Information Systems Director

Information Systems Director
Knox Community Hospital
Full-time
The Director plans and manages support operations for both inpatient and ambulatory electronic medical records system. The Director works collaboratively with both Information Systems leadership and the clinical community. The Director of Clinical Applications will manage Clinical Applications Administrators, Senior EMR Specialist, EMR Specialist, and Practice Management Specialist. The director provides the leadership of driving end-user adoption in new and existing system through effective communications, design improvements, enhancements or upgrade implementation of clinical applications. The Director is responsible for translating the mission, strategic goals and program priorities of the organization into department operations.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

•Graduate of an accredited program for nursing education – BSN preferred.
•Current licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Ohio
•Seven (7) to ten (10) years’ working experience as a nurse or other care provider role.
•Must possess a broad clinical understanding and strong knowledge in Hospital electronic medical records systems.
•Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

•Mature understanding of Paragon clinical applications and Allscripts.
•Understands pertinent regulatory guidelines such as Joint Commission, Meaningful Use, HIPAA.
•Strong interpersonal skills, sound problem solving and negotiation abilities.
•High degree of analytical skills.
•Sound project management skills.
•Must be detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
•Ability to develop long-term plans and programs and to evaluate work accomplishments.
•Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with physicians, clinicians, management staff, employees, and the general system end-users.
•Must be a progressive thinker with the ability to initiate change.

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