State: VA

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Vice President/Associate Chief Information Officer.

Carilion Clinic is a tax-exempt health care organization headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia with a comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services that work together to provide quality care close to home for nearly 1 million Virginians and West Virginians.

Carilion Clinic has an enduring commitment to the health of its region and also seeks to advance care through medical education and research, help their community stay healthy and inspire their region to grow stronger.

Carilion Clinic Hospitals:

  • Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH)
  • Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV)
  • Carilion Children’s Hospital
  • Carilion Clinic Saint Albans Hospital
  • Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (CFMH)
  • Carilion Giles Community Hospital (CGCH)
  • Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital (CRCH)
  • Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital (CRBH)
  • Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital (CTCH)

Over the next seven years, Carilion Clinic is investing more than $1 billion in the region through expanding and modernizing its buildings. These plans include an almost-500,000 square foot expansion to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. 

Carilion Children’s Tanglewood Center opened in 2021, bringing together many pediatric specialties under one roof. With more than a dozen practices, an on-site lab, and imaging services, the center serves as a convenient one-stop shop for patients and their families, who can see multiple specialists in a single place. 

Vice President/ Associate Chief Information Officer Position Overview

The CIO at Carilion is committed to continuous service improvement and evolving IT services to meet the organization’s needs.

To achieve this, the Technology Services Group (TSG) at Carilion is moving away from the typical structure of delivering IT services.

Their structure allows the TSG operations teams to quickly respond to incidents while simultaneously enabling the delivery teams to implement projects and improve solutions.

All clinical areas are on a single instance of Epic implemented in 2007. They are currently 50% complete with the Epic Refuel program to align EHR with Epic foundation.

TSG is led by a forward-thinking senior IT leadership team who remain patient focused when delivering IT services for the organization. They currently utilize multiple service delivery techniques, methodologies and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, ADKAR, TOGAF, ITIL, ITSM, etc.

The VP/Associate CIO will oversee the delivery and operations teams.

The VP/Associate CIO will maintain service and quality excellence while also exploring innovation to use the teams more effectively. This will include:

  • Application rationalization
  • Life-cycle management
  • Automation
  • Business engagement

The VP/Associate CIO will work closely with senior business and clinical leaders across the organization. They will represent technology services at senior management meetings and develop strong relationships with technology and operations.

This position is an excellent opportunity for a strong leader to “think outside the box” and drive technological change across the health system.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Master’s degree in health care, business, or related field required.

Experience:

  • Ten (10) years demonstrating progressively responsible IT leadership experience roles required.
  • Experience with large-scale VoIP infrastructure.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and strategy.
  • Leadership experience in a healthcare setting is strongly preferred.
  • Experience managing large teams.
  • Experience with Epic is strongly preferred.
  • Strong technical acumen with prior experience managing both infrastructure and applications.

Other skills:

  • Skilled in change management and the ability to work in concert with the CIO to continue to reinforce the new IT structure.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with customers.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex IT concepts to customers.
  • Proven ability to plan and execute initiatives.

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 Margaret Cowan.

Inova has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their Director of Telecommunications Services.

Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider and home to its only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Inova provides for more than two million patient visits each year through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services, and destination institutes.

Inova’s hospitals:

  • Inova Alexandria Hospital
  • Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital
  • Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
  • Inova Loudoun Hospital
  • Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Inova makes its world-class healthcare, education and wellness programming accessible to area residents, regardless of their ability to pay. 

Inova provides community benefit through: 

  • Subsidized health services
  • Free or discounted charity care
  • Clinical programs for low-income residents
  • Investments in cutting edge research

Inova’s commitment to its Northern Virginia community is to provide access to healthcare services, and to provide preventative health and disease management programs that educate and help keep people healthy and out of the hospital. 

Director of Telecommunications Position Overview

The Director of Telecommunications Services manages, plans, designs and implements all aspects of the enterprise telecommunication technology. 

This key director is responsible for voice circuit planning and redundancy, telecommunication architecture, and infrastructure. 

The director and their 20+ person team maintains existing telecommunications infrastructure and services while developing a roadmap for the future with a focus on creating high availability with a goal of achieving continuous availability of all critical infrastructure.

The Director of  Telecommunications Services, reports to the CTO and works collaboratively with the Director of Technology Services for data center planning, network, and server architecture alignment.

Key Projects

This Director will be key in taking Inova from basic communications to cutting-edge technology.  

