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Southern Illinois Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Vice President/CIO.

The people of Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH), a not-for-profit health care system, are 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 30 facilities, including three inpatient hospitals, three clinics, numerous physician offices, three walk-in clinics and dedicated centers that include neurology, cancer, heart, sleep, and rehabilitation.

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

SIH is a member of the BJC Collaborative, a partnership among health care systems throughout Illinois, Missouri, and Eastern Kansas.

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale is the flagship hospital for SIH and regional referral center for the 16 county southern Illinois region with practicing physicians in over 45 different specialties:

154-bed tertiary care hospital
Southern Illinois’ largest and most spacious birthing center with Level II Plus Special Care Nursery
Only dedicated pediatric unit in the region
The core hospital for SIH’s comprehensive, regional heart program, Prairie Heart Institute.
High level surgical capabilities including daVinci technology
Affiliated with SIU School of Medicine through its Family Practice Residency Program
Neuroscience program including neurosurgery and a designated Primary Stroke Center
Accredited by the Commission on Cancer for comprehensive cancer treatment

Vice President/CIO Position Overview

The Southern Illinois Healthcare Vice President/CIO will direct this 3-hospital system’s information technology department to continue working towards the industry’s best IT practices.

The CIO will direct the planning and implementation of enterprise IT systems to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and business development.

This key system leader will oversee a staff of 125 IT team members, report to the CEO, and is a member of the Executive Team.

Initial projects include:

Transition a recently acquired hospital to SIH systems
Develop plans to continue optimizing applications and technology
Further the growth of telemedicine
With the CHIO, continue to move informatics programs forward
Continue consolidating business and clinical system throughout the enterprise

SIH utilizes Epic as its EHR.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor degree
Eight+ years of progressive supervisory experience
Seven+ years of healthcare Information Technology management experience
A proven background in community and rural healthcare management

Preferred:

Master’s Degree
Epic experience
Lean experience

Other:

Residency in or relocation to the Carbondale, Illinois area is required
Covid vaccination is required for employment

For more information about the organization, the Vice President/CIO position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

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.

Rothman Orthopaedics has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Information Officer.

Why Rothman Orthopaedics?

Since its founding in 1970, Rothman Orthopaedics remains steadfast in its mission: to provide communities with high quality, compassionate, and affordable musculoskeletal care that is ground in evidence-based medicine. This commitment has allowed us to exceed expectations and simultaneously grow into one of the nation’s largest and most respected orthopaedic practices.

As an organization solely focused on the treatment of both routine and complex musculoskeletal issues, we devote the entirety of our resources to the development of new treatments, the advancement of clinical care, and the pursuit of excellence in education and research.

Focused Expertise

Each provider performs hundreds of procedures a year within their specialty, implementing the latest treatment interventions and medical advancements backed by clinical research.

A distinguishing feature of Rothman Orthopaedics is our emphasis on specialization in clinical practice and research. Our joint surgeons focus on joints. Spine surgeons on the spine and so on. This ensures our patients receive unparalleled care from a physician who is an expert in their field and who is committed to providing the best outcomes possible.

Orthopaedic Leadership

We train the orthopaedic specialists of tomorrow training over 130 orthopaedic residents and fellows each year.

Our providers conduct satellite simulcasts and webcasts to instruct local orthopaedic surgeons and colleagues from around the world on the latest advances in science and technology.

Research Excellence

The most published Orthopaedic practice each year at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Our research team works with our world-renowned physicians to study diseases of the bones and cartilage, and pioneer groundbreaking advances in prevention, care, and treatment.
This research is published widely in medical journals. Our physicians have authored hundreds of book chapters, dozens of textbooks, and have given thousands of presentations to audiences around the world.

Team Partnerships:

Rothman believes in supporting the communities we serve. Strategic partnerships from professional sports to youth teams and charitable organizations are an important part of our company culture. Rothman is proud to be the team physicians for the following, but not limited to:

Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia 76ers
The Radio City Rockettes
The Big East Conference
Villanova University
St. Joseph’s University
Over 60 local high schools and colleges

Chief Information Officer Overview

Rothman has recognized the need for exceptional orthopaedic care in other parts of the country and is now ready to engage a fast-paced plan of national growth.

