Chief Information Officer
Concord Hospital
Concord, NH - United States
Concord Hospital Health System (CHHS) seeks an experienced and accomplished executive to serve as its next Chief Information Officer (CIO). This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic IT leader to join a financially strong, mission driven health system. Located in central New Hampshire, CHHS is uniquely positioned in the market to continue to provide high quality healthcare to the communities it serves and future growth.
Over the past two decades, Concord Hospital (CH) has evolved from a community hospital to an approximately $800 million regional integrated health system with approximately 5,000 employees. With three hospitals, nearly 50 ambulatory sites, over 1,000 medical staff, nearly 500 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. CHHS includes Concord Hospital Medical Group (CHMG), one of the largest and most sophisticated multispecialty medical groups in the region. CHHS is fortunate to possess many unique qualities as a high performing, not-for-profit health system with a strong regional presence. The organization is both stable and innovative with dedicated employees, leaders, and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community-centered in helping the organization meet its mission. CHHS prides itself in its organizational culture, which is centered on characteristics of servant leadership.
Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Concord Hospital, Robert P. Steigmeyer, the CIO will serve as a key member of a high-performing, quality-focused senior leadership team while providing support for the health system’s strategic priorities of expansion, integration and population health. The CIO will provide the strategic and operational leadership to effectively guide the future direction of IT in alignment with the mission and goals of CHHS. The CIO will develop the vision and plan and ensure the IT department is fully aligned with the business and clinical operations of the health system. In addition, the CIO will establish a formalized IT governance structure to effectively review and prioritize technology investments and resources, particularly as it relates to infrastructure needs and opportunities
CHHS has significantly invested in IT, which has been critical to the overall strategy and transformation of the health system. In support of IT integration and standardization efforts, CHHS completed the migration to one instance of the Cerner system across the three hospitals. The new CIO will build off the current technology infrastructure and lead in advancing the IT environment working collaboratively with leadership and staff throughout CHHS. Several areas of focus include developing the digital technology roadmap with a focus on improving the consumer experience, overseeing the continued optimization of the EMR and ERP, creating a robust analytics platform and enhancing the information security program.
The ideal candidate for the CIO position will be a strategic executive with a proven track record of success leading IT in a complex health system. The CIO will be an engaged, transparent, collaborative, team oriented professional who can communicate effectively and build relationships with leadership, staff and physicians. The CIO will be a high energy, passionate leader who is innovative and can contribute broadly beyond IT as an active member of the senior leadership team. Ability to effectively prioritize resources and maximize the value of IT investments is essential. The CIO will be able to develop a vision and deliver results in a growing and transforming health system.
Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Please direct all application materials to Nick Giannas or Scott Dethloff via the buttons below.