“The incumbent serves as the Director, Health Information Technology (HIT) Modernization and Operations for IHS Wide Information Technology (IT) and Health IT services, strategic planning and leadership on IT investment and services, development, implementation, change management; and security policies, procedures and standards.”
Responsibilities:
“Operational Management
- Analyze, document, and prioritize clinical business requirements for complex health information technology (IT) systems.
- Coordinate liaison functions and communication with a various federal, tribal, and private partners related to health information technology (HIT) systems and management issues and changes.
- Develop organizational strategic program plans and defines and integrates governance across the information technology (IT) enterprise with the Department of Health & Human Services Enterprise Performance Lifecycle Framework (EPLC). Plan, manage, and control IT projects and IT systems throughout the system development life cycle (SDLC).
- Serve as a senior project management and federal acquisition certification representative for projects and program management. Provide project management concepts for improvement and development for processes and resolution of situations regarding large and multiple tiered IT cost allocations and contract administration.
Management Team:
- Directs the Division of Health Information Technology Modernization and Operations (DHITMO), planning, direction, development and execution of a programs and staff functions, and assignment of goals and objectives.
- Provide oversight of employee’s time and attendance, determine and access work performance, priorities, assign tasks, and develops performance standards. Advise and counsel employees to include disciplinary actions, identify development and training needs of subordinates, and manage the recruitment of new staff.
- Manage policy updates in response to changes in levels of appropriations or other legislative requirements. Manage organizational changes as directed to the current structure and program administration initiatives, direction and segments.
Contract Management:
- Directs priorities of contract administration resources, contract terms and specifications, deliverables and invoice processes, and manages overall contract performance and budget.
- Manages multiple and critical information technology contracts that provide acquisition of software implementation, operation, and maintenance service for the Health Information Technology System Portfolio and associated infrastructure applications.”
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G2X TAKE: Those who support the Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service (IHS) may want to influence who applies for this Health Information Technology (HIT) role in the Office of Information Technology that serves as a senior project management and Federal acquisition certification representative for projects and program management and leads project teams, activities and requirements of multiple contractors, vendors, Government resources and other project participants.
