Residence Requirements:

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Examples of Duties:

A Chief Information Officer plans, organizes, and directs the development, implementation and evaluation of computerized Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS) supporting hospital operations;

Ensures security of the electronic data for the enter institution, including electronic medical records of all patients and integrated electronic security (surveillance) for the facility;

Oversees security for electronic data and equipment to prevent data breaches, malware and related viruses and vulnerability in systems and medical equipment connected to computerized systems;

Develops, promulgates and oversees the execution of the information processing objective of the Medical Center and its departmental entities;

Recruits and hires staff responsible for implementing, monitoring and maintaining Medical Center information systems;

Advises Medical Center management, administrators and department heads on current trends and directions regarding management information systems and provides leadership in strategic planning, development, acquisition, implementation and operational initiative in all areas of information technologies;

Oversees the development and implementation of standards, policies and procedures to assure the effective and efficient design, implementation and operation of information systems supporting the Medical Center and its component departments;

Coordinates the development and implementation of standards, policies and procedures to assure the effective and efficient design, implementation and operation of information systems supporting the Medical Center and its component departments;

Oversees the purchasing or contracting of all hardware, software and peripheral equipments and develops, negotiates and monitors all contracts for services;

Projects information resource requirements of the Medical Center, develops budget and plans to meet assessed needs to include personnel, equipment, implementation and monitoring of this budget with the financial entities of the Medical Center;

Meets with managers, administrators and clinical staff within the Medical Center and external to it, to communicate information systems objectives and to develop, implement and carryout policies and plans to achieve the established objectives;

Coordinates the implementation of automated systems including but not limited to the acquisition of software, hardware and peripheral equipment and the assignment of technical staff to user departments which most effectively utilize available resources;

Coordinates the activities of key managers and staff with the information systems department, reviews the performance of these individuals on a regular basis and establishes policies and procedures to assure that other departmental staff are similarly evaluated.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test: 

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Business or Public Administration, Computer Science or related management or technical field and eight (8) years of administrative* or supervisory** experience in the electronic data processing field, at least four (4) years of which involved the design and/or development of acute care hospital electronic data processing management information systems.

Notes:

NOTES 1:Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business or Public Administration may be substituted for two (2) years of the required generalized experience above but may not be substituted for the required specialized experience. 2. *Administrative experience is defined as the responsible planning, management and control functions of an organization or organizational unit including the development and/or approval of operating policy and procedures 3. **Supervision – Responsible direction and control of subordinate employees.  This involves the assignment of work, approval of work, training, evaluation and discipline of employees.  The supervisory aspects must be an integral part of the job, not incidental or occasional.  4.   Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.   5. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices.  A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed.  If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.  You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates:  Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.  

All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However,candidates may find information in the publication "How to take a written test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm

Subjects of Examination:

Subjects of examination: A written test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas:

1. Administration

These questions test for knowledge of the managerial functions involved in directing an organization or an organizational segment. These questions cover such areas as: developing objectives and formulating policies; making decisions based on the context of the administrator's position and authority; forecasting and planning; organizing; developing personnel; coordinating and informing; guiding and leading; testing and evaluating; and budgeting.

2. Data center operations

These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing and controlling the operating activities of a computer center. They cover such areas as: data center methods and procedures; identifying and resolving operational problems; coordinating and maintaining schedules for the utilization of equipment; and monitoring and controlling operating systems, equipment, and the physical environment in the computer center.

3. Principles of networked communications

These questions test for basic concepts and terminology of data communications. They cover such subjects as data communications, types of networks, modems, security, protocols, topologies, transmission media, wiring, installation and troubleshooting. The questions are general in scope and are not specific to any vendor or system.

4. Preparing written material

These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

5. Supervision

These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.

6. Systems analysis and design

These questions test for techniques and concepts of computer systems analysis and design. They cover such subjects as feasibility and applications studies, systems development tools and software, the systems life cycle, types of systems (e.g., client/server, Web-based), controls, and systems documentation, testing, and implementation.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES:  Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators.  Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited.  You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.