IT Director - Financial Applications

Job Description

Job Description

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.

Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, advanced degree preferred.

Experience / Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of leading a high performing IT financial applications team
• Astute at hiring, training and mentoring of team members
• Ability to exercise standards of professionalism, including appearance, presentation, and demeanor
• Familiar with Artificial Intelligence (AI) functions to support both daily needs and the functions he/she supports

Position Summary

The Director Financial Applications Oversees the technology that supports the financial operations of Jupiter Medical Center to include:

• Revenue Cycle Management System as a component of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) including planning, budgeting, HR/HR Payroll, General Ledger and Supply Chain
• Others

• Strategic thinker, understands and considers emerging technologies and processes to facilitate operational efficiencies.
• Can effectively persuade with respect and encouragement to move organization to next level operations during times of changes. This includes colleagues, customers, team members.
• Partners with peers and customers in maximizing and optimizing the effectiveness and utility of the application portfolio
• Knowledge of standard industry trends and developments
• Advanced analytical skills to synthesize a high volume of information from a variety of sources.
• Strong strategic abilities, highly organized and detail-oriented, as well as curious and resourceful.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• A team-oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals.
• Strong presentation skills, comfortable presenting potentially complex information while synthesizing to a delivery that makes it easy for listeners to comprehend.
• Maintains appropriate relationships with partners and vendors to understand industry and application trends understanding how it applies to Jupiter Medical Center.
• Understands HIPAA and cyber security, effectively communicates requirements to team members and colleagues and assures completion of requirements.
• Effectively uses and role models current management techniques and theories, encouraging the decision-making skills of staff members and providing insight and leadership in complex situations.
• Supervises the development of service policies, procedures, and operating guidelines. Collaborates with other services within the division. Ensures that information is disseminated to staff is monitored for effectiveness and changed as needed.
• Understands and enforces all hospital and personnel policies and procedures.
• Lead and/or serve on hospital committees, teams, and work groups as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Leadership Competencies

Establishing Relationships

Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances with a broad range of stakeholders (both internal and external) in order to collaborate effectively within divisions and across boundaries. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.

Developing Talent

Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively. Guides and supports the professional development of individuals so that they can fulfill future job/role responsibilities, define career goals, and establish development plans to achieve them; gives people constructive, developmental feedback and advice. Invests time and resources into building the capabilities of team members.

Inspiring and Motivating Others

Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by motivating, guiding, and facilitating cooperation within the organization toward goal accomplishments. Can persuade others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation from others to gain genuine acceptance for ideas and accomplish “win-win” solutions. Emphasizes the importance of people’s contributions; lets staff know why their work is important and how it will benefit themselves and others; ties work activities to people’s personal career goals and life interests.

Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence

Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.

Acting with Integrity

Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.

Acting Strategically

Makes long-range plans by formulating business objectives and setting priorities which support organizational change in light of the internal and external trends. Aligns day to day activities around broader organizational goals and objectives; prioritizes resources based on the strategic objectives of the organization; recognizes and rewards staff based on how their actions support the broader needs of the organization.

Being a Champion for Change and Innovation

Challenges the status quo; Stands alone and speaks out in defense of personal principles; Encourages people to question existing methods, practices, and assumptions. Effectively balances risk and opportunities; thinks through potential positive and negative outcomes. Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes.

Navigating Organizations

Understands the capacity, ability, and potential results of internal and external stakeholders as well as politics on organizational functioning and success. Understands the value and ability of internal and external stakeholders, as well as the effect of culture and politics on organization function. Understands how work gets done in organizations; builds networks that allow them to efficiently drive projects through the organizational structure; maximizes productivity while staying within constraints of formal organizational policies and rules.

Communicating Effectively

Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the organization and stakeholders.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Treats all people with dignity and respect by being fair and consistent. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenges bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.

Setting a Strategic Vision

Acts as a catalyst for organizational change by building a shared vision with others which ensures alignment of the organization’s vision, strategic plan, mission, and values; influences others to translate vision into action. Identifies and articulates the strategic goals and direction of the organization, division, or group; establishes connections between short – term and long-term objectives.

Holding Self and Others Accountable

Sets clear performance expectations and objectives for self and others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others; recommends proper training and coaching when appropriate; ensures recognition for positive results and takes corrective actions to resolve performance problems as appropriate.

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting for long periods of time, use of computer and other telecommunication devices. Must be able to work in a stressful environment, work independently, and be capable of critical thinking, making sound decisions, detail oriented, alert, and self-motivated.

Threshold Requirements

• These threshold requirements are required and completed yearly basis.
  • Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
  • TB/PPD Surveillance Program
  • Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).

This is not necessarily an extensive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associates with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments). I have reviewed these job requirements and verify that I can perform all essential functions of this position.

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