IT Director

CereCore is a leading provider of EHR implementations, IT and application support, IT managed services, technical staffing, strategic IT consulting, and advisory services to hospitals and health systems nationwide. Our heritage is in the hallways of some of America's top-performing hospitals. We have served as leaders in finance, operations, technology, and as clinicians turned power users and innovators. At CereCore, we know firsthand the power that aligned technology can provide in delivering care. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, we are committed to bringing the expertise we have gained as operators to deliver IT services that emphatically address the needs of health systems across the United States. Our team of over 600 clinical and technical professionals has implemented EHR systems in more than 400 facilities and provides managed services support to tens of thousands of health system employees. We work tirelessly to provide healthcare organizations specialized IT services that support the delivery of patient care. The Link to Life-Saving Care.

Job Summary:

The IT Lead is responsible for the development, coordination, and execution of a team of technicians, analysts, and/or specialists in support of information systems for one or more hospital sites and associated ASC and clinics. The Lead helps oversee the IT department and is responsible for the delivery and support of technology services including maintenance and enhancements of existing systems and collaboration on new systems and processes. The Lead is responsible for meeting end user expectations, maintaining policies and procedures, and supporting the development of the department budget and strategy. This includes proposal and contract assistance, cost/benefit analysis, system analysis, and implementation activities and management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning, evaluation, selection, design, development/implementation, recovery, and maintenance/support of hospital applications.
• Documentation of each of the above phases, (i.e. SDLC, Work Plans, Policies and Procedures).
• Assisting with issue identification and resolution.
• Ensuring IT projects are within scope, budget, objectives, schedules, and resource commitments.
• Coordinating vendor activities for functional and technical support of applications, interfaces, and equipment as needed for the department.
• Supervising staff and ensuring they modify/add the appropriate documentation based on changes in application design or new technology/functionality.
• Maintaining a knowledge and understanding of the changing trends in the industry and applying technology and recommending changes as appropriate.
• Recruiting, selecting, training, developing, motivating, coaching, and evaluating staff.
• Creating local and implementing corporate policies and procedures to support processes and cybersecurity requirements. Is responsible for IT deliverables relating to SOX, audit, risk assessments, and other security needs.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with users, management, and staff to promote an open line of communication.
• Communicating appropriate information including status, schedule variances, and outstanding issues.
• Effectively prioritizing personal and team assignments, following through on planned assignments within assigned timeframes.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Assisting with department strategic planning and budgeting including the identification of information systems and technologies to improve the organization's productivity and reduce costs. This includes license acquisition/maintenance, proposal assistance, cost/benefit analysis, and creating other supporting materials to support both.
• Proficient at developing improvements in work methods.
• Effective in cost control and resource utilization.
• Performing other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Proactive in meeting customers' needs. Responding promptly to customer needs or requests.
• Demonstrating a willingness to accept extra assignments.
• Identifying potential threats and responding to reported security violations to determine causes, possible solutions, and remediation required to ensure data security.
• Informing leadership of conditions and operational security exceptions, their impact, and pertinent factors influencing them.
• Providing guidelines and assisting in the identification, development, implementation, and maintenance of local and corporate security policies and procedures in coordination with management.
• Performing periodic security risk assessments/testing (i.e. vulnerability and penetration testing) and conducting related ongoing compliance monitoring activities in coordination with Security Consultants, corporate IT, and Surgery Partners' other compliance and operational assessment functions.
• Ensuring compliance with security practices and consistent application and reporting failure to comply with security policies as applicable.
• Initiating, facilitating, and promoting activities to foster information security awareness throughout the organization.
• With assistance from Security Consultants and corporate IT, serving as information security consultant to all local departments/entities.

Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent level of practical experience is required.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of working experience in a management-level IT position within a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment. The candidate must demonstrate successful experience in executing IT services solutioning. Vendor management experience is also required.

The candidate will demonstrate project management-based experience and leadership over concurrent initiatives, with a proven track record of creative solution design, engineering, and coordination of delivery.

Communication Skills: Candidate must have strong communication skills both in written and verbal form. This is especially so for this leadership position where he/she will be required to convey succinct summaries to business leadership as well as detailed instructions to effectively execute processes and tasks by the IT department.

Interpersonal Skills: The candidate will be empathetic to customer requirements while demonstrating the ability to be a proactive advocate to partner and drive successful implementations, even when up against tight timelines and other constraints.

Leadership/People Skills: The candidate must demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills, having an ability to influence a cross-functional group towards a unified direction. The ability to build relationships and trust with others is a requirement, as this leader will serve as a change agent toward building and maturing a structured delivery framework.