Job Description:
- Role title: Program Director EMR/PAS
- Role type: Fixed Term 24 months full time
- Department and location: Office of the CEO / St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst
Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.
About the role
This pivotal role places you at the forefront of St Vincents Health Network Sydneys largest transformation initiative: the Electrical Medical Record (EMR) and Patient Administration System (PAS) Program.
Youll be instrumental in leading the planning and implementation of comprehensive technology and solutions for the program making a real difference in connecting people and information to create a unified health record across all NSW public health services.
In this role you will:
- Provide end-to-end leadership and management for the entire EMR and PAS program reporting to CEO
- Lead mentor and manage the program delivery
- Develop and execute strategic plans for the successful implementation and readiness of EMR and PAS inclusive of business and technical elements
- Ensure alignment with St Vincents strategic goals
- Oversee initial mobilisation to implementation activities readiness operationalisation and completion
- Manage budget and return on investment of the program
- Interface with a diverse group of key executives managers and industry subject matter experts
- Navigate ambiguity and uncertainty effectively consistently delivering tangible results
- Manage challenging situations calmly and effectively maintaining focus under pressure
- Have a flexible working environment to enjoy with a 50/50 split of time working at hospital/time working from home
About you
Youll be a highly experienced and strategic leader with:
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincents Health Australia.
- Senior program director with 15 years of experience in healthcare IT including proven track record of complex EMR and PAS systems implementations within Australia.
- Tertiary qualifications or relevant certifications in program management and digital health essential with clinical experience desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large program teams to deliver a complex program within scope timeline and budget including management of project management technical architects change management training and clinical resources and where required vendor and external resources.
- Demonstrated track record of successful complex program delivery including financial forecasting and control project planning and scheduling and management of inter-dependant projects with an ability to clarify complex environments to deliver agreed outcomes.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technical expertise related to architecture devices and network including experience working with architects and technical resources with an ability to translate requirements and terminology.
- Proven ability and experience in leading large scale organisational change supported by contemporary and effective communication systems sophisticated stakeholder engagement structures and approaches and a deep understanding of the principles underpinning successful change projects delivered at scale.
- Proven ability to engage and mobilise different stakeholder groups to support optimal program delivery and outcomes.
- Demonstrated record working with and coaching executive teams with an ability to clearly articulate details of program and associated risks and escalations in a concise meaningful way and effectively manage resistance and challenges through exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills including the ability to deal effectively with diverse skill sets spanning clinical to technical groups.
Why work at St Vincents
- Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community
- Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
- Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
- Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
- Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave
About the hospital
In this role you will be based at St Vincents hospital Darlinghurst.
- A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location
- Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches
- A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people
- Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located on-campus
- Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
How to apply
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert.
Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
Only those with suitable experience will be contacted.
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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