DHCF Principal Healthcare IT Strategist

DHCF is looking for a Principal Heathcare IT Strategist within the Enterprise Cloud Information Services Team.

On April 15th, 2025 the United Medical Center permanently (UMC) closed as Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health opened to service the residents in Ward 8. DHCF OIT team has been asked to support the the closure of UMC including providing data, infrastructure, networking, and telecommunication services.

DHCF is looking for a qualified resource to serve as Principal Heathcare IT strategist to provide expertise in technology related to the operation of a healthcare facility.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Lead the development and execution of the IT transition and decommissioning plan in alignment with the hospital wind-down strategy and integration with the acquiring health system.
• Oversee phased shutdown of clinical and administrative systems (EHR, PACS, LIS, ERP), ensuring data integrity and legal compliance.
• Coordinate the secure archival and long-term accessibility of clinical, operational, and financial data in compliance with HIPAA and any other Federal and Local retention mandates.
• Develop and implement enduring data governance protocols for legacy systems under the stewardship of the medical records custodian.
• Direct the deactivation or migration of network infrastructure, cybersecurity controls, and user access rights.
• Serve as liaison between legacy hospital IT operations and OCTO leadership to ensure continuity of data and security obligations.
• Oversee asset disposition strategy, including licensed software, hardware decommissioning, and digital infrastructure dismantling.
• Maintain ongoing reporting on risk, compliance, and timeline status to system-wide leadership throughout the transition.

CONTRACT JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities :

1. Coordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management.

2. Plans, coordinates, and monitors project activities.

3. Develops technical applications to support users.

4. Develops, implements, maintains, and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems.

5. Provides training for system products and procedures.

6. Performs application upgrades.

7. Performs monitoring, maintenance, or reporting on real- time databases, real-time network and serial data communications, and real-time graphics and logic applications.

8. Troubleshoots problems.

9. Ensures project lifecycle is in compliance with District standards and procedures.

Minimum Education / Certification Requirements :

Bachelor s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Bachelor s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

Required

Lead the development and execution of the IT transition and decommissioning plan in alignment with the hospital wind-down strategy and integration wit

Required

10

Years

Oversee phased shutdown of clinical and administrative systems (EHR, PACS, LIS, ERP), ensuring data integrity and legal compliance.

Required

10

Years

Coordinate the secure archival and long-term accessibility of clinical, operational, and financial data in compliance with HIPAA and any other Federal

Required

10

Years

Develop and implement enduring data governance protocols for legacy systems under the stewardship of the medical records custodian.

Highly desired

10

Years

Direct the deactivation or migration of network infrastructure, cybersecurity controls, and user access rights.

Required

10

Years

Serve as liaison between legacy hospital IT operations and OCTO leadership to ensure continuity of data and security obligations.

Required

10

Years

Oversee asset disposition strategy, including licensed software, hardware decommissioning, and digital infrastructure dismantling.

Highly desired

10

Years

Maintain ongoing reporting on risk, compliance, and timeline status to system-wide leadership throughout the transition.

Highly desired

10

Years

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you agree to this requirement?

Question2

What is your candidate's email address?

Question3

Candidates submitted above the hourly NTE Vendor Rate $$.$$ $$.$$ $$.$$ $$.$$ of $$.$$ will not be considered. Do you agree to this requirement?

Question4

There are no reimbursable expenses. Do you agree to this requirement?

Question5

By submitting your candidate to this requisition, you are indicating your company s acceptance of the terms and conditions contained within the Supplier Agreement and Amendment #2022-01 to the Supplier Agreement. Do you agree to this requirement?

Existing Incumbent Resource? : Yes