Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 40 Hours, Days - Heywood Hospital

Essential Functions

• Individually and collectively develops, contributes and supports strategic planning and implementation.
• Identifies strategic goals and relationships, which contribute to the achievement of the Hospital’s vision and mission.
• Creates and maintains a highly motivated workforce which is appropriately supported, educated and prepared for change
• Coaches, supports and educates managers to achieve positive levels of climate.
• Initiates and facilitates change.
• Completes all employee performance evaluations by evaluation due dates.
• Promotes world–class customer service to achieve high levels of patient satisfaction
• Utilizes customer satisfaction data to develop and anticipate customer service systems.
• Develops strategies to identify, meet, and exceed customer expectations and requirements
• Assures patient safety in clinical and non-clinical settings and assures National Patient Safety Goals, if applicable, are complied with.
• Communicates effectively to ensure positive and productive relationships with internal and external constituencies
• Seeks out and maintains relationships which are important to hospital goals
• Fosters an environment of continuous improvement to achieve the highest possible quality care.
• Champions performance improvement, initiatives and processes
• Continuously seeks out performance improvement efforts
• Maximizes, allocates and monitors resources to support the long-term viability of the organization.
• Develops programs, which generate revenue or reduce costs.
• Achieves results within budget
• Responsible for the development and management of a Technology Strategic Plan
• Work collaboratively with physician relations, finance, human resources and nursing administration while providing direction, vision and support for the IT Team
• Manage the Company’s technology expense and capital budgets, evaluate needs, conduct cost and productivity analyses and determine priorities to effectively and efficiently utilize technology revenue
• Advise senior management on strategic systems conversions and integrations.
• Provide leadership and direction for all departments, including publication development, database management, networking, voice and video communications, security, website development and user support
• Cultivate and maintain professional contacts with other professional organizations and associations concerning existing and developing information technologies
• Apply project management expertise and technology experience to deliver IT solutions and be able to react to technological changes in an efficient and timely manner.
• Stay current and maintain knowledge of trends, emerging technologies, and information systems development and their potential utility for HH
• Work to improve delivery of patient care through deep understanding of healthcare informatics and commercial information systems and applications
• Manage periodic technology portfolio analysis to generate project plans that ensure alignment with strategic plans

Qualifications:

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• Masters Degree preferred, but exceptions may be made in lieu of professional experience. 

Minimum Work Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with increasing responsibilities for management and support of healthcare information systems and information technology, direct management of a major IT operation is preferred
• Significant experience in a health care setting is desirable, specifically in technology and information systems planning to support business goals

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as a team member is essential
• Strong computer skills required

 Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.  Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands).