EMR Project Manager

Conexess Group is aiding a local healthcare client in their search for an EMR Project Manager! The goal is to hire a mid to senior level professional immediately and this person will sit in an office just south of Nashville. There will be no travel required for this position but this person must be able to work onsite Monday thru Friday. This opening is initially being labeled as a contract with strong potential for extension and possibly full time conversion in 2018. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Manages multiple small to medium technical projects and/or programs from beginning to end that can be very complex in nature through the integration of requirement definition, project planning, and resource direction to meet corporate objectives in conjunction with the enterprise project portfolio
2. Works with sponsors and stakeholders to develop project scope, goals and deliverables
3. Defines the responsibilities of parties involved in the project including stakeholders, management, project team, vendors and internal customers affected by the project
4. Integrates project plans and schedules from multiple sources to create a cohesive plan with identifiable critical path, task dependencies, and major milestones, and manages the agreed project plans and schedules, ensuring successful completion within scope, budget, time, and quality parameters
5. Ensures that project inter-dependencies within the IT Project Portfolio and across other departments are considered and are tracked, planned and executed as projects
6. Works with IT and Operations Team Leads to assign, schedule, review, and monitor project work to ensure that progress is within expected guidelines
7. Identifies, tracks, monitors and communicates project-related issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies that may arise during the implementation of IT projects
8. Adapts project plans, schedules and resource assignments as required throughout projects to respond to emerging requirements and risks
9. Maintains effective communication and working relationships with project stakeholders and project team members, communicating project status, progress and issues within the team as well as to project sponsors and upper management
10. Analyzes, documents and shares lessons learned with Project and Team Leads, completes project closure process and documentation, adjusts project processes and documentation as required per analysis at project close
11. Facilitates documentation and integration of policies and processes for acquired entities in relation to hardware, software, facility or service programs
12. Mentors project teams on best practices, process improvement and project management skills
13. Facilitates IT departmental communication to corporate employees, field locations and project team members
14. Prepares and presents oral and/or written technical reports and project presentations
15. Organizes and conducts project team meetings

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• College degree or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years of experience in a project management role in a complex business and systems environment
• Experience with technical alternatives and basic knowledge of emerging technologies
• Knowledge of office administration procedures with the ability to operate most standard office equipment
• Ability to work professionally with sensitive, proprietary data & information while maintaining confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels; both internal and external
• Exercises sound judgment in responding to inquiries; understands when to route inquiries to next level
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously within inflexible time frames.  Ability to adapt to frequent priority changes
• Capable of working within established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the organization
• English sufficient to provide and receive instructions/directions
• Experience working under hard deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Heavy experience with EMR conversions and EMR cloud migrations for outpatient settings.  Will work closely with Network, Field Support, Applications Leads, and EMR Vendors.