Vice President of Health Information Systems

## Overview Be a part of our team! West Central provides a generous benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, local discounts, paid holidays and paid time off! Ask us about creative work schedules, remote/hybrid work, full time/part time, geographic options, different shifts, job sharing, even cross-functional work to keep things interesting! We are committed to continuous improvement of our employees. We provide ongoing education through e-Learning, in-service programs presented by internal staff and external presenters. CEUs are available for most in-service programs. **Loan Repayment Program:** As a nonprofit organization providing services to underserved populations, you may be eligible to participate in the following loan assistance programs: - Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) - Agency Student Loan Assistance Program – eligible up to $10,000 over 3 years - NH State Loan Repayment Program – NH professional license required For over forty years, West Central Behavioral Health, a community mental health organization, has dedicated itself to*"...promote, preserve and strengthen the mental health and quality of life in our community.”* To accomplish this, West Central has assembled a team of talented professionals. Working together toward a common goal, our staff served nearly 2,700 children, adolescents and adults last year. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Veteran- and Recovery-Friendly Workplace! ## Description You're a health information leader who understands that in behavioral health, data isn't just an operational concern — it's a clinical and ethical one. At West Central Behavioral Health, we're looking for a Vice President of Health Information Systems who sees the EHR not as a system to manage but as the backbone of care delivery: someone who can govern how information moves through an organization, protect the people whose information it is, and build the infrastructure that lets clinicians focus on what they do best. This is a role for a strategist who is equally comfortable in a compliance audit and a leadership team meeting — someone who brings compliance rigor, fluency in CCBHC reporting requirements, and the executive presence to translate health information governance into organizational decision-making. The VP of Health Information Systems provides strategic and operational leadership over EHR administration, medical records management, clinical documentation integrity, release of information, data reporting, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. This position sits on the executive leadership team, reports directly to the CEO, and directly supervises the Director of Information Technologies and the Director of Quality Improvement and Compliance. Responsibilities (partial list): - Provides strategic and operational leadership over the agency's health information functions, serving as a member of the executive leadership team reporting directly to the CEO - Directly supervises the Director of Information Technologies and the Director of Quality Improvement and Compliance - Serves as the agency's primary EHR system administrator, managing configuration, user access, security, and vendor coordination - Serves as HIPAA Privacy Officer or works in close coordination with the designated Privacy Officer to investigate and respond to potential breaches and compliance concerns - Leads or supports internal and external audits, including CCBHC quality measures, He-M regulatory reviews, and payer audits - Develops and implements a clinical documentation improvement program supporting accurate reimbursement under the CCBHC PPS model - Oversees facility-level technology infrastructure and building systems in coordination with IT and facilities leadership - Partners with clinical and quality leadership to develop a…