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Bronson Healthcare Group Director IT, Clinical Applications in Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient, and strong. We are driven by positivity, inspiring us to be our best and go above and beyond for our patients, one another, and our community. Ready for a rewarding career? Join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.
Position Overview: The Director of IT for Clinical Applications is a key position within the technology team, reporting to the executive responsible for application delivery and digital technologies. This role oversees a large team, including several direct reports and technical and business analysts.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or a STEM-related field required. Master's degree preferred.
- At least 10 years of progressive IT department leadership experience at a mid-senior level.
- High-level technical understanding of data applications, technologies, platforms, and data solution architecture.
- Experience with enterprise-level clinical applications in a healthcare environment preferred.
- Certification in relevant areas such as Epic applications, ITIL, business process management, project management (PMP or similar) preferred.
- Expert knowledge of health information technology laws and regulations.
- Interact with all levels of management and important outsiders. Requires tact and communication skills to negotiate and influence others.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage, integrate, design, implement, maintain, and support various information systems for Bronson's clinical operations.
- Lead Tier 1 critical applications such as Epic EHR, Radiology systems, Laboratory, Oncology, and more.
- Oversee the portfolio of digital applications and services serving the region's clinical care and access needs.
- Act as the primary liaison with third-party vendors and external affiliates.
- Contribute to strategic plans and explore new technologies in clinical operations.
- Coordinate resources for planning, analysis, building, testing, training, policy/procedures, development, and issue resolution.
- Improve standards and accountability for application testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution.
- Manage change control processes to enhance functions, security standards, user experience, and service level requirements.
- Analyze functionality and constraints of recommended solutions across systems/platforms/applications.
- Lead project management with the ability to conclude multiple simultaneous assignments satisfactorily.
- Work with clinical service providers to define metrics and KPIs for service delivery quality and performance.
- Ensure solution architecture compatibility, interoperability, stability, and usability.
- Support network information systems, data center operations, interfaces, security administration, disaster recovery, customer services, and IT planning.
- Oversee fiscal, operational, and human resources management for the areas of responsibility.
- Maintain knowledge of federal and state laws related to health information technology, privacy, security, and other relevant areas.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and secure approval of coordinated budgets.
Approve policies and ensure necessary procedures are implemented.
Hire, evaluate, develop, and discipline managerial personnel as needed.
Establish management control procedures to monitor work volume, efficiency, and service quality.
Collaborate with medical and clinical staff to develop organizational goals and plans.
Provide leadership in IT policy development and compliance.
Ensure safe practices and fair treatment of