IT Project Manager

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Responsible for leading a project team (or teams) on organizational wide mid-to-low risk projects affecting multiple people within a limited number of areas/departments. May also be responsible for overall project management of smaller scale projects. Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all aspects of IT projects. This includes, but is not limited to, project work plan development & management, project plan reporting, issue tracking, scope development & management, project cost, resource & time management, project communications and project risk management.

Collaborates with IT, vendors, and Customers to ensure successful completion of projects. May also be responsible for serving as a liaison between Information Technology and other practices affiliated with the health system. This may include providing appropriate on-site visits, facilitating regular communication, resolving client requests, and overseeing resolution of issues to ensure delivered services meet client needs and expectations outside of defined projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or MIS, or related field; or four (4) years of relevant experience such as project management, project coordination, project lead, systems analysis.
• Internal employees must meet all mandatory competencies in current position in order to qualify for promotion within IT.

• Certified Associate in Project Management Certification preferred.
• One year hospital or hospital Information Technology experience preferred.

• Project Management:
  Responsible in all aspects of project planning, including project proposal reviews to determine goals, time frame, funding, project approach, staffing requirements, deliverables, and allocation of resources. Create and maintain project work plans utilizing the standard project management software tools. Maintain the project work plan to facilitate project progress tracking. Develop and maintain project scope/charter with assistance from management. Develop and maintain project schedule.
  
  Responsible for all processes related to the timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information. Facilitate transition of project support to Customer Service at the completion of each assigned project. Proactively manage project to identify potential risks and/or issues and escalates appropriately. Implement and monitor the change control process, document and facilitate the outcomes of the change control process for assigned projects.
  
  Demonstrate thorough understanding of project management phases, techniques and tools. Strong and tested project management skills, including sponsor and risk management. Understand Customer needs; provide realistic expectations, actively monitor customer satisfaction.
• Communication Effectiveness:
  Ensure project status, issues, and successes are clearly communicated to all levels. Conduct routine project meetings to share organizational information and provide guidance, motivation, and discuss performance of staff. Participate in pre-engagement preparation and implementation planning, and transition to support. Motivate project team to action. Identify common themes, make inferences, and draw conclusions.
• Resource and Fiscal Accountability:
  Ensure acceptable level(s) of project staffing and oversight of consultants, contractors, and vendors to meet the requirements of the agreed upon contract/RFP stipulations. Directly manage all internal resources assigned to project or program for work assignment completion. Manage external resources in the absence of a vendor project manager. Schedule activities, events, and programs, and the work of project team members, to support Customer needs and expectations.
  
  Establish and maintain cooperative and…