  • Inova will be upgrading Avaya on an enterprise-wide level.
  • A complete rebuild is planned for the call center.

Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience:

  • Must have 10+ years of experience with Avaya and Cisco telecommunications equipment.

Desired:

  • Ability to manage large-scale IT projects.
  • Ability to design, implement and support large multi-location call centers.  
  • Experience in development and execution of IT strategic plans.
  • Background working in a similar scope and scale regarding team size, budget, and complex environment.

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.

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for candidates for their VP/Associate CIO.

Carilion Clinic is a not–for–profit health care organization based in Roanoke, Virginia with a comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services that work together to provide quality care close to home for nearly 1 million Virginians and West Virginians.

Carilion Clinic has an enduring commitment to the health of its region and also seeks to advance care through medical education and research, help their community stay healthy, and inspire their region to grow stronger.

Carilion Clinic Hospitals:

  • Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH)
  • Carilion Children’s Hospital
  • Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital (CRCH)
  • Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (CFMH)
  • Carilion Giles Community Hospital (CGCH)
  • Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV)
  • Carilion Clinic Saint Albans Hospital
  • Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital (CRBH)
  • Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital (CTCH)

Over the next seven years, Carilion Clinic is investing more than $1 billion in the region through expanding and modernizing its buildings. These plans include an almost-500,000 square-foot expansion to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and the 77,000 square foot Carilion Children’s Tanglewood Center.

Department and VP/Associate CIO Position Overview

The CIO at Carilion is committed to continuous service improvement and evolving IT services to meet the organization’s needs.   

To achieve this, the Technology Services Group (TSG) at Carilion is moving away from the typical structure of delivering IT services. 

Their structure allows the TSG operations teams to quickly respond to incidents while simultaneously enabling the delivery teams to implement projects and improve solutions.  

All clinical areas are on a single instance of Epic implemented in 2007. They are currently 50% complete with the Epic Refuel program to align EHR with Epic foundation.

TSG is led by a forward-thinking senior IT leadership team who remain patient-focused when delivering IT services for the organization. They currently utilize multiple service delivery techniques, methodologies, and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, ADKAR, TOGAF, ITIL, ITSM, etc.

The VP/Associate CIO will oversee the delivery and operations teams.  

The VP/Associate CIO will maintain service and quality excellence while also exploring innovation to use the teams more effectively.  This will include: 

  • Application rationalization
  • Life-cycle management
  • Automation 
  • Business engagement    

The VP/Associate CIO will work closely with senior business and clinical leaders across the organization.  They will represent technology services at senior management meetings and develop strong relationships with technology and operations. 

This position is an excellent opportunity for a strong leader to “think outside the box” and drive technological change across the health system.  

Qualifications

Education:

  • Master’s degree in health care, business or related field required

Experience:

Required

  • 10+ years demonstrating progressively responsible IT leadership experience roles 
  • Strong technical acumen with prior experience managing both infrastructure and applications
  • Experience managing large teams

Strongly Preferred

  • Experience with Epic
  • Leadership experience in a healthcare setting

Other required skills:

  • Skilled in change management and the ability to work in concert with the CIO to continue to reinforce the new IT structure
  • Ability to build strong relationships with customers
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex IT concepts to customers
  • Proven ability to plan and execute initiatives

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.

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Director of Applications position.

Carilion Clinic, a nationally recognized not-for-profit healthcare system in Roanoke, Virginia, has a comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services. They are continuing to evolve, developing a multi-specialty physician group, transforming primary care practices into patient-centered medical homes, implementing electronic health records system-wide, creating a robust partnership with Virginia Tech, and opening a medical school and research institute.

Key Network Indicators:

  • 13, 230 employees
  • 1,026 licensed beds, not including 60 Neonatal ICU beds
  • 50,739 admissions
  • $1.7 billion (net) total revenues
Director of Applications Position Overview:

The Director of Applications will provide overall leadership and direction on the oversight of clinical and business applications. This includes inpatient and ambulatory systems, including medical devices, as well as financial and administrative systems. The Director of Applications will manage staff of about 125 people. The Carilion Clinic SVP/CIO has a plan to build a very high performing IT organization. He has the complete support of the organization and senior leadership. The IT department is approximately 400 people. They have been an Epic client since 2007 and this April will go live with Epic 2018.

