Director IT McKennan

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Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

• Strategic Leadership & Planning: Partner with hospital leadership to align IT strategy with clinical and business priorities. Develop and execute multi-year technology roadmaps and strategic initiatives. Align IT investments with organizational priorities financial plans and clinical initiatives Anticipate regulatory technological and organizational changes to adjust IT strategies. Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on emerging technologies digital transformation and healthcare IT trends.
• Financial & Vendor Management: Participate in annual budgeting and financial stewardship for IT. Partner for vendor and contract governance including negotiation compliance and renewals. Evaluate and select new technologies to support operational and strategic goals.
• Governance & Risk Management: Collaborate on IT governance processes including change management. Partner to ensure cybersecurity HIPAA compliance and risk mitigation strategies are in place. Communicate disaster recovery and business continuity readiness plans. Oversee the regional IT project portfolio ensuring alignment with strategy timelines budgets and expected outcomes. Coordinate IT support for hospital projects such as new facilities expansions renovations and service line growth.
• Operational Excellence: Direct IT operations supporting McKennan Regions on incident management infrastructure applications end-user support and clinical systems. Monitor service level agreements (SLAs) for performance and availability. Drive process improvements and accountability measures across IT services.
• Relationship & Communication: Facilitate communication between system IT and hospital leadership. Provide executive-level reporting on IT plans status risks and outcomes. Coach leaders on effective engagement with IT to improve outcomes.
• Team Development: Facilitate teamwork across IT and business units to ensure alignment and team goals. Conduct regular communication points to provide feedback and foster growth. Promote a collaborative inclusive and innovative team culture.
• Responsibilities include interviewing hiring developing training and retaining employees; planning assigning and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Bachelors in Information Technology Computer Science Business or related field.
• 10 years experience with a record of progressive accountability people process and technology.

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .