Contact: Bob Gilson
bobgilson@Rockwood-search.com
646 747 9219
Position: Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
Reports to: Executive Vice President, Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports: Chief Technology Officer
Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Director, IT Services and Telecommunications
Director, Revenue Cycle and Clinical Systems
Annual Operating Budget: $30 + million
Capital Budget: $10+| million
FTEs 140
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Scope of Responsibility:
The CIO is the administrator for IT strategic planning, hardware/software technology deployment, data/voice network architectural direction and medical informatics. He/she coordinates IT and clinical policies for system requirements, acquisitions and enhancements. Responsibilities include: oversight of the Epic Electronic Medical Record, acquisition, implementation and support of large, complex custom designed systems, vendor software and equipment; initiation and development of feasibility studies, cost/benefit analyses and RFPs.
The CIO is responsible for developing all information technology strategies, plans, policies and procedures to support the strategic goals of as an institution. As chief liaison for all information technology, medical informatics and telecommunications operations, the CIO is responsible for coordinating and integrating software, medical equipment, informatics services and data/voice/Internet/intranet network services to members of the Medical Staff, the Nursing Staff, Administrators, Managers, Clinicians, the Medical Board and the Board of Governors. As a service provider, the CIO is responsible for Information Technology infrastructure which encompasses an enterprise Wide Area Network (WAN) serving 7,000 client workstations with over 600 rules-based applications and data base servers and telecommunications infrastructure serving inpatient and outpatient care. The CIO oversees data and equipment integrity, security and data base administration.
Position Responsibilities:
• Provides strategic direction to coordinate Information Technology, Medical Informatics, and Telecommunications deployment and service in support of s strategic goals.
• Serves as a permanent member of the Information Systems Steering Committee, facilitating institution-wide input into Information Technology and Telecommunications strategic planning, implementation, benefits realization, resource utilization, security and service levels.
• Ensures the daily management, coordination, development, selection and operation of all Information Technology and Telecommunications processing systems and services.
• Evaluates the impact of new technology; negotiate contracts for IT and Telecommunications hardware, software, support, maintenance and consulting to ensure effective and efficient resource utilization.
• Optimizes ongoing productivity improvement, cost effectiveness and total quality management throughout by the use of Information Technology, Medical Informatics, and Telecommunications.
• Develops policies and procedures for business recovery and disaster contingency planning.
• Creates and nurture an educational environment for IT, Medical Informatics and Telecommunications staff to ensure ongoing professional development.
• Manages facilities for IT, Telecommunications, Medical Informatics and User Training.
Management and Technical Skills Required
• Direct experience overseeing implementation and support of the Epic Electronic Medical Record.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills; program and project management, strategic and tactical planning.
• Hands on experience with current LAN/WAN architectures, client/server technology, distributed data base and data/voice communications technology; desktop client workstation computer hardware and software technology; data warehouse, data mining and data mart technology, biomedical engineering technology and medical informatics technology for medication safety and patient care.
• Systems development and project management methodologies; system and data administration; operating and capital budget planning and control.
• Interpersonal consensus building, team building, negotiating, problem and conflict analysis and resolution; well developed interpersonal and communications skills.
• Global orientation to information technology in a healthcare setting.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, information technology or a related academic discipline. Masters degree preferred.
• Fifteen plus years of administrative management experience in progressively more responsible Information Technology positions.
• Familiarity with the Epic Electronic Medical Record.
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