We are seeking a highly skilled IT/EMR Project Manager to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects and EMR optimizations within our healthcare organization. The ideal candidate will possess PMI certification and Lean Six Sigma experience, ensuring efficient and effective project management practices. This role requires a deep understanding of healthcare IT systems, project management expertise, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities:
• Portfolio Management: Manage the identification, selection, and prioritization of IT and EMR projects and process improvement initiatives. • Project Planning and Execution: Develop detailed project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation. Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success. Monitor project performance, track progress, and make necessary adjustments to meet project objectives. Provide regular updates to senior management. Oversee the execution of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. • Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including medical staff, administrators, and IT teams, to ensure seamless project execution and alignment with organizational goals. • Compliance: Ensure all projects adhere to healthcare regulations and standards, maintaining compliance with industry best practices. • Documentation: Maintain comprehensive portfolio and project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and post-project evaluations.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the primary functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities and possess the necessary physical requirements, with or without a reasonable accommodation, to safely perform the essential functions of the job.
- Minimal physical effort required with occasional light lifting to a maximum of 25 pounds; stooping; and pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work primarily with fingers - Ability to effectively manage considerable mental stress - Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word - Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication - Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and convey information in a clear, concise and accurate manner - Familiarity with computer and other business machines
Organizational Expectations
Attendance: Attendance is an essential job function; employee comes to work daily, on time, and completes scheduled shift
HIPAA: facilitates to maintain patient confidentiality
Internal communication: contributes to positive team performance and a culture of service excellence through effective communication, active listening, and respect
Interpersonal relationships: maintains appropriate interpersonal relationships with staff, patients, and visitors at all times. Works as a team member with other departments.
Safety: Practices workplace safety daily
Employee Engagement
Actively participates in all hospital Service Excellence initiatives and trainings
Attends and participates in a minimum of 50% department staff meetings and signs off on review of 100% department staff meeting minutes
Completes all required annual education on or before the due date
Leadership Capabilities
Budget management: prepares department budget
Decisiveness: displays an appropriate bias for action, mindful problem definition and calculated risks, determines when data is sufficient for decision-making and moves forward, seeks "win-win" outcomes
Leading others: has a plan and clear expectations. Involves and delegates appropriately. Holds associates accountable and confronts problem behavior or unsatisfactory performance promptly and fairly. Assures that recognition and rewards are linked to quality actions
Managing relationships: maintains constructive "key stakeholder" relationships; confronts issues without alienating others; uses collegial approach, and positive personal influence to achieve cooperation
Operational plan: demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement operational plan
Results-oriented: demonstrates perseverance and focus in the face of obstacles; takes responsibility and moves forward; is timely and comprehensive in follow-through and achievement
Style flexibility: can be both firm and compassionate; can lead and let others lead; is self-confident, but demonstrates appropriate humility; aware of personal impact and effectively adapts to different circumstances
Completes all annual evaluations on or before the due date