New executive leadership opportunity as Chief Medical Information Officer with HealthQuest in Lagrangeville, New York – located between Albany and New York City  

The Chief Medical Information Officer will collaborate with key physician leaders to standardize the vision of physician workflow, clinical content, and physician communication of the acute care services throughout the organization. This position has indirect supervisory responsibilities and will manage the staff accountable for developing the standardized vision, as well as assist in the implementation of physician and other clinical workflows related to clinical transformations, system implementations, and maintenance projects.

As a vital member of the IT Medical Executive Committee, the CMIO represents the needs and requirements of the physician community and serves as an advocate in promoting the use of information technology in the clinical setting. One of the key goals will be to establish collaborative relationships with Western Connecticut, along with optimizing the IT Medical Executive Committee by engaging members and revamping content, and developing an effective communication model with physicians. 

The ideal leader must have, at minimum, an MD/DO degree and at least one year of work experience in medical informatics.

You can find the complete job posting for HealthQuest’s CMIO on the B.E. Smith website. 

HealthQuest is a local family of non-profit hospitals and healthcare providers in the Mid-Hudson Valley and northwestern Connecticut. HealthQuest was formed through an affiliation of four hospitals: Northern Dutchess Hospital Center, Putnam Hospital Center, Sharon Hospital, and Vassar Brothers Medical Center. In addition to four award-winning hospitals, the organization encompasses multiple primary care and specialty care locations, two Urgent Care locations and affiliates including the Thompson House, a 100-bed skilled nursing facility, HealthQuest Home Care, and The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology services in the region. The current merger of HealthQuest and Western Connecticut Health Network, two healthcare systems serving the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut markets, will create a system will create a system of seven hospitals and will be in full effect in February 2019.

Lagrangeville is part of the New York metropolitan area and located in the Hudson Valley, which is perfectly situated between New York City and Albany. This gives locals access to the big city atmosphere while providing a natural escape through Poughkeepsie, where residents enjoy hikes along the Appalachian Trail and strolls across the “Walkway over the Hudson.” Positioned less than two hours from New York City, the area offers easy access to many of the country’s most iconic sites, including the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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