Director, IT Clinical Applications - Procedural Areas

Endeavor Health•Skokie, IL

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Director, Clinical Applications for Procedural Areas at Endeavor Health, you will be responsible for leading the development, testing, configuration, optimization, and implementation services of solutions specific to areas of responsibility . In this role, you will be responsible for the full life cycle management, from strategic planning, development, and maintenance to the launch of solutions and platforms. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities with the goal of reducing manual efforts, contributing to growth of the organization, promotion of patient and user experience and creating innovative solutions with operations. You will be developing and fostering strong working relationships with key stakeholders to align technology solutions to the goals of the system . Additionally, you will be responsible for promoting the consistent use of available tools, techniques, workflows, and platforms. To be successful in this role, you will be expected to remain updated on the latest solutions and technologies and advocate for the adoption of industry best practices. This role will oversee teams within Lab Information Systems (LIS) including Epic Beaker, plus OR scheduling systems including Epic Optime.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in technology, Computer Science, or a relevant related field OR equivalent work experience.
Five (5) or more years of experience in managing processes, applications, or systems in a healthcare setting or relevant related industries.
Three (3) or more years of leadership experience as defined as essential to the role.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Strong technical skills.
Strong understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices.
Ability to manage multiple complex projects with efficiency.
Significant domain knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Ability to identify, plan and execute strategic initiatives.
Strong personal and ethical accountability
Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking for problem solving / issue resolution.
A lean towards curiosity, out of the box thinking and innovative.
Focus on people and active engagement in recruitment and retention.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience supporting Procedural Clinical Application areas (Anesthesia, Labs & LIS areas including both Clinical and Anatomical Path, Epic Beaker, Epic Optime).

Responsibilities

Drives end-to-end activities for the assigned solutions portfolio and developing and leading teams for high performance outcomes.
Provides direction for solution implementation including planning, technical setup, building, testing, training, deployment, optimizing, and support.
Establishes relationships with domain leaders to understand strategic business needs and user requirements; identifies business requirements to guide specifications for ease of business operations.
Lead or participate in governance committees to collaborate with key stakeholders about priority and workload.
Collaborates with vendors to ensure systems and solutions are achieving or exceeding the needs of Endeavor Health.
Mentors’ direct reports through oversight of activities such as: Capital and Operating budgets, policy and procedure development and maintenance, talent management and acquisition, sustaining relationships with operational stakeholders, governance activities, and other duties as assigned .
Remains updated on latest technologies available in the market and promotes the implementation of relevant technologies.
Participates in industry related organizations, such as HIMSS, CHIME, Epic UGM / XGM, VMWare World, as appropriate.
Develops strong partnerships with other fellow leaders to identify synergies and opportunities for improvement.
Collaborate and actively participate across functional components led by other leaders, ensuring overlaps and touch points are seamless, effective, efficient and achieve measurable outcomes.
Develops and executes strategic roadmap for assigned areas of responsibility and identifies opportunities for technology and process improvement.
Independently develops recommendations for and effectively resolves complex human resource, technical, or communication issues.

Benefits

Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance.
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
Tuition Reimbursement
Free Parking
Wellness Program
Savings Plan
Health Savings Account Options
Retirement Options with Company Match
Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
Community Involvement Opportunities