A key to the success of this aggressive growth plan is the scalability of business processes and systems.

Rothman must match the skills and talents of its information technology leadership to these new strategic requirements of the business.

Rothman is hiring its first corporate CIO in order to build the needed enterprise IT systems to support emerging business operations, systems, applications, and IT staff in a true national model.

This hands-on and technology-focused CIO will be responsible for all aspects of Rothman’s information technology and systems.

This broad, senior level executive reports to the Chief Innovation Officer and oversees a future staff of over 60 IT team members.

Qualifications

The successful individual must possess extensive and broad hands-on IT expertise, preferably in healthcare, along with exceptional interpersonal skills, strong verbal & written communication skills, and the ability to help resolve disagreements and conflicts productively.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or business administration.
10 years of experience managing and/or directing day-to-day IT operations.
5 years of experience working in the healthcare IT industry.
Demonstrated ability to apply technologies to solve strategic business problems.
Proven leadership, mentorship, and management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree preferred.
A background of providing technology to physician groups is preferred.
Exceptional experience in systems architecture at a national scale.
Strong background in project portfolio management.
EMR expertise with E-Clinical Works.

Additional Requirements:

Residency in or relocation to the Philadelphia area is required.
Rothman has an employee Covid vaccination requirement.

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

Kootenai Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Director, IT Project Program Management.

Kootenai Health provides a comprehensive range of medical services to patients in North Idaho, eastern Washington, Montana, and the Inland Northwest at several facility locations.

The main Kootenai Health campus is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and includes a 330-bed community-owned hospital and nearly 300 employed providers and more than 600 on medical staff across 25+ clinical specialties from family medicine, cardiology, orthopedics, surgery, and more.

Kootenai Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (MCCN) a national network of organizations that share a commitment to better serving patients and their families.

As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Kootenai Health providers have access to Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise, allowing many patients to avoid unnecessary travel for answers to complex medical questions.

Kootenai Health is focused on its core commitments to safety, compassion, and engagement and is aiming to be a premier medical destination by 2030.

Kootenai Health is the largest employer in North Idaho, with over 3,700 employees, 75% of whom are women.

Director, IT Project Program Management Position Overview

The IT Director of Project and Program Management provides day-to-day management of project, program, and portfolio management teams, governances, and project structure and process, thus supporting the full portfolio of application and infrastructure services provided to Kootenai Health.

This senior leader manages a 5-person team focused on the successful implementation and enhancement of designated Epic applications, modules and third-party applications, as well as infrastructure and security services. Most recently this totaled about 200 projects annually.

This position is responsible for intake and portfolio management, and project management for corporate governance councils as well as enterprise and line-of-business projects.

The IT Director of Project and Program Management will be responsible for managing the business relationship with the client from inception of a new client through the entire project process.

Reporting to the CIO, this position is responsible for managing a departmental budget, managing expenditures, and developing and maintaining a project dashboard.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Management, Information Services, Project Management or Healthcare Administration, or an equivalent combination of education, skills and relevant experience required
Seven years or more of project management experience in technology implementations of packaged software solutions and infrastructure changes in a healthcare or relevant environment required
Three years or more of prior leadership experience with direct reports and project teams is required
Experience using project management, spreadsheet, and relational database computer software to analyze data and produce reports required
Knowledge and application of methodologies for project management and process improvement
Practical experience with electronic health information systems including configuration, implementation, support and optimization in an ambulatory or hospital setting
Advanced understanding of the standard tools, workflow processes, and/or procedures and concepts used in the development and deployment of application software necessary to run the healthcare systems business, clinical or financial systems
Practical experience developing and maintaining business relationships with project clients

Preferred:

Master’s Degree in Information Services, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Administration, or a related IT or healthcare field is preferred

Other:

Kootenai Health requires all staff members to have up-to-date Covid vaccinations
This position participates in director-level-on-call rotation
Position can be 100% remote but there will be regular on-site team meetings

For more information about the organization, the Director, IT Project Program Management position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Michigan Medicine has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Technology Officer position.

