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Vice President and CIO

Employer:

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Location:

Newark, NJ

Last Updated:

02/17/2010

Job Code:

11210

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Job Description

A 669-bed regional care, teaching hospital founded in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has more than 760 physicians and provides comprehensive health care services to its local communities and is a major referral and treatment center for patients throughout the northern New Jersey metropolitan area.

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is among a select group of organizations that have set national benchmarks for quality patient care, patient safety and hospital efficacy, representing a highly significant achievement and a true culture of performance improvement. Newark Beth Israel is home to Children'sHospital of New Jersey and The HEART HOSPITAL of New Jersey. Newark Beth Israel is a major teaching affiliate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York; New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; and St. George's University School of Medicine. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is accredited by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); The American Osteopathic Association; the Cancer Commission of the American College of Surgeons; and The College of American Pathologists

As a member of the Senior Management Team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (VP&CIO) is responsible for the entire Information Technology & Services (IT&S) infrastructure including hospital-wide information systems and those departmental information systems which support hospital operations. The position is also responsible for Telecommunications function

The VP&CIO will provide leadership and vision for the planning, implementing, managing, supporting and integrating of strategic clinical and business information necessary to support the mission and efficient/effective operations of the Medical Center.

The VP&CIO will provide advice and counsel to Medical Center Senior Management in assessing the clinical and business information needs of the organization; and developing strategic and tactical plans to address these needs.

The Medical Center VP&CIO is responsible for working within the Information Systems Strategy and Plan of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System. This includes, but is not limited to, all standards, policies, and procedures and other guidelines established by the Corporate IT&S function

A Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, Business Administration or matriculate therein is preferred

A minimum 5 years experience as Director of Information Technology and Services, or like position in a hospital setting is preferred.

Excellent verbal & written communication skills; also planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and decision making experience and skill-set

Familiarity with the following application systems is preferred: Siemens Invision Patient Management/Accounting and Clinicals; Oracle (Peoplesoft) Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Payroll;, Teletracker; GE Radiology; Amicas; PACS; and Misys Lab

The ideal candidate should have a firm grasp of the strategic information technology initiatives that hospitals are putting in place in support of the HITECH portion of ARRA; including the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the exchange of health information between and among Health Information Exchanges (HIEs).

NBI is an EOE Employer

To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://saintbarnabas.hodesiq.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1828336

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