IS Project Manager

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Crestview Hills, KY

About The Position

The IS Project Manager manages the coordination and timely delivery of multiple projects, from original concept through final implementation. Under general direction, the role assembles project teams, assigns responsibilities, develops schedules, coordinates team activities, conducts project meetings, and tracks and analyzes progress. The Project Manager ensures adherence to quality standards, reviews project deliverables, and manages vendor tasks and deliverables. Strong organizational, multitasking, negotiation, and communication skills are important. The role also requires demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy toward patients, families, visitors, and employees regardless of cultural background. The position plans and organizes projects; maintains control of project scope, schedule, cost, resources, and quality; communicates project status; supports development and use of project process standards; and assists with IS budgeting. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or four or more years of previous project management experience in lieu of the degree requirement.
At least three years of Information Systems project management experience.
Knowledge of PC applications, including Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Visio, and Outlook.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with customers, vendors, and company personnel at all levels.

Responsibilities

Develop preliminary scope statements and project charters that reflect project objectives and scope.
Identify and procure needed project resources.
Determine critical-path activities and estimate project time and cost.
Create work breakdown structures and project work plans.
Identify high-risk areas and develop risk mitigation plans.
Direct project resources, assign activities, and monitor progress against plans.
Identify variances from plans and determine whether corrective action or changes are warranted.
Manage labor and material resource costs within approved limits.
Manage relationships with project sponsors and business resources, ensuring their needs and expectations are met.
Review key project work products and ensure the quality of deliverables.
Identify issues that may affect project timeline, cost, or scope, and facilitate their resolution.
Hold regularly scheduled progress meetings with team members and project sponsors.
Track project change requests and facilitate approval or denial of scope and timeline changes.
Publish comprehensive weekly project updates to management and provide updates at sponsor and steering committee meetings.
Participate in developing project process standards, train project team members and support staff on processes, and adhere to established standards.
Assist IS Management with departmental budget preparation and monitor project expenses for compliance with the departmental budget.
Perform other duties as assigned.