Remote Beaker Project Manager- Expert

Summary

The client is seeking an experienced Beaker Project Manager-Expert to manage the planning and implementation of an EHR system project for the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities. The project manager will coordinate activities with other teams, stakeholders, and vendors, maintain project scope, schedule, and quality, and communicate regularly with team members and Epic representatives.

Requirements

• 7 Years Experience with Health Information Technology (HIT) projects with an emphasis on clinical information systems and healthcare application interoperability
• 7 Years Develop and maintain project plans according to State and client IT project management methodology; must be familiar with Microsoft Project
• Highly proficient knowledge of PMI standards for project management is required, experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the scope, schedule, and quality of the project for the Beaker Clinical EHR build team
• Setting clear expectations for team members and defining what they should do at each phase of the project
• Working closely with the EHR Program Director and other project managers/team managers to coordinate activities
• Ensuring that the business community is engaged in the project
• Advising and coaching team members by providing guidance on project issues, key success factors of the project, and lessons learned
• Sharing with team members the positive effects of innovation and system capabilities
• Reinforcing the importance of the project together with the EHR program executives and the Program Director, and providing consistent communication to the project team
• Organizing resources within the organization
• Motivating and showing appreciation for the team
• Appropriately matching team member skills to team responsibilities
• Managing the project from an organizational perspective while attending to detailed tasks
• Assisting as a support contact for revenue cycle
• Identifying and troubleshooting issues
• Guiding workflow design building and testing the system, and analyzing other technical issues associated with Epic software
• Serving as a liaison between organizational needs and Epic implementation staff
• Maintaining regular communication with Epic representatives, including participating in weekly project team meetings
• Working with Epic representatives, the business community, and end users to ensure the system meets the organization's business needs in regard to the project deliverables and timeline
• Developing an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organization's workflows
• Participating in training and working with end users
• Reporting and reviewing the status of projects and issues on an ongoing basis with leadership
• Holding weekly communications with team members to discuss the status of deliverables, shared issues, end-user concerns, budget, and upcoming milestones
• Developing and maintaining all required client and client PMO project documentation in coordination with other EHR PMO PM resources

Preferred Qualifications

7 Years Experience as a Beaker Project Manager or similar role in the healthcare industry