The Information Technology Strategic Planner contributes to the development and implementation of the IT Strategic Plan. This role also identifies emerging industry trends and innovations, evaluating their potential value for St. Luke’s. The planner collaborates closely with both the Network Strategy team and leadership and staff across the organization to support the establishment of long-term vision and identify opportunities to enhance patient care, improve patient experience, strengthen community engagement, and maintain our position as the region’s low-cost, high-quality healthcare provider.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
IT Strategic Plan: Aid in the building, actions, and execution of the multi-year IT Strategic Plan with a full understanding of how it supports the approved Network Strategic Plan.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Network Business Development (Strategic Planning), Service Line Leaders, Operational leaders, and Executives, to understand Network imperatives, overarching problems, and opportunities.
Internal Industry Analyst: Build and maintain a SME business knowledge of healthcare IT, industry trends on the provider and payer sides, and assess which supports near-term and long-term goals of the network.
Business cases: Ensure initiatives put forth by this role is rooted in sounds business or patient care foundations that can be articulated to executive leadership and transformed into requirements.
Solution Development: Develop approaches and strategies to implement projects that address identified challenges, with a focus on technology capabilities or tech-enabled services.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY DEMANDS:
Sitting for up to 7 hours per day, 4 hours at a time; standing for up to 7 hours per day, 4 hours at a time; walking for up to 2 hours a day, 1 hour at a time. Seeing as it relates to general, near, color, and peripheral vision. Hearing as it relates to normal and telephone conversations.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or equivalent experience; MHA or MBA a plus, Clinical Degree – RN, BSN, MD, DO, PharmD, or similar clinical background, with operational experience a plus.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 4 years' experience in strategy planning or plan execution – collaborating across multiple departments, leading projects, and tracking ROI.
Minimum 3 years' experience in non-clinical operations – collaborating with regulatory, IT, IT Security, Field Operations, Compliance, Legal.
Ability to quickly learn complex health system priorities, mandates, and regulatory & financial constraints.
Be well versed on learning system strategic initiatives to identify potential areas of investment or deeper investigation.
Skills must include strong communication, writing, presentation skills with ability to build and maintain strategic relationship network within the healthcare ecosystem.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is a regional network of hospitals, physicians and other related organizations providing care primarily in Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks, Montgomery and Berks counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.
The Network provides services at more than 150 sites. St. Luke's University Health Network is comprised of six hospital sites. The Network includes:
Areas of exceptional medical expertise include:
St. Luke's offers an exceptional benefit plan for employees. Our values are reflected in all we do for patients, each other and the community:
Pride - We take pride in our accomplishments and in our organization.
Caring - We show consideration for others and their feelings. We treat others as we want to be treated.
Respect - We recognize the value, diversity and importance of each other, those we serve and the organization.
Accountability - We are responsible to make decisions and solve problems in a timely and effective manner.
Flexibility - We adapt to the changing needs and expectations of those we serve.
Teamwork - We work together to improve quality.
The mission of St. Luke's University Health Network is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.