Vice President (VP) - Business Applications at Avera – Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera: Advance Avera to the next level through innovation, side by side with a leadership team proven to help shape the future of health care.

Join Avera as a VP of Clinical Applications & Informatics and join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture and team environment.

Position Highlights:

• More than a career! Avera is a mission-driven organization focused on people and our communities.
• As VP of Clinical Applications, provide strategic and operational leadership for EMR, ERP, and other enterprise applications.
• Positive and productive team environment.

Job Summary

The Vice President, Applications & Informatics leads Avera’s efforts in leveraging healthcare applications and informatics to enhance patient care, streamline operations, and drive clinical innovation. This position will be responsible to ensure alignment with medical and clinical goals with information technology initiatives to ensure optimal healthcare delivery and outcomes.

This position drives the design, development, application and adoption of technology-based innovations and solutions that assist users in the delivery of services across the continuum of the Avera as well as other care settings. This leader will work in partnership with Information Technology and Clinical Operational Teams (physicians, advanced practice providers, quality, evidence based practice, disease management, and other end users) to champion solutions and drive change.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Clinical Specialty or a related field required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• More than 10 years of experience, specifically in a healthcare delivery and operational setting.
• More than 10 years progressive, senior level IT management and leadership experience.

What Makes Avera Special?