Michigan Medicine is the fully integrated academic medical center of the University of Michigan (U-M), comprised of the University of Michigan Health System (UMH), the Michigan Health Corporation, and the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS). It is one of the nation’s largest clinical, research and medical education enterprises within the nation’s top public research university. Michigan Medicine employees over 35,000 faculty, students, nurses and staff and had a $5.2 billion operating revenue in 2021.

University of Michigan Health includes the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital, University Hospital, the Frankel Cardiovascular Center and the Rogel Cancer Center and UMH-West Hospital. Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals were ranked no. 11 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in 2020-21 and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital was the only children’s hospital in Michigan nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties analyzed by U.S. News and World Report for 2021-22. The U-M Medical School is one of the nation’s top ranked research and primary care schools with total research funding of more than $550 million.

The U-M is the leading public university in the United States with 19 Schools and Colleges. It is #1 in research volume among U.S. public research universities, with over $1.5B in supported research.

Michigan Medicine’s hospitals, clinics and medical school proximity to other University of Michigan Schools, as well as a culture of collaboration, fosters unparalleled interdisciplinary and interprofessional innovation.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, recently ranked by the Livability survey as #2 in the 2020 Top 100 Best Places to live in America. It is within 30 minutes to the Detroit international Airport and the large metropolitan area of Detroit. It is centrally located in the U.S. and within a 4 hour drive to Chicago and Toronto, as well as other major U.S. cities.

Chief Technology Officer Position Overview

Michigan Medicine, the health system and medical school of the University of Michigan, will be comprehensively advancing a variety of existing and soon to be acquired, cloud-based capabilities and infrastructure. Kirby Partners is conducting a search for an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will be responsible for leading these efforts and managing the enterprise information technology portfolio at Michigan Medicine.

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will report to the Michigan Medicine Chief Information Officer (CIO) who leads the enterprise information technology services, investments and strategic technology and information services strategy.

The CTO will partner with other key IT leaders to ensure they are delivering on key institutional projects as well as maintaining the organization’s core services.

The CTO will create the technology vision and strategy for cloud-based capabilities, with an appropriate balance between tactical and strategic demands. She/he will also ensure that systems performance and service-level requirements are met.

The CTO will have the technical knowledge and awareness necessary to modernize and drive enhanced efficiency and capability with modern IT techniques. The CTO is an influential role, making investment and priority trade-off decisions with input from the team.

The CTO has overall responsibility for:

Managing technology infrastructure planning and deployment
Making investment and priority trade-off decisions with input from the team
Providing technology vision
Enabling innovation
Understanding the IT trends that can create business value

The CTO partners with other key IT leaders to ensure Michigan Medicine is delivering on key strategic information technology and services projects as well as maintaining enterprise technology infrastructure services.

Qualifications

Michigan Medicine is seeking a proven leader with visible executive presence, as well as demonstrated ability applying technology solutions to business problems. Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as demonstrated by the ability to work effectively with physician and nursing partners, individuals, and teams, across disciplines.

To be successful, the CTO must not only have strong technical skills, but also demonstrated aptitude for learning new technologies and new program development. She/he must be able to develop effective long-range business plans and strategies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in computer science or business administration or another related STEM or information/informatics field
Minimum of 10 years of experience managing and/or directing technological operations, with a proven ability to lead a progressive IT organization to develop and implement IT programs on time and within budget
Minimum of 10 years of experience in strategic technology planning, execution, and policy development
Demonstrated experience with a variety of enterprise cloud-migration efforts
Proven technical knowledge and awareness necessary to modernize and drive enhanced efficiency and capability with modern IT techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree in relevant discipline
Experiences outside of health care as well as familiarity with academia and health organizations

Location & Travel Requirements:

This position will be based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Note: much of the HITS team is currently working remote. Expectations of leaders will be some regular office presence once able.

