Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.

This is a remote position.

Experience with and/or certification in Epic applications required.

Job Summary / Purpose

CommonSpirit is looking for a Director of Epic Applications. As a Director, you will act as a trusted advisor, subject-matter expert and escalation point for the system and staff through building and maintaining relationships, strategic planning and resolution of issues. You will plan roadmaps with strategic partners in the business units and Information Technology department.  You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions on time and within expected scope and budget as well as develop and lead strategies to improve patient safety and end user satisfaction . You will be responsible for leading a team in multiple applications and standardizing build and workflows.   You will drive long term planning and annual budgeting for both strategic and tactical investments.

The successful candidate for this role will have progressive experience in management with both staff and budget responsibilities. You will have exceptional leadership ability and the ability to communicate complex concepts to executives and working level audiences. You will have robust organizational, written and verbal communication skills, to drive delivery and a program’s vision and strategy with the right processes, communication channels and metrics in place to measure and ensure success. Experience working with complex Epic  projects, programs, and/or implementations is required. You will have a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams to success and have demonstrated experience with complex multi-stakeholder decision-making.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Creating relationships with Business Units, Engineering and Operations teams
• Creating and managing relationships with Community Connect partners & regional leaders
• Managing multiple teams of people
• Managing application implementations
• Managing Vendor relationships
• Financial acumen to work with VMO, Finance and accounting teams
• Decommissioning of non standard applications
• Support Mission and Values
• Provide innovation to business approaches, being proactive to identify new opportunities and strive for improvements, while effectively overcoming barriers impacting performance and outcomes.
• Effectively execute plans and implement change, reflecting strategic agility.

• Experience with and/or certification in Epic applications required.
• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s Degree strongly preferred)
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams 
• Experience managing  senior level client relationships 
• Experience in Epic Implementations & transition to steady state support.  
• 6 years of leadership experience in a Healthcare environment 
• Experience leading large, complex, high-visibility projects and programs 

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