Chief Information Officer in Pasco, Washington at Tri-Cities Community Health

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides the technological and informational vision and leadership for Tri-Cities Community Health (TCCH). The CIO will lead TCCH in planning and implementing enterprise information systems and programs that support clinical and business operations. The CIO will lead business intelligence initiatives and design system-wide technology solutions. The CIO will be responsible for defining the strategic vision for information and technology and ensuring that it is effectively aligned with TCCH's organizational vision and goals.

Essential Functions

1. Works with other members of the Executive Team to provide strategic and tactical planning, development, and evaluation of the IT structure.

2. Responsible for the management and integration of the organization's information and communications systems, including voice, data, imaging, and other office automation

3. Develops effective user-training programs for new and legacy software.

4. Defines IT strategic vision and ensures that it is effectively aligned with organizational vision and goals. Supervises the development of a strategic plan for hardware and network projects, including budget considerations, project prioritization, and project management.

5. Plans and directs the health information management service areas, ensuring compliance with professional, state and federal regulatory requirements. Leads the efforts for timely reporting of quality data and defined metrics. Provides oversight of data reporting plan for clinical activities and outcomes for strategic, quality, and grants initiatives.

6. Develops and implements organizational policies and procedures for patient data services, ensuring that TCCH meets current HIPAA and IT compliance standards.

7. Provides oversight of administration for all software on organization workstations or used by staff. This includes software that contains patient data, business software, and software vendors/partners that provide services outside the organization's network.

8. Ensures effective utilization of software that supports business processes and workflows of TCCH; supports current standards of practice for healthcare and technology. Research, monitor, and analyze industry trends, emerging technologies, and IT performance to guide innovation and continuous improvement.

9. Responsible for cybersecurity and educating/training and monitoring end-users on effective measures required to prevent cyberattacks. Responsible for monitoring and updating known threats, scams and red flags.

10. Ensures that proper policies and procedures are written and implemented.

11. Serves as the TCCH Security Officer and ensures that data and TCCH IT assets are protected by defining, implementing, and monitoring system security and back up procedures. Ensures appropriate IT equipment inventory processes such as tracking, tagging, monitoring, disposal, standardization, etc.

12. The duties herein describe the principal functions of this job, level of knowledge and skills typically required, scope of responsibility, work requirements, and working conditions, but are not all-inclusive. Individuals may perform other duties and TCCH reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize work periods, or otherwise balance the workload.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $166,442 to $231,896 annually. Placement within this range will depend on qualifications and experience.

Minimum Education and Work Experience

BS degree in Computer Science and Information Systems and five years of professional experience OR any combination of education and experience which would provide the candidate with the desired knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job.

Preferred Education and Work Experience

MBA or MS in degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, experience in athenahealth, and SQL background preferred.

Preferred Licenses/Certifications

CCNA/CCNP and athenahealth certifications preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Proficient skills in establishing IT services framework and IT security policies.

Expert skills in project management.

Proficient skills in budget management.

Expert communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements

Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Tri-Cities Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law