Demonstrates the following leadership competencies:

Creates a Shared Vision
Leads Innovation & Change
Fosters & Promotes Diverse Teams
Collaborates and Builds Inclusive Relationships
Coaches and Develops Others
Achieves Results
Solves Problems
Aligns Culture
Adapts
Acts with Courage and Confidence
Communicates

U-M COVID-19 Vaccination Policy:

COVID-19 vaccinations are now required for all University of Michigan students, faculty and staff across all three campuses, including Michigan Medicine.

This includes those working or learning remotely.

More information on this policy is available on the Campus Blueprint website.

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Divurgent has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Principal – Client Services.

Divurgent is a privately owned and operated healthcare consulting firm committed to healthcare IT evolution, deploying tailored solutions that help client partners achieve improved operational effectiveness, financial performance, and quality of patient care.

Divurgent has experienced year-over-year growth in its 13-year history, measured in both revenue and staff size.

In an industry filled by capital infusion and acquisition, Divurgent has the freedom to make decisions that are in the best interest of their client partners, rather than shareholders.

Since 2007, Divurgent has been driven by the ELITE values of: Excellence, Learning, Innovation, Trust, and Enthusiasm to redefine consulting and transform healthcare for their clients and the communities they serve.

Divergent is passionate about helping healthcare organizations navigate complex technology-enabled initiatives across:

Payer systems
EHR
ERP
Security
Infrastructure platforms

Divurgent has delivered tangible business outcomes for several large health systems.

A list of client project scopes and highest value outcomes can be found here.

Principal – Client Services Position Overview

The Principal — Client Services position at Divurgent is an incredible opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare technology consulting services firm.

The Principal will be responsible for delivering high-value outcomes to payer clients by overseeing engagements which include everything from advisory engagements to data integration to large go-lives. They will develop strong client relationships while delivering and executing on projects.

This Principal has an incredible opportunity to make an impact and influence Divurgent’s strategic direction through developing more offerings.

A key part of this role is having an “entrepreneurial focus”, identifying revenue opportunities, and building solutions to meet client needs.

Quality is important to the Divurgent culture; this position is outward facing, responsible for driving client satisfaction in support of remaining in the top 3 of KLAS ratings.

Key priorities:

Help clients define and evaluate corporate and business strategies
Be a thought leader and subject matter advisor in technology
Lead the development of Divurgent’s solutions and innovations
Strengthen and differentiate the Divurgent brand
Provide guidance on quantitative and qualitative analysis to drive outcomes
Build strong client relationships
Architect and deliver solutions and services
Provide sales support in the payer area

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years of experience in the business of healthcare
Comprehensive understanding of the healthcare landscape
Excellent working knowledge of evolving reimbursement landscape and the practice management environment
Proven ability to identify the need for change, anticipating, recognizing, and creatively resolving resistance to change
Work with others to view change as a positive challenge and opportunity for growth

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Moffitt Cancer Center has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Director Data Engineering and Interoperability.

Moffitt Cancer Center is a Top 10 cancer hospital dedicated to one lifesaving mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

Moffitt, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, employs more than 7,000 team members. It is recognized for scientific excellence, multidisciplinary research, and robust training and education. Moffitt’s staff includes some of the world’s best oncology physicians, surgeons, researchers, nurses, and healthcare professionals.

The Moffitt Medical Group (MMG) is Florida’s largest multidisciplinary medical group practice that is dedicated to cancer care. The MMG, based at Moffitt Cancer Center, also provides services at other hospitals and clinics throughout the state of Florida and beyond.

Moffitt Cancer Center has partnered with Advent Health to open a new 28,000 square-foot facility located in the Healing Plaza on the campus of AdventHealth Wesley Chapel in Pasco County, Florida.

Additionally, Moffitt Cancer Center and AdventHealth launched their first collaborative cancer clinical trial in Central Florida as the first part of a broad partnership between the organizations to expand cancer treatment and research in Central Florida.

Director Data Engineering and Interoperability Job Overview

Moffitt has become one of the world’s first cancer centers with a dedicated machine learning department, which will accelerate cancer research by translating powerful tools from the computer to the bedside.

For the second year in a row, Moffitt has been named one of the 100 Most Wired hospitals and health systems in the country. And for multiple years running, Moffitt has earned its place on Computerworld Magazine’s list of 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology.

Moffitt employees are among the top-skilled IT experts in the Tampa Bay Area and partner with world-class physicians, scientists, and researchers to develop innovative technologies that support pioneering advances and life-saving patient care.

Moffitt’s Center for Digital Health is building out a Digital Innovation Practice which will include an innovation studio focused on leveraging new digital capabilities to eliminate operational inefficiencies and enhance consumer experiences throughout the enterprise.

The Director of Data Engineering and Interoperability is a newly created position that was developed to lead the transformation of three key areas: data engineering, interoperability, and Cerner data architecture. The Director reports to the CTO and oversees a team that will grow to a total of around 25.

The Director will drive the implementation of key digital initiatives such as robotic process automation, natural language processing, and digital front door solutions in collaboration with the VP, Digital. There will also be close alignment with the enterprise data team related to research and scientific discovery as well as data sharing with strategic partners.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in IS, computer science, business administration, or similar
10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise data management, advanced analytics technologies, or a related field
5+ years of leadership experience as a manager, director or above
2+ years of experience in a clinical, healthcare or research environment
One or more years of experience of working experience in cloud data infrastructure (AWS preferred)

Preferred Experience:

Hands on experience in an Agile/Scrum environment

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

Aspirus is a non-profit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin. Its 11,000 employees are focused on improving the health and well-being of people throughout Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Aspirus serves communities through 4 hospitals in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and 13 hospitals in Wisconsin, 75 clinics, home health and hospice care, pharmacies, critical care and air-medical transport, medical goods, nursing homes, and a broad network of physicians.

Aspirus has been recognized by IBM Watson Health as a Top 15 Health System for four consecutive years in its annual studies identifying the top-performing health systems in the country.

Aspirus Core Values:

Compassion – Aspirus demonstrates caring in all they do, and cherishes the honor of improving lives.
Accountability – Aspirus commits to their work, recognizes their power to make a difference, and embraces the responsibility to advocate for each person they serve.
Collaboration – As a team Aspirus improves their patients’ lives; through partnerships they improve the health of their communities.
Foresight – Aspirus plans and acts today to impact the future, and sustain and grow vital resources for those who need the.
Joy – Aspirus works with happiness and enthusiasm; Aspirus celebrates successes and builds a positive environment.

Chief Medical Information Officer Position Overview

As Aspirus continues to grow, the CMIO is the physician executive responsible for ensuring the quality and effectiveness of clinical care information across the system. In coordination with the CIO, the CMIO will be responsible for setting strategic direction for clinical systems and improving physician efficiency through the optimization of the Epic EHR.

Epic’s lab system, Beaker, will be implemented in early 2022, as well as integration of recently acquired facilities. An Epic “refuel” project is slated for 2023. As a business leader, the CMIO will engage with operations and make business cases as optimization continues throughout service lines.

Digital transformation is key to success at Aspirus as the organization moves forward. The CMIO needs to build key relationships; needs to translate the technical into clinical and work effectively across all disciplines, including nursing and analytics.

This CMIO will have the opportunity to build their informatics team in a matrixed organization. The CMIO will also co-chair clinical governance with the VP of Quality to drive the direction of clinical systems. The CMIO needs to understand the business case for project and be able to articulate the ROI to build organizational support.

Qualifications

Required:

MD or DO
License to practice medicine
Board Certified in specialty
Experience as a practicing physician
Experience implementing and optimizing an EHR

Desired:

Informatics board certification in informatics or other education informatics
Epic

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

Renown Health is northern Nevada’s healthcare leader and Reno’s only locally owned, not-for-profit integrated health network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California.

Renown is an entire network of hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, lab services, medical specialties, and x-ray and imaging services – with more than 7,000 nurses, doctors and care providers dedicated to the health and well-being of their community.

