Director IT Network and Unified Communications

About the role

Summary: The Director of Network and Telecom is responsible for the strategic direction, implementation, and operational oversight of Onvida Health's enterprise-wide network and voice infrastructure. This includes the design, deployment, and support of HPE/Aruba-based networking and Avaya telephony systems. The role ensures that infrastructure services are reliable, scalable, secure, and compliant with healthcare regulations. The position also leads a technical team, manages vendor relationships, and collaborates across departments to support clinical and operational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provides vision, forward thinking and strategic planning in a proactive manner while being open-minded and creative in establishing a strategic direction.
• Develops through an integration of ideas of those involved, an organized strategy to achieve both short and long term objectives for the department; effectively communicates strategy to obtain commitment.
• Leads the strategic planning process for the department; integrates plans within the medical center's plans; works with leadership and physicians to identify and evaluate programs and emerging technologies.
• Leads the planning and strategic direction of the network and telecom function across Onvida Health, ensuring alignment with broader organizational IT goals.
• Evaluates emerging technologies in networking and communications to maintain a secure and scalable infrastructure.
• Partners with stakeholders to align infrastructure initiatives with current and future needs, including care delivery innovation and digital transformation.
• Demonstrates personal accountability for financial results through development of an annual budget and operational plan and management of performance based on plan.
• Engages staff in efforts to contain costs and improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of services.
• Establishes budget targets for department,