Director Population Health Applications

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
The Director works under limited supervision within SWHR Information Resources to coordinate, support, and ensure population health applications effectively meet the needs of Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR). 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in related field 
   

• Experience
  10 years application implementation and support experience in an IT department of an acute care or ambulatory setting to include at least three (3) years in supervisory capacity. 
   

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree in health care administration, business administration, or information technology management 
   

• Experience
  Hospital or ambulatory services operational experience, or IT experience supporting these areas and products 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Responsible for the implementation, management and support of Population Health applications across the Health System.
• Works in the following care settings: Ambulatory clinics, affiliated physician practices, long term care organizations, free-standing or affiliated surgical centers, cancer centers, etc.
• Utilizes information technology to improve patient safety and improve performance improvement reporting.
• Responsible for managing population health priorities with Health System and ACO Leadership.
• Responsible for facilitating IT governance referencing population health across the Health System. This will require collaboration across existing IT Governance processes.
• Responsible for review, development, recommendation, and implementation related to the Population Health program.
• Recommends changes, reviews progress and approves proposals for the IT Population Health program.
• Manages utilization of various resources to maintain maximum efficiency and meet performance objectives for organization.
• Responsible for design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial