Director of Technology

The Director of Technology assists the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in directing the daily activities of Information Systems and Telecommunications for all facilities within St. Joseph’s/Candler Healthcare System.

• Identifies and implements technologies that align with the needs of the business unit
• Ensures technology is operating at levels that meet or exceed the expectations of the co-worker community by putting into place survey mechanisms and action plans that can be enacted when necessary
• Demonstrates the attitude of excellent customer service and ensures end users’ technology and customer service needs are met
• Protects hospital systems and data through development of a solid disaster recovery plan, security, and integrity measures as well as redundancy
• Recruits, manages, and develops staff.
• Functions as a backup to the CIO and is part of the CIO succession plan

Responsibilities:

• Develop a technology and information security strategy that is aligned with the strategic plan and budget
• Strengthen change control process
• Ensure IT security plan is in place
• Develop a vision and strategy for SQL database consolidation
• Evaluate high availability of Meditech
• Continue uptime of 99.9%

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least five years of experience in a technical role in Information Services
• At least three years of leadership responsibility
• Strategic focus
• High energy

Desired:

• Meditech experience
• Technical certifications (CISSP, MCSE, etc.)
• Master’s degree

St. Joseph’s/Candler is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system in Savannah, Georgia that offers healthcare services across the entire continuum, including local and regional primary care, specialized inpatient and outpatient services. St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospitals and facilities:

• Joseph’s Hospital
• Candler Hospital
• Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion
• The Heart Hospital
• Mary Telfair Women’s Hospital
• Institute for Advanced Bone and Joint Surgery
• Institute for Neurosciences