Qualifications:
  • B/S degree in computer-related field, or equivalent education and experience; Masters preferred
  • Healthcare provider experience required, preferably in a multi-hospital system
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in clinical applications preferred
  • Proven track record of being able to lead people and navigate change
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage customers, build consensus, collaborate, and relate complex topics
  • Experience with Epic preferred
For more information about the organization, position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to conduct a nationwide executive search for their Senior Director-Solutions Delivery position.

Carilion Clinic, a nationally recognized not-for-profit healthcare system in Roanoke, Virginia, has a comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services. They are continuing to evolve, developing a multi-specialty physician group, transforming primary care practices into patient-centered medical homes, implementing electronic health records system-wide, creating a robust partnership with Virginia Tech, and opening a medical school and research institute.

Key Network Indicators:

  • 13,230 employees
  • 1,026 licensed beds, not including 60 Neonatal ICU beds
  • 50,739 admissions
  • $1.7 billion (net) total revenues

 

Senior Director-Solutions Delivery Position Overview:

As one of the key IT leadership positions, the Senior Director – Solutions Delivery reports to the SVP/CIO and is responsible for inpatient and ambulatory systems, including medical devices, as well as financial, and administrative applications. In addition, this position will be responsible for providing vision and leading the PMO, which uses Agile, Scrum, and Six Sigma. The Carilion Clinic SVP/CIO has a plan to build a very high performing IT organization. He has the complete support of the organization and senior leadership. The IT department is approximately 400 people. They have been an Epic client since 2007 and this April will go live with Epic 2018.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Healthcare provider experience required, preferably in a multi-hospital system
  • 10 or more years of experience with clinical applications preferred
  • Experience leading a PMO
  • Consulting background highly preferred
  • Strong management experience
  • Experience with Epic a plus
For more information about the organization, position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

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

Carilion Clinic has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify, and present individuals for their Chief Information Security Officer position.

As a key member of the SVP/CIO’s leadership team, the Chief Information Security Officer will have the opportunity to lead an information security team as they establish a strong security culture.

Carilion Clinic, a nationally recognized not-for-profit healthcare system in Roanoke, Virginia, serves approximately one million residents in Western Virginia through their comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices and other complementary services. With 696 employed physicians representing more than 76 specialties, the healthcare system seeks to advance care through medical education and research.

Key Network Indicators:

  • $1.7 billion (net) total revenue
  • 12,800 employees
  • 1,026 licensed beds
  • 50,399 admissions
 Chief Information Security Officer position opening at Carilion Clinic

 

Chief Information Security Officer Position Description:

Carilion Clinic is hiring the organization’s first enterprise Chief Information Security Officer. The organization is looking for the CISO to provide an enterprise information security vision and grow the security environment. Carilion Clinic has a patient-focused culture; this position will work closely with research and physicians, and the Epic team. The CISO is responsible for developing long-term information security strategies including, but not limited to, network security, computer and device security as well as application and data security. The CISO leads the response to IT security incidents, serving as primary IT contact point for information security matters that require coordination within the central IT organization as well as the enterprise. The information security program is well funded with a $3M investment over the past three years and is strongly supported by senior leadership and the board of directors.

The CISO will oversee a team of eight people which includes two network security engineers and six identity and access management analysts. The CISO will oversee the coordination of IT security matters in collaboration with Carilion Clinic’s legal counsel, internal audit, compliance/risk management, and other departments as appropriate. The position will also provide specialized IT security consulting, materials, programs and analysis related to information security and IT policy. Additional duties include proactive involvement with IT risk assessments, IT security policy and research, evaluating and overseeing implementation of procedural and technical IT security measures for Carilion’s network, applications, computing systems and environments as well as mobile and clinical engineering assets.

Responsibilities
  • Lead governance processes for IT security strategies.
  • Lead strategic security planning to achieve organizational goals by prioritizing defense initiatives and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future security technologies using a risk-based assessment methodology.
  • Develop and communicate security strategies and plans to executive team, staff, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Assist with the design and implementation of disaster recovery and business continuity plans, procedures, audits, and enhancements.
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures, and associated plans for system security administration and user system access based on industry-standard best practices.
  • Define and communicate corporate plans, procedures, policies, and standards for the organization for acquiring, implementing, and operating new security systems, equipment, software, and other technologies.
  • Establish standards for the administration of all computer security systems and their corresponding or associated software, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, cryptography systems, and related software.

