Technical Project Manager, Patient Room Technology

Technical Project Manager, Patient Room Technology (260000Y8)

The Senior Project Manager – Epic (Technical Project Manager, Patient Room Technology) is responsible for leading complex, cross‑functional technology initiatives that directly support patient room technology and the inpatient digital experience. This role focuses on the planning, coordination, and delivery of integrated clinical and technical solutions, including Epic‑adjacent workflows, bedside technology, third‑party systems, and infrastructure that enable patient care delivery at the point of care.

• Lead medium to large‑scale Patient Room Technology initiatives, including bedside devices, integrated clinical systems, Epic‑adjacent workflows, and third‑party vendor solutions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, RAID logs, and dependency tracking.
• Oversee all phases of the project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, testing, go‑live, and post‑implementation stabilization.
• Ensure projects adhere to PMO standards, Epic best practices, and organizational governance requirements.

• Serve as the primary point of coordination between clinical leadership, Digital Health, Epic application teams, IS technical teams, and vendors.
• Translate clinical and operational needs into clear technical and project requirements.
• Facilitate effective communication across technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including executive‑level reporting.
• Support change management, readiness planning, and adoption efforts to ensure successful deployment and sustained use of patient room technology solutions.

• Coordinate technical build activities across Epic, infrastructure, networking, device integration, and third‑party systems.
• Partner with vendors to manage implementation timelines, deliverables, testing, and issue resolution.
• Identify technical dependencies and risks early and implement mitigation strategies to minimize operational impact.
• Ensure solutions integrate cleanly with Epic workflows and meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements.

• Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, scope changes, and resource constraints.
• Track and manage project budgets, ensuring alignment with approved funding and financial expectations.
• Prepare and present regular status updates, risks, and decision points to governance bodies and senior leadership.
• Document lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement of patient room technology delivery practices.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in information technology, healthcare administration, engineering, computer science, or a related field (required). Master’s degree (preferred).
• Experience:
  
  Seven to ten years of project management experience, preferably in healthcare IT or a similarly complex environment.
• Experience leading technical implementations that integrate clinical workflows, Epic‑adjacent systems, or third‑party healthcare technologies.
• Experience managing cross‑functional teams, vendors, and enterprise‑scale technology initiatives.
• Strong understanding of healthcare IT environments, including EHR/Epic ecosystems, clinical workflows, and technical infrastructure.
• Expertise in multiple project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, hybrid).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for clinical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex dependencies.
• Proficiency with project management tools and documentation standards.

• Epic certification or experience leading Epic‑related initiatives.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting Digital Health, bedside technology, or patient experience initiatives.
• Experience working in pediatric or academic medical center environments.

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