MGR IT APPLICATIONS

Covenant Health • Knoxville, TN

89d

About The Position

Covenant Health is seeking an IT Applications Manager to oversee the management of staff and standards associated with IT/Informatics maintenance and operations. This role involves conducting feasibility studies, estimating time and costs, and implementing new or revised application systems and programs. The IT Applications Manager will assist in projecting software and hardware requirements, assign personnel to various projects, and direct their activities while reviewing and evaluating their work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, computer science, or information management.
• Eight (8) years of increasing responsibility in related work experience.
• Supervisory and IT project management experience.
• Experience in healthcare environment preferred.
• Valid Tennessee driver’s license Class D and state mandated minimum insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Master's level education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and line management to IT/Informatics staff for application support, maintenance, and operations.
• Provide guidance in the development of project requests and business plans to be presented to Sr. Leadership.
• Assist leadership in the preparation and entry of department budgets and business plans.
• Ensure adherence to budgets and business plans through periodic review of financial reports and capital appropriation requests.
• Serve as customer advocate for facilities, acting as primary liaison between customers and IT.
• Prepare long- and short-range plans for application selection, software systems development, systems maintenance, production activities, and for necessary support resources.
• Prepare cost estimates for current and proposed projects, reflecting the equipment and staff requirements.
• Manage coordination of vendor proposals for purchases of hardware, software, and technical services to assure adherence to technical, security, and privacy specifications.
• Oversee department personnel including selection, training, and personnel development.
• Confer with and advise subordinates on administrative policies and procedures, technical problems, priorities, and methods.
• Hold staff accountable for corporate and IT/Informatics policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Prepare activity and progress reports regarding applications systems analysis and programming sections.
• Establish and maintain exemplary communications and working relationships with the other members of the Covenant Health Leadership.
• Local travel required.
• Other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees