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Cherokee Health Systems

Director of Clinical Information Systems

Cherokee Health Systems, Nashville, Tennessee, United States,


Director of Clinical Information Systems

Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Full-time (40/hour per week)

Locations available:

Regular travel between sites is expected to foster open communication between staff and the Clinical Information Systems Team.

Cherokee Health Systems is seeking compassionate, service-oriented individuals to join our team! Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to the community? There is nothing more rewarding than knowing what you do at the end of the day matters to someone.

Who we are:

Cherokee Health Systems is a comprehensive healthcare organization caring for over 70,000 patients across 13 counties in Tennessee. We provide integrated primary medical, behavioral, dental, optometry, and clinical pharmacy services through our nationally recognized integrated model of care. We are committed to serving our mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay, through innovation, excellence, and teamwork.

Why work with us?

We understand our employees need a great life/work balance which is why we are not open on weekends, major holidays, or nights. We also offer these benefits for our incredible employees:

Competitive PTO package with paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Teledoc

403(b) retirement plan with matching

Advancement opportunities

About our Director of Clinical Information Systems:

The Director of Clinical Information Systems is a crucial member of the Information Technology (IT) team, reporting to the Director of Information Technology. The director is responsible for overseeing the selection, development, implementation, and adoption of advanced clinical systems that deliver maximum value across the organization. This role requires the ability to work independently while also establishing technical and best practice processes to improve the health center team and patient experience within CHS.

What we are looking for:

Education : Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s Degree strongly preferred in Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field.

Required Experience : 7+ years of experience delivering and supporting clinical systems, which includes at least 3 years of leadership of EHR/clinical IT solutions and experience implementing or upgrading an integrated electronic health record (EHR) Nextgen and/or eClinicalWorks in at least one health system. Experience with integrated/interfaced devices, applications, and workflows, application architecture & infrastructure design/concepts pertaining to large-scale application deployment strategies. Experience with vendor relationship management.

What you will do:

Responsible for the overall management and training of EHR/PM applications (both clinical and financial) deployed across the organization.

Continuous workflow analysis of all clinical applications.

Responsible for implementing and supporting all software that interfaces with EHR/PM applications.

Provides support for the advancement of and success of EHR/PM applications.

Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the EHR/ PM systems, with assistance from EHR Team Leads, Network Administrators, and Software Developers.

Provides leadership, activity planning, coordination, and directions to complete the assigned project team tasks, produce the required deliverables, track and resolve issues, and meet the relevant system milestones.

Monitors the status of the system and takes any steps necessary to re-direct priorities, re-direct resources, re-define the work, etc., to ensure completion of system tasks in an agreed-upon timeframe.

Responsible for the resolution of all issues escalated to the EHR Steering Committee and the Executive Leadership Team.

Manage future updates of all EHR/PM applications.

Collaborates with IT, clinical, RCM, and financial leadership teams to support clinical, business, and technology initiatives and ensure the completion of IT deliverables.

Works closely with the analytics team to build a robust clinical data architecture to support UDS+ and other clinical quality initiatives.

Collaborates with the research team on science initiatives.

Assists leadership in building and sustaining a technology ecosystem.

Submit your resume or apply on our website today! We can't wait to hear from you!

Please note to be considered for this or other positions with Cherokee, we do require a completed application (www.cherokeehealth.com/careers). Candidates who complete the company's application will be given first consideration for an interview.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Cherokee Health Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

No weekends

Education:

Bachelor's (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

Talbott, TN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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