State: MN

Hennepin Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their IS&T Director of Clinical and Business Informatics.

Hennepin Healthcare, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a nationally recognized system of care that includes Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), a Level l Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center with the largest emergency department in the state.

HCMC is a comprehensive academic medical center and public teaching hospital.

Facts & Figures

  • 7,300 employees and physicians
  • 473 operating beds
  • 16,597 discharges
  • 1,735 births
  • 677,503 clinic visits
  • 87,731 emergency department visits
  • 11,294 surgeries
  • 4,681 hyperbaric chamber treatments
  • 349 average daily hospital census
  • 147,913 unique patients
  • 11,511 home health visits
  • 42 hospice average daily census

IS&T Director of Clinical and Business Informatics Position Overview

Reporting to the CIO, with a matrixed reporting relationship to the CHIO, the IS&T Director of Clinical and Business Informatics is accountable for the development of care delivery services and business solutions that support the mission, vision, strategies, and goals of Hennepin Healthcare.  

The Director has three direct reports and a total team of about 40 people overseeing:  

  • Informatics 
  • Service Desk 
  • Project and Portfolio Management
  • Clinical Education  

Playing a key position on the IS&T leadership team, the Director has responsibility for establishing strategy, building strong relationships with business stakeholders, and problem solving.  

What makes this position unique is the scope of accountability and the ability to influence positive change within the health system.  The Training Team is part of the Service Desk which enables the ability to quickly capture opportunities for training and support.  

The Director will work remotely but needs to have on-campus presence at least one day per week (with some projects requiring more frequent presence on campus).

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:   

  • Bachelor’s Degree 
  • 5 years of related experience in a healthcare leadership role  
  • Experience with clinical workflows 
  • Experience in electronic health record implementation throughout the project life-cycle, performing workflow analysis, testing, training, go-live support, system upgrades and issues management 

Preferred Education & Experience:  

  • Master’s Degree in computer science, healthcare or a related field  
  • Degree in Nursing, Pharmacy or related field  
  • Demonstrated experience with LEAN, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies 

Key Attributes: 

  • Passionate about leveraging technologies and new processes to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, and care team efficiencies  
  • Goal oriented with the ability to set strategy and vision  
  • Ability to build relationships and trust with clinical staff and operational leaders  
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities  
  • Strong ability to speak at the executive level 
  • Propensity for thinking past, “This is the way we’ve always done it”

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 Jaclyn Gates.

Essentia Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Enterprise Analytics Director.

Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota. 

Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health includes 14 hospitals, over 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted living and independent living facilities, six ambulance services, retail pharmacies, and a rural health research institute.

To address workforce shortages in health care, Essentia formed an Academic Practice Partnership with the University of Mary Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences nursing program (UMary Nursing) in Bismarck to invest in its future of nursing and across the entire region.

Essentia Health has similar partnerships with Minnesota State University Moorhead, North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota, Northwood Technical College, the College of St. Scholastica, Lake Superior College, and La Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College.

Future expansion of Essentia’s downtown medical campus is a $900 million project, called Vision Northland. The project demonstrates Essentia’s commitment to the health of its patients, the economic vitality of the community, and the work environment for its staff.

The construction project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023 with the hospital opening for patient care in the third quarter of 2023.

Enterprise Analytics Director Position Overview

The Essentia Enterprise Analytics Director aligns and directs the management, development, and integration of data analytics and business intelligence necessary for supporting the mission, vision strategies, objectives, and goals of the business.  

This key executive is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for enterprise analytics programs including:

  • Reporting
  • Dashboarding
  • Advanced analytics
  • Data science

This includes implementation of technologies and strategies to drive clinical and business adoption and decision-making.

Overseeing a team of 55, this key and visible executive will take a strong program to the next level.

The ideal candidate will be 70% a strategic leader, and 30% technical with advanced knowledge of analytics.

The Enterprise Analytics Director reports to the VP of Information Services.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 7 years of progressive experience within information services or analytics management
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, or health-related discipline

Preferred:

  • Master’s degree in a relevant field including Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Epic experience

This position can be hybrid. Essentia expects the team member to be on-site at least once per quarter or as needed. Essentia will pay for any mandatory on-site commitments. (Additional trips would be funded by the employee.)

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.

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

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

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

CMIO Job Overview:

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

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

Minimum Qualifications:
  • MD or DO
  • Board certified in a clinical specialty
  • Strong leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior CMIO experience strongly preferred
  • Certification or degree in informatics
  • Epic experience strongly preferred
  • Experience in rural health
  • Experience in telehealth
For more information about the organization, the CMIO job, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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

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

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

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

CIO Job Overview:

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

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

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 15+ years experience in technology
  • 10+ years experience in senior leadership
  • Healthcare experience, preferably leading technology in a multi-hospital system
  • Strong leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree
  • IDN experience
  • Epic experience
  • ACO and value based care experience
  • Rural Healthcare experience, a value based care background, and telehealth will be candidate differentiators
For more information about the organization, the CIO job description and community information, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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