A division of Renown Health is Hometown Health, Nevada’s largest not-for-profit insurance company. Hometown Health is locally owned and offers one of the largest provider networks in the region, serving individuals, families, and employers in Reno, Carson City, and Las Vegas.

Renown’s partnership with SilverSummit Healthplan meets the needs of their rural communities and Medicaid population, making sure that people in all Nevada counties have access to affordable quality care.

The Renown Health Integrated Network includes:

Renown Regional Medical Center – Reno
Renown Children’s Hospital – Reno
Renown South Meadows Medical Center – Reno
Carson Valley Medical Center – Gardnerville
Renown Skilled Nursing – Sparks
Renown Rehabilitation Hospital – Reno
Renown Medical Group – dozens of providers in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and rural Nevada
Renown Urgent Care – 10 locations in Reno, Sparks, and rural Nevada

Renown Health Institutes’ specialized services:

Renown Institute for Cancer
Renown Institute for Heart & Vascular Health
Renown Institute for Neurosciences
Renown Institute for Robotic Surgery

Chief Medical Information Officer Position Overview

The CMIO for Renown Health stands on the disruptive boundary where technology meets patient safety and quality, patient and provider engagement, and cost-effective care. This CMIO will harness the power of technology to lead healthcare delivery into the future.

This individual will closely align with Renown leadership and will partner with physician leadership to ensure the successful adoption of technology.

Renown Health continues to expand in rural health, receiving a Hemsley Grant to provide patient management for thirteen critical access hospitals in the region.

This position is not only about overseeing the Epic EHR, but also an opportunity to join Renown, build relationships, and lead a successful informatics program.

Renown Health will be launching two innovative programs:

1) Home for Dinner: Each specialty will have a part-time CMIO to collaborate with physicians in their specialties to find shortcuts, smart sets, and other areas to help physicians be more effective and reduce burnout.

2) Ambulatory SWAT team: Each site will have a survey about 4 weeks before an on-site to find out issues so the informatics team can work with clinic and strive to resolve 80% of their issues in a week and up to 95% within a month. With multiple teams, they plan to cover each ambulatory practice within 10 months and then start over.

To be successful with these programs, the CMIO will need to build and oversee physicians from each specialty.

Qualifications

Education:

MD or DO

Required:

5+ years of progressive management experience
Epic experience
Ability to practice up to 20%

Preferred:

Board certified in field
Board certified in Informatics
Epic certified builder certification
Academic experience

For more information about the organization, the Chief Medical Information Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).

Albany Med Health System has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Vice President of IT Clinical Systems.

Albany Med Health System is a four-hospital system and the only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving three million people in northeastern New York and western New England.

Comprised of Albany Medical Center, Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, and Saratoga Hospital, the Albany Med Health System has a century-long tradition caring for its communities.

Albany Med Health System has 1,520 hospital beds, more than 800 physicians, 125 outpatient locations, and is supported by a longstanding affiliation with the Albany Visiting Nurses, providing services to patients of all the System hospitals.

The hospitals, physicians’ practice offices, and urgent care centers of the Albany Med Health System retain their own unique identities for the communities they serve. Each hospital maintains its own name, leadership, employees, board and fundraising team.

Albany Med Health System is Northeastern New York’s only academic medical center and the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in the region and one of the area’s largest private employers.

Albany Med Health System incorporates the 766-bed Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical College, which trains the next generation of doctors, scientists and other healthcare professionals. Albany Medical College is the 19^th oldest medical school in the country. The college includes a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physicians practice with 500 doctors.

During 2020, Albany Med Health System researchers received more than 250 grants totaling more than $20 million to study numerous conditions, including the novel coronavirus.

Albany Med includes:

Regional Trauma Center
Regional AIDS Treatment Center
Regional Resource Center
Region’s most sophisticated Emergency Department
Air medical transport service (LifeNet)
Region’s only kidney and pancreas transplant program
Children’s Hospital, including peds and neonatal ICUs, and the Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders

Vice President of IT Clinical Systems Position Overview

The Vice President of IT Clinical Systems is a senior executive providing leadership for the development, management and integration of information and technologies necessary to support the mission, strategies, objectives and goals of the Albany Med Health System.