Upcoming projects:

  • Develop a comprehensive IT security program that includes training and awareness
  • Formalize incident response plan
  • Network segmentation
  • Centralize and streamline identity and access management process

 

Qualifications
  • Over eight years of dedicated IT security related experience
  • Expert technical understanding IT security protocols, technologies, and issues
  • CISSP or CISM
  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree desired

 

For more information about the organization, position, and the community, click the “Full Profile” link (top right sidebar) or click here.

 

University of Virginia Health System has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Information Security Officer position.

 

Organization Overview:

UVA Health System is nationally renowned and includes a 612-bed hospital and level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

UVA Health System Facilities:

  • UVA Medical Center
  • Novant Health UVA Health System
  • UVA Transitional Care Hospital (LTACH)
  • UVA Physician’s Group
  • UVA School of Medicine
  • UVA School of Nursing
  • Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

 

Information Security Officer Position Description:

The Information Security Officer will be responsible for setting information security strategy across the health system, school of medicine and the physician group. Accordingly, the Information Security Officer is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the implementation of strategic initiatives to preserve the availability, integrity and confidentiality of Health System information resources. The Information Security Officer is also responsible for ongoing management of the Health System’s cybersecurity defenses and responses to threats and attacks. The Information Security Officer works in close collaboration with the UVA Chief Information Security Officer, Health System Compliance and Privacy Officer, UVA Internal Audit, UVA Legal, and external audit and other agencies.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement comprehensive Information Security Program
  • Direct Information Security Risk Management Program
  • Serve as the organization’s senior information security leader
  • Provide effective leadership
  • Model effective communication and collaboration skills/behaviors
  • Take action to achieve measurable results
  • Support innovation and organizational change to improve effectiveness
  • Develop talent and coach peers and others to develop their capabilities
  • Achieve budgetary goals
  • Apply knowledge of functional area to effectively manage operations

 

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years from date of hire/transfer to obtain Master’s Degree
  • 7- 10 years demonstrated experience in related area
  • 5 years leadership in healthcare information technology security
  • Experience working with legal, audit, and compliance professionals
  • Thorough understanding of Federal and Commonwealth regulations including HIPAA, ARRA, HITECH, etc.
  • One or more professional certifications in either Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Global Information Assurance Certification (SANS/GIAC), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sentara Healthcare has retained Kirby Partners to identify, qualify and present individuals for their Senior Director, IT Strategy & Project Planning position.
Organization Overview:

Sentara Healthcare, one of the nation’s top integrated healthcare systems, operates 12 acute care hospitals across Virginia and Northeast North Carolina. Sentara has a 3,800 provider medical staff, five medical groups and includes advanced imaging centers, nursing and assisted-living centers, outpatient campuses, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, home health, and a hospice agency.

Sentara Hospitals:

  • Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
  • Sentara Albemarie Medical Center
  • Sentara Obici Hospital
  • Sentara Heart Hospital
  • Hospital for Extended Recovery
  • Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
  • Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
  • Sentara Leigh Hospital
  • Orthopedic Hospital at Sentara Leigh
  • Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
  • Sentara CarePlex Hospital
  • Orthopaedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex
  • Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
  • Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
  • Sentara RMH Medical Hospital
  • Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

To learn more about Sentara Healthcare, visit www.sentara.com

Senior Director, IT Strategy & Project Planning Position Description:

The Senior Director, IT Strategy & Project Planning position is a new position within the Sentara Healthcare Information Technology department that will lead a distributive PMO. The scope of the PMO will include the four regional medical groups, corporate services, the health plan, and the Sentara Healthcare enterprise. Serving on the IT leadership team, this individual will continue the standing up of the PMO.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain an appropriate organizational structure capable of supporting the PMO governance including master scheduling, status, risk, and prioritization
  • Provide strategic leadership to elevate the PMO to the next level (PMO 1.0 is in place and is functioning well)
  • Continue to refine internal governance for intake of project requests and process for vetting potential projects
  • Publish detailed monthly status reports that serve as the “single source of truth” on each of the projects (there are approximately 200 current projects)
  • Provide the strategy for cost optimization, IT resource management, and synchronizing with other leaders in the organization
  • Lead contract management and change management
  • Effectively manage a team of approximately 25 people including 10-14 PMs

 

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Experience leading a large, matrixed PMO
  • Large project management background
  • Superior communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, matrixed environment

Desired:

  • Prior experience setting up a PMO
  • Consulting experience
  • Healthcare experience