IS Application Manager Acute Care

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within first 30 days

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employer retirement match

Professional development opportunities

Wellness and recognition programs

Internal mobility and mentorship

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky is seeking an experienced IT leader to oversee IT applications, maintain a reliable computing environment, and guide the application support teams.

This role emphasizes strong leadership, strategic collaboration, and delivering high-quality IT services for patient care. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent management experience, plus expertise in coordinating complex IT environments, budgeting, and staff development to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in field related to Business, Computer Science, Informatics or Healthcare Administration.
• In lieu of the degree, must have a minimum of 4 years previous management experience.
• Complex computing environments and the integration between environments.
• Streamlining workflows—analysis and implementation.
• Strategies for aligning strategic company goals to proper implementation of computing systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee IT applications operations and design/implement efficient services.
• Manage staff and vendors to ensure IT value is delivered.
• Direct resource planning, scheduling and risk/issue management.
• Develop staff, evaluate performance and provide coaching.
• Foster professional relationships to support high-quality patient care and IT services.
• Assist budgeting and financial reporting for IT initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Vendor management

Project scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Budgeting

Healthcare IT

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/CS/Informatics/Healthcare Administration

4+ years management experience

Job description

2781 Chancellor Dr Crestview Hills, Kentucky

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

Responsible for overseeing IS implementations, maintenance of applications, and assist with building / maintaining a reliable and efficient computing environment. In addition to their application responsibilities, they are also responsible for directing associates in the support of information system activities within St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Adopts evidence-based leadership practices to consistently deliver excellent care to patients and department customers; Promotes use of the JTE framework and standard work processes with validation to sustain reliable outcomes. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

Manages Operations for IT Applications:

• Assists with the design/implementation of efficient services
• Offers revenue enhancements
• Monitor expenses
• Benchmarks and encourage service excellence
• Provide effective communications.

Associate Management:

• Manages staff and subcontractors to ensure IT value is provided to the organization.
• The manager provides overall direction and guidance of resource allocation to ensure service delivery to the clients served.
• Performs tactical day-to-day management such as project scheduling, work plan tracking, and risk and issue management.

Staff Development:

• Oversee staff development
• Evaluate job performance
• Offer constructive feedback
• Discipline as necessary,
• Provides on-going coaching to ensure activities are performed within department and St. Elizabeth policy.

Resource Planning:

• Manages daily responsibilities/projects of the staff within the teams, appropriately delegating duties as they fit within the team structure and knowledge base of the individual.
• Manages, prioritizes and delegates tasks and projects within the department

Business Relationship:

• Develop, promote and maintain professional relationships to ensure an environment conducive to customer service and high-quality patient care. Makes recommendations in areas related to resource sharing, contractual agreements, and functions as IT liaison across business lines.

Budgeting/Planning:

• Assists with the Creation, Implementation and control of designated operating and capital budgets including Daily/Weekly/Monthly reporting of financial management tools.
• Assists in the preparation, presentation, tracking and self-reporting all threshold capital business plans

Other:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• Bachelor’s degree in field related to Business, Computer Science, Informatics or Healthcare Administration

OR

• In lieu of the degree, must have a minimum of 4 years previous management experience

Specialized Knowledge:

Complex computing environments and the integration between environments

Streamlining workflows- analysis and implementation

Strategies for aligning strategic company goals to proper implementation of computing systems.

Excellent collaboration and vendor management skills.

Kind and Length of Experience:

Three years’ experience working with application support or greater than 5 years in Healthcare industry as a user of enterprise data systems.

Experience in leadership roles with the healthcare industry. i.e. committee chair/facilitator, team leader, established in a charge role etc.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

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