presentations.
Participate in special projects as required.
Provide training to and serve as a mentor for Clinical Business Analysts and/or other appropriate project team members; manage and evaluate work products for assigned team members.
Lead the training, development, and implementation of process improvements for all projects and applications.
Identify opportunities for process improvements and provide analysis and propose change and communicate strategies.
Provide supervision and direction to junior clinical business analysts, clinical business analysts assigned at Levels I and II, consultants, and/or other appropriate project team members.
Responsible for ensuring that the EMR is fully manned of Clinical Business Analysts, Clinical Business Analysts assigned at Level I, II and III, consultants, and/or other appropriate project team members as need to support the EMR.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree
Epic experience
Full life-cycle implementation experience
Healthcare IT experience
5+ years of leadership/management experience
Desired:
Master’s degree
Epic Gold Star experience
Strong mentorship focus
Optimization experience
Project Management experience
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