Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer

Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.

As part of Saint Anthony Hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.
Essential Functions (list in order of importance including measures)

• Managing and overseeing IT processes including: system applications, training, systems maintenance and recovery, back-up, security, new system implementations and interfaces
• Acting as HIPPA Security officer for the organization
• Working with upper-level IT staff to develop and implement department goals
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies that can improve IT department performance and increase company profits
• Managing IT personnel
• Creating and implementing IT policies, protocols, and standards
• Working with upper management and senior IT staff to develop the IT department goals and budget
• Ensuring that IT department strategies and processes provide appropriate support to facility-wide goals
• Overseeing contract negotiations with IT vendors, contractors and service providers
• Communicating with other executives regarding costs, value and risk-potential of new IT projects
• Interacting with internal and external management including department heads, vendors, and their teams
• Supervising and actively participating in project-based work

Marginal Functions (list in order of importance)

• Performs both essential and marginal job functions in a safe manner as identified by Saint Anthony Hospital and the respective department while adhering to the Hospital's confidentiality norms and standards. Actively and consistently demonstrates the core values of Saint Anthony Hospital in all interactions with others.

• Assumes responsibility for knowing and maintaining established hospital and departmental objectives, policies/procedures including general sanitation, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

• Participates in performance activities including problem identification, data collection, solution selection, implementation and evaluation. Also assists in the care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies as appropriate.

• Participates in staff meetings and other inservices, meetings or committees as required.

General Job Requirements (List any required knowledge, skills, experiences or training, including length of time necessary for proficiency, required to perform the job.)

• 4 years of experience working with Microsoft Enterprise products.
• Experience with working on desktop/laptop systems and associated peripherals
• Basic understanding of networking and security principles (e.g. internet access, routing, servers, firewalls)
• Experience with desktop virtualization (e.g. Microsoft virtual PC, Citrix, VMware) is a plus
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be very polished and presentable - this is a highly visible role within the organization
• Demonstrable experience supporting senior executives, VPs etc.
• Ability to multi-task and manage working on several different projects
• Must have excellent analytical and problem resolution skills, be able to problem solve independently or with other teams as appropriate
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent education/professional work experience as a previous CIO/Deputy CIO.

Reporting Relationship

Positions reporting to this position include: Director Clinical Systems and Reporting, Director IT Infrastructure and Networking, Senior Business Analyst.

Machines, tools, equipment and work aids required: General office equipment; Other Equipment Includes: Network Servers, Network Switches and Routers, Network Storage Devices, and Desktop Equipment.