Director of Clinical Information Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Vascular Care Group is seeking a Director, Clinical Information Systems, to lead the planning, governance, and optimization of our clinical technology ecosystem, including EMR, PACS/DICOM, patient intake software, and other key systems supporting our outpatient vascular centers.

As an Epic Community Connect organization affiliated with major hospital partners, The Vascular Care Group operates in a shared EMR environment that requires strong collaboration, integration, management, and governance across multiple entities. Additionally, we operate on Athenahealth , requiring unified leadership across both EMR platforms to ensure consistency in workflows, reporting, and compliance.

This leadership role requires extensive experience in bridging hospital and ambulatory settings, with a proven ability to align clinical technology with organizational strategy, regulatory requirements, and clinician efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the long-term roadmap for EMR and clinical applications across TVCG's multi-site outpatient network.
• Epic Community Connect Management: Serve as TVCG's primary liaison with hospital affiliates and Epic host organizations, overseeing governance participation, integration, and change management.
• Athenahealth Oversight: Lead the strategy, optimization, and support of Athenahealth across applicable sites, ensuring interoperability, consistent workflows, and data alignment with the broader clinical systems ecosystem.
• Clinical Systems Oversight: Manage all clinical systems, including EMR, PACS/RIS, patient intake, and ancillary platforms supporting patient intake, imaging, and care coordination.
• Interoperability & Integration: Direct efforts to enhance data exchange across systems (Epic, Athenahealth, PACS, labs, imaging, HIEs) using HL7, FHIR, and other interoperability standards.
• Operational Excellence: Partner with clinical and administrative leadership to ensure technology supports care quality, efficiency, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, CMS).
• Team Leadership: Manage a high-performing team of analysts and application specialists responsible for operations, upgrades, and end-user support.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Oversee relationships with EMR and clinical application vendors, including Epic host organizations, Athenahealth, Phreesia, and PACS providers.
• Change & Optimization: Drive workflow improvement and clinician satisfaction through data-driven enhancements and best practice adoption.
• Compliance & Security: Collaborate with Information Security and Compliance teams to maintain cybersecurity and privacy standards across all clinical applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Health Informatics, or related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive experience in healthcare IT leadership with oversight of EMR and clinical applications in hospital and/or ambulatory environments.
• Demonstrated experience with Epic Community Connect management, governance participation, and downstream integration management.
• Strong background in Athenahealth administration, optimization, and multi-practice deployment.
• Proven track record in multi-site EMR strategy, interoperability, and vendor coordination.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• In-depth understanding of clinical workflows, healthcare compliance frameworks, and data governance.

Preferred Experience

• Prior leadership within specialty or procedural-based outpatient organizations (vascular, surgical, or cardiology settings).
• Experience coordinating between multiple EMR systems in a growing healthcare network.
• Familiarity with data analytics and performance reporting within Epic and Athena environments.
• Knowledge of PACS and imaging workflow integration in ambulatory settings, and patient intake software such as Phreesia is a plus.

Compensation

$130,000 - $150,000 per year. Negotiable based on skills and experience

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