Informatics/ Electronic Health Records Director/UKHC
Location: Lexington Kentucky
Description: University of Kentucky is in need of Informatics/ Electronic Health Records Director/UKHC right now, this vacancy will be placed in Kentucky. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. UK HealthCare Information Technology Services has posted the Director, EHR/Informatics. This role will be held accountable for establishing strong credibility & collaboration with our physicians, customers, department leadership, affiliated organizations, all I.T. staff members. This is a highly matrixed organizatio! n which requires excellent interpersonal skills, persuasion and influencing skills, ability to lead large multi-disciplinary teams through significant amount of varied work assignments.
UK HealthCare is a comprehensive healthcare system consisting of the medical, nursing, health sciences, public health, dental and pharmacy patient care activities of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, and in several off-site locations. UK HealthCare is expanding through the construction of a new hospital and potential future acquisitions.
A vital position charged with leadership of IT applications and informatics teams in the planning, developing and evaluating the implementation, support, maintenance, staff training and improvement of the enterprise EHR applications including but not limited to acute care and ambulatory settings. Additionally, this position actively participates in continued evaluation of existing and developing EHR systems against proven stand! ards in functionality, design, continuity of care and implicat! ions of workflow efficiency and cognitive workflows. Ensures monitoring of system sustainability, reliability and maintainability (performance, releases, upgrades, updages and patches). Actively lead organizational performance improvement teams. Evaluates and improve customer service including coordination of services across UKHC IT to plan and delivery appropriate system capacity to meet current and anticipated needs. Facilitates and/or leads identification and measurement of key metrics and effectiveness of planned strategies inthe attainment of expected outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a Bachelor prepared licensed clinician (Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist or Registered Pharmacist). Additionally, eight years or more healthcare experience utilizing clinical information including management of information technology teams.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
1. Highly developed leadership skill in building and maintaining relationships! .
2. Ability to analyze highly complex issues, problems and situations.
3. Ability to develop procedures, methods and/or concepts of analysis.
4. Demonstrated knowledge and use of effective communication techniques and tools.
5. Demonstrated knowledge and use of team building, coaching and management techniques and theories.
6. Commitment to detail.
7. Critical thinker.
8. Demonstrated knowledge of system management life cycle of clinical information systems.
9. Knowledge of project management methodologies.
10. Knowledge of hospital and healthcare organization.
11. In depth knowledge of clinical delivery of care in the acute care setting
12. Ability to use Microsoft Project and ProjectServer applications.
Preferred Education / Experience
1. Bachelors of Arts or Sciences in Nursing, Health Services or Business Administration.
2. 10 years healthcare experience.
3. Three or more years managing cli! nical application teams.
4. Three or more years implementing and s! upporting Eclipsys/Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager and Pharmacy applications.
Deadline to Apply
03-09-2014
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to University of Kentucky.
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