Senior Director, EPIC Program - IT EPIC Clinical - Full Time

Position Summary:

The Senior Director Epic programs will lead Epic and Clinical applications to include any new implementation and operational support across The Guthrie Clinic. The position of Senior Director Epic Programs is a unique opportunity to provide leadership and set strategy for all program/project plan activities including new deployments, optimization project management, internal consulting and educational support at all TGC locations. Reporting to the SVP & Chief Information Officer (CIO), the role will be responsible for managing the Epic modules and the relationships to downstream clinical systems to include those not directly connected to Epic. The role is part of the IT leadership team who leads The Guthrie Clinic in the strategy, development and implementation of Information Technology to support Clinicians, clinical practice and clinical applications. The Senior Director must collaborate with key senior leaders on the clinical and administrative decision-making process. The role will be responsible to develop clinical systems strategy to optimizes the use of existing clinical systems, for nurses, physicians, and other multidisciplinary care providers, by attending to their information management needs. He or she performs all duties in a manner that promotes a multidisciplinary team concept and reflects the organization’s mission and philosophy. The qualified candidate must be an engaging and transparent leader who maintains high visibility and demonstrates excellent communications skills.

Education, License, Cert

• Bachelor’s degree

Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience leading major Epic project implementations
• Knowledge of the Epic project methodology

Licenses and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least one Epic Certification
• Project management training

Essential Functions:

The following section contains representative examples of work that will be and the environment can be fluid. Roles and responsibilities can often be expanded to accommodate changing patient or organizational needs and conditions as well as to tap into skills and talents of employees. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific functions that are listed.

• In collaboration with business leaders, colleagues and the CIO develop strategies for the long-term vision of TGC’s clinical and/or revenue cycle information systems
• Combines knowledge of patient care, informatics concepts, and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients to promote safe, effective, and efficient use of health IT in clinical settings.
• Develops and implements appropriate service delivery in collaboration with leadership in defining, delivering, and improving services for the enterprise and its customers.
• Maintains relationships with key business partners and other senior industry leaders in order to leverage best practices, evaluate emerging technologies, and distribute knowledge internally to inform plans and strategies.
• Promotes advancement of clinical and revenue systems capable of reporting variables to evaluate patient outcomes, to support research, and operational improvement across the continuum of care
• Assesses evolving patient care delivery models, hospital operations, human resource processes, healthcare finance and payment models impacting the continuum of care.
• Works with vendors to proactively strategize on development and/or enhancement of clinical information system solutions to meet organizational business needs
• Acts as a change agent in the identification, development, planning, implementation, and value measurement of informatics strategies to support quality patient care and professional practice.
• Understands the impact of regulatory changes and interprets them for internal and external constituents.
• Works with clinical and IT leaders in evaluating the effectiveness of technologies and workflows that impact clinical users.

Other Duties

Other Duties as assigned

Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.

The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.