Complete Description:
DOC is looking for an experienced PM to lead and electronic health records implementation.
Years of Experience:
More than 10 years of experience in IT system implementation and/or in electronic health records implementation.
Job Description:
The Department of Corrections is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead a team of individuals in the deployment of an electronic health records application. An individual with subject matter expertise in implementation of Electronic Health Records and specific knowledge and skills related to meaningful use and/or health care in Corrections is desirable. The Project manger will work direct for the Program Manager, and will lead a team of 8-12 people on the workflow analysis through system enhancements an training and deployment.
Advanced experience managing complex projects or multiple projects; Demonstrated and advanced understanding of project management methodologies.
• Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor.
• Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics.
• Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities.
• Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan.
Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources.
• Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers.
• Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable.
• May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers.
• Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions,
and monitors their performance. Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
Required Skills:
- significant experience managing large statewide initiates in the health IT arena
- knowledge of clinical operations and processes
- proven background in business process reengineering (BPR), with preference for BPR with clinical and healthcare operational processes
- proven track record and experience managing electronic health record (EHR) system rollouts to large providers and/or large health systems
- proven ability managing communication and organizational change management activities for a large EHR statewide rollout
Skills:
PM Experience
Required 10 Years
Subject matter expertise in implementation of Electronic Health Records
Required 2 Years
IT system implementation Experience
Required 10 Years
Experience working directly with a large EHR vendor
Highly desired 1 Years
Experience managing electronic health record (EHR) system rollouts to large providers and/or large health systems
Required 2 Years
Experience managing communication and organizational change management activities for a large EHR rollout (statewide preferred)
Required 2 Years
Significant experience managing large statewide initiates in the health IT arena
Required 2 Years
Experience in business process reengineering (BPR), with preference for BPR with clinical and healthcare operational processes
Required 2 Years
Questions:
Question 1
On what previous projects has the candidate worked with Electronic Health Records systems rollout? Please state the name of the particular system(s) implemented.
Question 2
On what previous projects has the candidate been the PM for an IT Implementation?