Information Systems Project Manager

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Crestview Hills, KY

About The Position

A Project Manager is responsible for managing the coordination and timely delivery of multiple projects. Under general direction, responsible for assembling a project team, assigning individual responsibilities and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of a project. Manages project work from original concept through final implementation. Familiar with the system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member, in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. May possess highly specialized knowledge of a specific technology. Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables. Strong organizational, multitasking, negotiation and communications skills are important. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree requirement can be waived if the candidate has four (4) or more years of previous project management experience.
Required to know PC applications, including Microsoft Project & Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook.
Minimum of three (3) years Information Systems project management experience.
Must prove excellent written & verbal communication skills on all levels: customers, vendors, and company personnel.

Responsibilities

Plans and organizes projects: Develops preliminary scope statements and develops project charters that are a clear reflection of project objectives and scope
Identifies and procures needed project resources
Determines critical path project activities
Estimates project time and cost
Creates work breakdown structures and creates project work plans
Identifies areas of high risk and develops risk mitigation plans
Maintains control of projects: Provides direction to project resources regarding assigned project activities and monitors progress vs. plan
Identifies variances from plan and determines if they warrant corrective action or change
Closely manages project labor and material resource costs, striving to stay within approved limits
Manages relationship with project sponsors and business resources, ensuring that their needs and expectations are being met
Reviews content of key project work products and ensures the quality of the project deliverables
Identifies issues which have the risk of impacting project timeline, cost or scope and facilitating issue resolution so as to minimize impact on project timeline, cost and scope
Holds regularly scheduled progress meetings with team members and project sponsors
Tracks project change requests and facilitates approval or denial of project scope and timeline changes
Communicates project status: Publishes clear and comprehensive weekly project update summaries to management
Provides updates at project sponsor / steering committee meetings
Develops and supports project process standards: Participates in development of project process standards
Trains project team members, including support staff, on processes
Adheres to project process standards
Supports the IS budgeting process: Provides assistance to IS Management in the preparation of departmental budgets
Monitors project expenses to ensure compliance with departmental budget.
Performs other duties as assigned.