Dr. Manish Sapra, Executive Director for the Behavioral Health Service Line (BHSL) for Northwell Health, with the support of Dr. John Q. Young, Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Zucker Hillside Hospital (ZHH) and SVP for Behavioral Health at Northwell, as well as Northwell Executive Leadership, invites applications and nominations for the newly established position of Medical Director, Data and Informatics, BH/Associate CMIO, Northwell Health. This new Medical Director/Associate CMIO will lead the strategy, development, and implementation of Clinical Digital Solutions to support physicians, provider practice and clinical applications within behavioral health.  Additionally, the Medical Director of Data and Analytics, BH will oversee the development, integration and administration of digital solutions policies, services, and programs while ensuring high quality and cost-effective services within regulatory, quality, and professional standards which fulfill Behavioral Health Service Line strategic goals, mission, vision, and values.  This leadership role will facilitate quality improvement initiatives as well as clinician and patient experience initiatives in furtherance of Behavioral Health Service Line values.

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Behavioral Health Service Line, with additional reporting responsibility to the CMIO for Northwell Health, the Medical Director, Data and Informatics, BH/Associate CMIO, Northwell will focus on the following:

• Strategic Planning: Will initiate and develop a strategic vision, plans, policies, and procedures for Digital Transformation efforts for the behavioral health representing physician and provider needs and in support of transformation of clinical practice. Identifies and develops new business initiatives and opportunities for the Service Line consistent with the mission and strategic direction of the Health System. Establishes and measures organizational performance against strategic goals and objectives to ensure leading-edge services are provided.

 

• Business Operations: Develops clinical systems strategy (in partnership with nursing leadership within the service line and Department of Psychiatry) that optimizes the use of existing clinical systems for the clinical care team: physicians, nurses, therapists, and other clinicians. Identifies and implements new technologies to promote clinician satisfaction & productivity, improve clinical care and outcomes, and transform clinical practice. Combines knowledge of patient care, informatics concepts, and change management to effectively address the information and knowledge needs of healthcare professionals and patients to promote safe, effective, and efficient use of health IT in clinical settings. Incorporates clinical research and evidence-based clinical knowledge into informatics practice.

 

• Collaborates with senior behavioral health leadership in planning and implementing program expansion and growth, including new business ventures, construction, and projects. Promotes advancement of clinical and business intelligence systems capable of reporting variables to evaluate patient outcomes, to support research, and operational improvement across the continuum of care. Monitors and evaluates the impact of industry trends on current business performance and competitive outlook. Ensures active communication with all external and internal constituencies to establish strong relationships that are complimentary and consistent with organizational goals and strategic needs. Coordinates activities including growth objectives, data planning, capital requirements and procurement of technological equipment and information systems (IS).

 

• Information Management: Reviews and directs the planning, design, implementation and support of information systems, networks, and applications and digital solutions to support optimal clinical and business operations and transform clinical practice for psychiatry:
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive digital health strategy aligned with organizational goals and priorities
  • Oversee the implementation and optimization of EMR systems, ensuring seamless integration with existing infrastructure and workflows. · Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new digital health technologies and applications.
  • Collaborate with clinical and administrative stakeholders to identify and address technology needs related to patient care, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision making.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of data analytics strategies and tools to extract meaningful insights from EMR and other health information systems.

 

• Digital Behavioral Health: Oversees development of digital behavioral health programs. Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new digital behavioral health interventions applications. Monitors and studies impact of digital behavioral health interventions.

 

• Organizational Governance: Upholds and communicates the mission, vision and values of the Department.

 

• Compliance Management: Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and regulatory agency standards of compliance as well as Northwell’s Corporate Compliance Program. Keeps up to date on regulatory changes, congressional actions and deliberations, and state and local activities and interprets them for internal constituents. Ensures compliance to established disaster response and recovery plans to ensure patient safety and business continuity. Ensures compliance to federal, state, and local telehealth laws and regulations.

 

• Quality Management: Promotes quality and productivity improvements, within the context of behavioral health data and informatics, through involvement in the development of improved procedures, process innovations and changes which support Northwell’s strategic direction. Ensures quality improvement efforts are consistent with promoting informatics research, regulatory bodies, and guidelines as well as evidence-based practice that supports positive clinical outcomes.

 

• Business Development: Develops relationships with outside consultants and industry associations to ensure quality improvement processes retain validity and maintain the latest techniques, concepts and solutions. Keeps executive leadership and relevant stakeholders well informed.

 

• Research: Oversees the assessment of services and development of new programs and research projects to ensure future organizational growth and prosperity. Reviews comprehensives of the area of business on an on-going basis and develops strategies for program adaptation to market changes.

 

About Northwell Health? 

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Northwell has been named as a Best Workplaces in Healthcare (Fortune, Modern Healthcare, Glassdoor), America’s Most Innovative Companies (Fortune), and the no. 1 health system nationally for advancing diversity and inclusion (DiversityInc).  

 

Northwell’s mission is to improve the mental health of the patients and communities Northwell serves through a full continuum of high-quality, comprehensive clinical services in all of Northwell’s hospitals, outpatient programs and practices. Hospital services include over 624 inpatient beds (74 SUD beds) across 7 hospitals, consult services in each of the 23 hospitals and emergency departments, a robust telepsychiatry program, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, and a full range of outpatient services (>600K visits per year and growing) for all ages and disorders. Northwell Health has two hospitals that specialize in behavioral health: Zucker Hillside Hospital, a 236-bed facility in Glen Oaks, NY and South Oaks Hospital, a 202-bed facility in Amityville, NY. 

To improve access and facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment, the Department prioritizes integrating behavioral health into settings where people routinely engage such as primary care (adult, pediatric and OB- GYN) and schools. BH has embedded collaborative care behavioral health specialists in 84+ primary care (adult and pediatric) practices; and has co-located behavioral health in medical specialty settings such as oncology, transplant surgery, and obstetrics. The School Mental Program provides prevention and wellness programs and same day access to psychiatric services for over 220,000 K-12^th grade students across 54 school districts. The Behavioral Health College Partnership collaborates with over 100 higher education institutions in the greater New York region to provide outpatient care as well as rapid inpatient care for college students experiencing a psychiatric crisis.

This role requires a dynamic and experienced leader with a deep understanding of multi-site, system-level data and informatics, a passion for driving innovation, and the ability to influence and inspire change across a large and complex organization. Additionally:

1. Doctor of Medicine Degree (or equivalent) required from an accredited College of Medicine
2. Completion of Psychiatry Residency with Board Certification required.
3. Licensed and registered as a Physician in the State of New York, required.
4. Minimum of three to five (3-5) years post-residency experience with demonstrated experience in informatics, digital applications and data analytics.
5. Solid written and oral communication and skills, required.
6. Ability to work as a “change agent.” ·
7. Demonstrated leadership experience, required.

 

To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Letter of Interest to Matthew Faber, Director, Office of Physician Recruitment, Northwell Health. The letter of interest should primarily detail your experience, qualifications, and key achievements in administrative leadership, clinical care and operations, research, and education as related to this position specification and briefly expressing your interest in this position. Please send all inquiries, referrals, or nominations to Matthew Faber at MFaber4@northwell.edu with “Medical Director, Data & Informatics, BH/Associate CMIO, Northwell” in the subject line. Confidential review of applications will begin immediately.

 

 

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to scope of role, level of experience, education, specialty/subspeciality, credentials, academic accomplishments, clinical productivity, quality metrics, patient experience, site/location internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.