Reporting to the System CIO and working as a collaborative partner with senior leader colleagues, the VP will oversee and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the information technology systems for Albany Med Health System, including:

Application implementation and support
Operations
Transformation coincident with a full-scale system wide continuous health record (CHR) deployment

Upon completion of a system-wide implementation, the VP will oversee the full CHR portfolio and that working team.

The incumbent is a leader of the transformation program officer/structure and will work with the System CIO, the overall transformational leadership, the IT management committee and other leadership teams as necessary to understand and influence information technology direction.

The VP will routinely report progress work at the IT board committee and other board committees as requested. Through these forums and other less formal interactions and relationships,the VP will develop and foster a culture of responsive customer-oriented services and internal accountability, as well as create teams that are people-perceptive, technically gifted,and have a sound understanding of business sand clinical processes.

The position has direct responsibility for the Technology CHR transformation team. The VP will teach, advocate, and mentor managers and staff on how to apply standards, tools, and methodologies while delivering high quality business focused customer service.

Key critical relationships include the system chief medical informatics officer, system chief nursing informatics officer and many executive colleagues.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
Successful history of planning, implementing and supporting systems in a complex, academic health care environment.
Experience implementing a CHR across a scaled, multi-hospital integrated delivery network is required, including either Epic or Cerner Millennium as the key vendor.
Proven leadership experience in an academic health system/integrated delivery system.
A solid business orientation and strong, credible executive record in healthcare and information systems delivery.

Preferred:

Master’s degree in business, engineering, or health/public administration.
Experience implementing a CHR in an affiliated rather than merged organization.

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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Information Officer.

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is a leading not-for-profit, healthcare organization, offering a full range of the finest professional healthcare services available in west-central Missouri.

Ranked as one of the top 10 hospitals in Missouri by the Lown Institute, GVMH has a high-tech 56-bed hospital, 24/7 emergency department, and four multi-specialty clinics located in Clinton, Osceola, Warsaw, and Windsor.

GVMH also has an outpatient clinic and cancer center, as well as home health services, hospice services, and therapy services.

GVMH provides convenient access to highly trained medical specialists that provide a full range of services, including specialized areas such as obstetrics, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, urology, and more.

The organization is dedicated to providing its patients with the Golden Standard of Care. This begins with knowing the people they serve, both inside and outside their facilities. GVMH’s patients are not just patients. They are members of their community—their families, friends, and neighbors.

The Golden Standard of Care is understanding how to best care for their patients and treating them with the highest level of personal care, compassion, and friendliness.

Mission: To provide exceptional healthcare with friendliness and compassion.

Vision: Great people committed to innovative healthcare; recognized by their families, friends, and neighbors as the provider and employer of choice.

Values: Quality, Professionalism, Accountability, Compassion, and Excellence

Chief Information Officer Position Overview

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, one of the Top Ten hospitals in Missouri, is a bit different from other hospital systems, according to CEO Craig Thompson.

We are independent,” he says. “We make all decisions within our four walls, we don’t answer to a corporate office in another city, and we have been profitable 24 of the past 25 years.”

It’s now time, according to Craig, for the organization to hire its first CIO to provide technology vision and leadership initiatives for the future.

The CIO will direct the planning and implementation of enterprise IT systems to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and business development.

The CIO will lead a staff of twenty IT team members, reports to the Executive Director of Service and Experience, and is a member of the Executive Team.

The system is on Meditech Expanse.

Initial projects will include:

Assessing and improving electronic security
Developing plans to optimize applications and technology
Creating strategies to identify grant opportunities
Growing telemedicine
Directing development and execution of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plans

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or business administration
3+ years of experience managing and/or directing an IT operation
5+ years of experience working in the healthcare IT industry
Experience in strategic planning and execution
Proven leadership ability

Preferred:

Master’s degree
Experience with Meditech EMR
Strong background in community/rural health

Please note, residency in or relocation to the Clinton, Missouri area is required.

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