Director of Clinical Applications

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IT Director Clinical Applications

• Duration: 3-6 months while we recruit for a FT replacement.
• Start: Immediately.
• Onsite required (depending on the candidate, this may become negotiable. There is also some flexibility in number of days/week or maybe 2-3 weeks on, 1 week remote, etc.). The Coachella Valley is great this time of year.
• Responsibility for 35 staff/contractors supporting Epic and other key clinical applications. Reporting to the CIO. Does not currently include Enterprise Imaging or BioMed. The role here is best described as a Director/Manager hybrid.
• Short term priorities:
  • Keep active projects progressing in key areas.
  • Oversight of key maintenance of business and optimization requests. Assist with capacity planning and expectation management.
  • Provide support and management of direct reports. Continue recruitment in key areas.
  • Partner with Nursing and Medical Informatics on workflow design and training delivery. 

Here are some identified attributes of an ideal candidate :

• Ability to direct and manage multiple projects. Knowledge of project management processes and standards.
• Thorough knowledge of best practices for healthcare information technology and system analysis. Epic experience required.
• Skill in leading, guiding and evaluating performance and providing training to improve performance.
• The ability to quickly adapt/fit into Eisenhower culture and strong ability to interact with users, administration, physicians and staff.

• “People person technologist” who knows how to engage peer leaders from a technology perspective.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage customers, build consensus, collaborate, and relate complex topics and help users understand “the art of possible”.
• Current clinical licensure/certification or healthcare technology certifications (Epic Clinical) and/or project management certifications are highly desirable.
• For contract roles, we don’t scrutinize education/licensure/experience in a way that HR would but here at the attributes of the full-time role. Ideally, we’d find someone with experience as an IT Director, Sr. Manager or well-tenured Manager over clinical applications.
  • Education
    • Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Health, Science, Business or HS diploma and an additional 4 years of related work experience.
    • Preferred: Master’s degree in Information Technology, Health, Science, Business or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Licensure/Certification
    • Required: None
    • Preferred: Current clinical licensure or certification (OT, PT, SLP, RN, RPH, RT, ARRT, etc.)
    • Preferred: Relevant Information Technology certification(s) in Epic Clinical Applications and/or Project Management Certifications.
  • Experience
    • Required: 5 years of progressively responsible experience in information technology or 9 years of progressively responsible experience in information technology without a bachelor’s degree. 3 years serving in a manager role or a functional leadership role and/or have managed other colleagues.
    • Preferred: 5 years serving in a director or manager role in IT management or healthcare operational delivery.

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