IT Manager - EPIC Applications

CommonSpirit Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a System Manager, IT in Chicago to lead strategic direction and operational management of our technology landscape, ensuring reliable support for organizational objectives and continuous innovation.

You will oversee IT operations, manage your team, and drive initiatives focused on system performance, security, and advancement in a large health system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or 4 years of equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
• EPIC Certification required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for team staff including goal setting, training/development, management of team schedule, time-sheet approval, feedback, coaching and mentoring, policy and procedures, and related management functions.
• Provide performance feedback and complete performance evaluations for team members, with frequent informal feedback.
• Evaluate business opportunities by participating in feasibility studies, time/cost estimates, system upgrades, and assessments of new applications for strategic direction.
• Evaluate system functionality against current business and clinical needs to ensure IT services align with objectives.
• Project management including forecasting time/resources, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder engagement, governance, testing, user acceptance, and change control.
• Monitor activity and progress toward goals for all projects and issues of the teams.

Skills

IT leadership

Team management

Project management

Strategic IT planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years equivalent experience

Tools

EPIC Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our System Manager, IT, you will lead the strategic direction and operational management of our technology landscape, ensuring it reliably supports our organizational objectives and continuous innovation.

Every day you will oversee IT operations, manage your team, and drive initiatives focused on system performance, security, and technological advancement.

To be successful, you must possess strong leadership, a broad understanding of IT systems and best practices, and proven experience in managing technology for a large organization.

• Provide leadership and oversight for team staff including goal setting, training/development, management of team schedule (on call rotations, paid-time-off, sick time, etc.), time-sheet approval, feedback, coaching and mentoring, policy and procedures, and related management functions.


• Provide performance feedback and complete performance evaluations for Team-members. Informal performance feedback should be provided on a frequent basis, and should include feedback from fellow Team members. Feedback should be focused on recognition for achievement, and opportunities for growth.


• Evaluate business opportunities by participating in feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, system upgrades, updates and revisions, maintaining awareness of current software capabilities and availability of new or alternate applications which may benefit the strategic direction of Centura Health.


• Evaluate system functionality against the current business and clinical needs, to ensure that IT services remain true to business and clinical objectives.


• Project management, including forecasting time and resources, establishing timelines and deliverables, engaging stakeholders, adhering to governance processes, guiding principles and standards, testing, user acceptance, and change control expectations while achieving goals.


• Monitor activity and progress toward goal for all projects and issues of the teams.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other in related field or 4 years of equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree., upon hire.


• EPIC Certification, within 90 Days

Preferred

• 5 years in a clinical or clinical information systems environment that included project management.


• Knowledge of legal, managerial, and organizational principles and standards for health systems is preferred.


• Familiarity with Health Care systems, processes and applications.

Where You'll Work

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 157,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $4.2 billion annually in charity care, community benefits and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system.