Lead Application Architect
Company: National Medical Association
Location: Nashville
Posted on: February 24, 2021
Job Description:
This Lead Application Architect provides expert leadership in
the architecture and design of applications. The Lead Application
Architect works with customers to document and analyze business
need and provide documented solutions and recommendations.
Strategic lead between business partners and Health IT. KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates with customers to review business requests.
- Provides documented solutions and recommendations for business
requests.
- Maintains documentation on application and integration
architecture.
- Develops and maintains governance of application and
integration architectures.
- Defines and ensures compliance to enterprise reference
architecture.
- Defines future technology strategy, standards, roadmap from
current to future landscape.
- Contributes to integration as well as the functional and
technical design of applications.
- Provides mentorship of staff
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the
position and additional duties may be assigned. TECHNICAL
CAPABILITIES APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
(EXPERT):
- Is a recognized expert and authority in applications standards
and procedures. Responsible for weighing the risk of developing an
application within the total corporate architecture. Establishes
standards for state-of-the-art products and mission-critical
procedures which require the highest level of expertise and
knowledge. APPLICATIONS SYSTEM DESIGN - (EXPERT):
- Is considered an expert in conducting systems design tasks and
structured systems design, if applicable. Called upon to design
systems for the most demanding and sensitive mission-critical
applications. Often consulted for reviewing systems designs to
assure accuracy, completeness and integrity. APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS
ARCHITECTURE (EXPERT):
- Is a recognized enterprise-wide expert and authority on the
Company's systems architecture. Used as an internal resource for
strategic direction regarding corporate systems architecture. Takes
a lead role in preparing strategic plans for computing
architecture. Stays abreast of new and emerging technology and
evaluates their potential for improvement on the systems
architecture of the company. CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Organizational Impact: Plans and sets own objectives to deliver
against responsibilities that have a direct impact on the near term
results of a system or institution.
- Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Solves highly complex
problems and recommends solutions that may have broad impact to the
function.
- Breadth of Knowledge: Viewed as the technical expert at VUMC
within a professional area and a broad knowledge of other
professional areas.
- Team Interaction: Leads complex project teams; coaches and
guides team members and develops strategy for project execution.
CORE COMPETENCIES SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES (P5):
- Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from
all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop
talent in others.
- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and
insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery
of work to exceed expectations.
- Communicates Effectively: Anticipates different audience
concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across
conflicting and sensitive issues. DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES
(P5):
- Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge
of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to
improve satisfaction of services.
- Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex
information and identifies trends/ risks to make recommendations to
improve processes across areas.
- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback
and development discussions to motivate and support team members to
maximize performance. ENSURING HIGH QUALITY (P5):
- Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles
which may interfere with quality standards and develops plans to
ensure area's quality standards are met.
- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable
learning from others, past experiences, and new information to
determine key opportunities.
- Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops
appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to
ensure operational and safety compliance. MANAGING RESOURCES
EFFECTIVELY (P5):
- Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to
goal achievement and develops solutions to address those
obstacles.
- Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate
systems and processes to effectively manage resources.
- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data
to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision
making capabilities. FOSTERING INNOVATION (P5):
- Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads
development of new initiatives that create value across areas.
- Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for
self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative
ways to drive greater efficiencies.
- Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly
communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in
embracing the change. About the Department: Health IT HealthIT
provides the best health information technology tools that support
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of:
- Improving the health care of individuals and communities
regionally, nationally and internationally
- Providing transformative learning programs Our tools, which
form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in-house by
our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge
solutions available in today's ever-changing marketplace. Our 500
colleagues provide ongoing support over each product's entire
lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of
the Medical Center's 24,000 colleagues. Our solutions are driven by
the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout
Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC
Information Technology (VUMC IT) . The strong collaboration among
our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational
issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC
remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information
technology. Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located
in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of
teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of
individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of
changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be
valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It
is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning
and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where
employees know they are part of something that is bigger than
themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle
for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to
advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient
care, education, and research. Because we are committed to
providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are
proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and
metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of
the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty
programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe
Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the
Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric
specialties nationally ranked.
- Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired"
hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical
technology.
- Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great
Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health
Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100
Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
- The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the
to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School
of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
- Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive
Magnet designations.
- National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their
peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
- Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a
row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ
Healthcare Equality. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home
to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's
Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the
Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals
experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal
year 2015. Vanderbilt's adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly
2 million patients during this same period. Vanderbilt University
Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at
Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World
Report's Best Hospitals as among the nation's best with 18
nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center
is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and
collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our
compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and
reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and
innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading
academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue
scientific discoveries and transformational educational and
clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and
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