Project Manager – IS (SW/ Inf/ Clinical) – Glendale, Ca 91203 – Direct Hire (not contract) Direct Hire/ Full Time Employee

Employment Requirement: “In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.”

TITLE: IS PM (Software and Infrastructure)

MUST HAVE: Experience as a Project Manager in a healthcare setting managing Cerner full life cycle Software Implementations and Infrastructure projects.

LOCATION: Glendale, Ca 91203

HIERARCHY: Reports To: Associate Director, IS PMO

SALARY: To be Discussed

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Job Purpose and Summary:

Reporting to the Associate Director, Information Services PMO, the IS Project Manager will be accountable for management of a variety of initiatives across one or multiple portfolios.  The Project Manager will assume primary control of projects in a matrix environment, accountable for scope, schedule & budget. Primary responsibilities and activities include a majority of the following:

• Work across various portfolios to execute business demand
• Support initiatives across all phases of the Project Management & System Development Life Cycle
• Plan, schedule and track multiple projects, with related cost estimation & scope control responsibilities
• Support project-chartering process and project setup
• Identify, prioritize and mitigate project risks
• Provide an escalation channel to the PMO & Project stakeholders
• Manage a cross-functional team driving motivation, collaboration & performance
• Implement project management processes appropriate to the size and scope of the project
• Provide timely project status on a recurring basis regarding project metrics (schedule, budget variances)
• Provide oversight and control of any external resources contracted to the project
• Review the project’s medium-term benefits (for example, to support business-case process improvement)
• Drive the project closure process & ensure operational hand-off is successful

Minimum Education/Training Required: 

·        Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Systems or combination of experience and study is desirable

Minimum Experience Required:

• At least 5 years of direct work experience in an IT project or program management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution
• Proven experience in managing full life cycle information systems projects, large scale systems development and/or information technology initiatives in Healthcare
• Experience in a healthcare environment required
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & non-verbal)
• Prior experience and depth in the demand management and project management lifecycle
• Proven project delivery experience with EMR’s (specifically Cerner) and revenue cycle/billing systems (McKesson)

License, Registration or Certification Required:

PMI and/or CSM certification or equivalent experience is highly desirable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Exceptional non-verbal and verbal communication skills in order to create presentations, facilitate executive meetings, provide status and drive results
• Skilled in workflow analysis and process design efforts
• Must be able to work independently, yet part of a team and know when to escalate through the appropriate team and departmental channels
• Skilled at identifying project requirements to the necessary level for planning and scheduling purposes (even when scope is unclear, it is the role of this person to make the unclear, clear)
• Cost analysis and financials, must be able to create a multi-year (3-5 year) cost view of the project in support of a business case including both operational and capital costs
• Estimate the project’s total effort from functional requirements, working with technical domain experts
  • Prioritize trade-offs between on-time, on-scope or on-budget delivery
• Skilled at project scheduling, including via automated tools, and can analyze progress and trade-offs
• Able to manage multiple projects in parallel of varying size and scope
• Implement project change process, as appropriate for scope control and change processes
  • Can debate effectively for or against project changes, as appropriate
• Sufficient communication and organization skills to implement a formal communications plan
• Capable of project risk assessment, monitoring and mitigation planning
• Team management & leadership skills sufficient to facilitate conflict and issue resolution

Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Project, Powerpoint, Excel, Visio & Word