VP Clinical Information Systems

Cardiovascular Logistics • Gallatin, TN

23h • Remote

About The Position

Cardiovascular Logistics, a premier and respected cardiovascular group in the industry is looking for a VP, Clinical Information Systems to join our dynamic, fast-growing team! The Vice President of Clinical Information Systems is accountable for the enterprise deployment, adoption, optimization, and governance of athenaOne across a multi-state, private equity–backed cardiology MSO. Starting salary range is $200K plus annually and while remote, will be based in the Nashville, TN or Lafayette, LA areas. Flexibility to travel up to 50% of the time, a must. So, if you’re ready to take the next step in your career and continue making a meaningful impact within our organization, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or related field required.
• 10+ years of healthcare IT or clinical information systems experience, including large-scale EHR implementations.
• Executive-level accountability for enterprise EHR go-lives strongly preferred.
• Experience in private equity–backed or multi-state specialty group settings (cardiology strongly preferred).
• Proven success leading athenaOne (athenaClinicals, athenaCollector, athenaCommunicator) implementations, optimizations, or enterprise standardizations.
• Demonstrated success in M&A due diligence, system integration, and post-acquisition operational alignment.
• Deep understanding of cardiology workflows, diagnostic integrations, and interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM).
• Strategic thinker with strong business and financial acumen.
• Excellent project management, vendor negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams through rapid change and growth environments.
• Deep understanding of data-driven decision-making and performance management in healthcare.
• Approximately 50% travel to regional practice locations during M&A and go-live periods.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Informatics, or equivalent preferred.
• CPHIMS – Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems
• PMP – Project Management Professional
• AthenaOne Implementation or Optimization Certification (if applicable)

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end AthenaOne go-live delivery across all affiliates, including scope, timeline, readiness, cutover, stabilization, and hypercare.
• Serve as the single accountable executive for clinical system go-live success and provider adoption.
• Establish and enforce standardized go-live readiness criteria and risk thresholds, with authority to delay or pause go-lives that do not meet enterprise clinical, operational, or revenue-readiness standards.
• Partner with Revenue Cycle leadership to ensure go-lives protect cash flow, charge capture, and claims performance.
• Develop and execute a scalable clinical systems roadmap aligned with enterprise growth and private equity value creation objectives.
• Serve as the executive subject matter expert for AthenaOne (athenaClinicals, athenaCollector, athenaCommunicator).
• Drive enterprise standardization of clinical workflows, templates, and documentation while managing approved exceptions.
• Own the enterprise clinical change management strategy for AthenaOne deployment and optimization.
• Partner with physician leadership, clinical champions, and operations to drive adoption and minimize resistance.
• Establish provider feedback loops, adoption metrics, and remediation plans post-go-live.
• Balance provider engagement with enterprise governance by ensuring clinical input is incorporated without compromising approved standards or enterprise scalability.
• Lead clinical applications due diligence for acquisitions and affiliations.
• Assess legacy EMRs, workflow maturity, infrastructure readiness, and data migration risk.
• Design and oversee repeatable AthenaOne migration playbooks to accelerate onboarding and minimize disruption.
• Report post-close stabilization, adoption, and performance metrics to executive leadership and investors.
• Oversee enterprise AthenaOne configuration, security, and clinical systems governance, with decision authority on clinical workflows, templates, order sets, and documentation standards.
• Standardize templates, order sets, and clinical workflows specific to cardiology (e.g., imaging, cath lab documentation, device management, diagnostic reporting).
• Implement automation and interoperability solutions to reduce manual work and enhance data flow between systems (e.g., ECG, EHR, PACS, and registry systems).
• Collaborate with IT Security and Compliance to ensure HIPAA and regulatory alignment.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of data across all practice locations to support clinical quality, MIPS/MACRA reporting, and investor reporting.
• Partner with Finance and Operations to deliver actionable insights from clinical and RCM data.
• Lead and mentor clinical applications and informatics leadership.
• Foster a results-oriented culture focused on accountability, standardization, and measurable outcomes.
• Serve as the executive liaison between IT, Clinical Operations, Revenue Cycle, and the private equity sponsor.

Benefits

• Starting salary range is $200K plus annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive