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ECU Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Vice President, Technical Services/Chief Technology Officer.

ECU Health is a mission-driven health care system in eastern North Carolina that reaches more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties. ECU Health’s system of care includes an academic medical center with two campuses, affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, seven community hospitals, numerous outpatient facilities, home health, and hospice and wellness centers. The system also includes a multi-specialty physician and provider group, offers access to more than 500 providers in 100+ practice locations.

Facts and Figures:

1,708 licensed beds
$2,153,497B net operating revenue
13,636 employees
65,039 admissions
395,801 outpatient visits
6,188 births
681 open heart surgeries
245,125 emergency visits

Vice President, Technical Services/Chief Technology Officer Position Overview

The Vice President, Technology Services/Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as the technology strategist for ECU Health.

ECU Health’s technology functions include server, storage, image, end user computing, collaboration and telephony, and all other communications and processing systems, as well as data center operations and disaster recovery. 

The CTO architects technical strategy and infrastructure standards ensuring high availability of clinical and business applications. The CTO also leads a Technical Infrastructure team of around 80 people. 

The CTO also plays a key role in the organization’s digital transformation. The CTO has responsibility for products that keep ECU Health at the forefront of digital and technological capabilities.

As a key business executive, the CTO will offer business rationale and perspective to technology opportunities and investments.  The CTO will be a technology advocate throughout the organization for the effective application of technology to meet business needs and support growth. 

Reporting to the CIO, the CTO works with Information Services and business leadership to:

Define and implement policies, procedures and technical solutions that ensure interoperability
Manage security risks
Lower total cost of ownership
Provide a platform for scalable future growth

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering mathematics or business required.

Required Experience:

10+ years of management experience as a senior level information systems professional with a strong technical background and proven track record of accomplishments in a large, complex multi-entity organization.
A track record of successfully developing and implementing IS strategies at an enterprise level, including the research, selection, implementation, operation and maintenance of large-scale systems over multiple hardware and software platforms.
Prior experience delivering high availability systems in a 24/7 environment across geographically dispersed business units.

Preferred Experience:

Experience in the healthcare industry, with an understanding of the industry’s drivers, direction and operations.

On-site Requirements:

Relocation to North Carolina is required for this position. 
An on-site presence is dependent on organizational priorities and the need for face-to-face interaction with operating unit leadership and staff. 
Occasional travel to ECU Health Community Hospitals, Physician Practices and off-site locations is necessary.

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Please note that Kirby Partners exclusively represents this job opportunity and all candidates will be presented through our team of executive recruiters. If you have questions about this position, please email Bryan Kirby.

ECU Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer.

ECU Health is a mission-driven integrated system that reaches more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties across eastern North Carolina.

The health system includes ECU Health Medical Center, its flagship academic medical center with two campuses affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, nine regional hospitals, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice, and wellness centers.

ECU Health also includes a multi-specialty physician and provider group that offers access to more than 500 providers in over 100 practice locations.

Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer Position Overview

As a key strategic executive for ECU Health, the Chief Medical Informatics and Digital Health Officer (CMIDHO), will develop and execute strategies to optimize and transform care delivery models and the clinician-patient experience through the smart use of the EHR, digital tools, advanced technologies, services and processes. The CMIDHO will have a dyad relationship with the Chief Information Officer.

The CMIDHO will develop these strategies in collaboration with executive and clinical leaders taking into consideration clinical, administrative, operational, research and educational needs of the organization.

The CMIDHO will set the digital health vision and align the use of technology with health system strategies and key clinical priorities. The CMIDHO serves as the evangelist of technology enabled clinical transformation by setting the tone, spurring enthusiasm, and challenging current wisdom.

As a change agent, the CMIDHO will engage multi-disciplinary teams and build enabling capabilities to reimagine care delivery and processes that support personalized human experiences across all touchpoints. The CMIDHO will balance the excitement and investment in digital heath technologies with the adoption and value proposition that is complex and multifaceted.

The CMIDHO has the dual responsibility to maintain and incrementally improve the EHR and core technology systems and platforms while also leading and supporting digital transformational activities. This will require striking the right balance between short term improvement and long-term value and exploring new opportunities in the digital world while addressing existing operational challenges through the available digital means.

Qualifications

Required:

Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) with at least five years practicing while leveraging an EHR for care delivery; eligibility for unrestricted license to practice in North Carolina.
At least 2 years of significant leadership experience in a clinical informatics role within a health care system leveraging an electronic health record.
Board Certification in appropriate specialty.
Visionary and global thinking related to the use of technology in medicine.
Comfort in challenging the status quo and ‘the way things have always been done’ to bring creativity and innovation into the organization.
Proven track record as a problem solver and business leader with a high emotional quotient and strong interpersonal skills.
Passionate about building collaborations of patient and clinician-focused innovators to solve complex healthcare problems.
Experience coaching, mentoring, persuading, leading and advising health care providers in the use of clinical information systems to provide high quality patient care.
Excellent collaboration and influencing skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team and navigate enterprise politics and matrixed relationships.

Desired:

Board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Formal training in Clinical Informatics.
Significant leadership experience with an Epic health system.
Experience in a complex academic environment.
Experience leading and/or supporting system-wide digital transformation efforts.
Industry experience working with biopharma, payers, startups, and technology vendors is a plus.

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ECU Health has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer.

ECU Health is a mission-driven integrated system that reaches more than 1.4 million people across 29 counties across eastern North Carolina.

ECU Health also includes a multi-specialty physician and provider group that offers access to more than 500 providers in over 100 practice locations.

Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer Position Overview

The Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer (ACMIO) serves as a liaison between physicians and Information Services (IS) to maximize patient outcomes, experience, and safety along with quality of care and operational efficiency.

As one of three ACMIOs reporting to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer, the Ambulatory ACMIO will work to align priorities with the strategic mission of the ECU Health Medical Group and collaborate with ECU Health’s Community Partners.

By working closely with ambulatory physician – users “on the ground,” the ACMIO will support the use of existing technologies and evaluate new solutions that enable high-quality care, as well as define current and future workflows that meet physician needs and align with strategic initiatives.

The ACMIO will focus largely on the Epic EHR design but will also advise on other technology leveraged by physicians including NLP software, digital apps, analytics, and clinical decision support.

As the Ambulatory SME on the medical informatics team, the ACMIO will assist the CMIO with the vision and strategy in the deployment of clinical and analytics technology that enhance population health outcomes, optimize patient experience, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. The ACMIO will continue to practice in their specialty for 20% of their time.

Qualifications

Required:

Five or more years’ experience in clinical informatics/analytics with management responsibility.
Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) with at least five years practicing while leveraging an EHR; eligibility for unrestricted license to practice in North Carolina.
Board Certification in appropriate specialty.
Expert knowledge in healthcare informatics and able to anticipate trends and develop programs and key initiatives.
Organizational change management experience focused on driving value, pursuing innovation, overcoming resistance, and being a catalyst for effective change.

Desired:

Board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Formal training in clinical informatics.
Significant leadership experience with an Epic health system.

For more information about the organization, the Ambulatory Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar).