Senior EHR Project Manager, Acute Facility Developments - Remote
Community Health Systems · United States · 4 wk ago
RemoteRemoteProject ManagementFull-time
Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager, independently manages multiple projects involving Oracle Health EHR, information systems, and database management. This role requires experience with multi-facility design, planning, execution, and oversight of complex initiatives. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the technical aspects of project management and will coordinate with departmental and cross-functional teams to deliver expert-level customer support. They must possess comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the EHR system, deployments, and ongoing support.
Essential Functions
- Leads the full lifecycle of large-scale, cross-functional, or strategically significant projects from initiation through closure.
- Collaborates with business units and functional teams to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.
- Manages detailed project plans, allocates resources, tracks milestones, and drives execution to ensure alignment with goals and deadlines.
- Identifies and mitigates project risks and issues, escalating as needed to maintain project progress.
- Serves as the primary liaison for project updates, communicating progress, risks, and decisions to sponsors and senior leadership.
- Oversees the preparation of project documentation, including charters, reports, schedules, and communication plans.
- Ensures adherence to project management standards, methodologies, and governance frameworks.
- Provides mentorship and guidance, fostering professional growth and performance.
- Drives continuous improvement by recommending and implementing enhancements to tools, templates, and delivery processes.
- Manages change control processes and evaluates the organizational impact of proposed changes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required.
- A combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 5-7 years of experience managing projects of increasing complexity required.
- Minimum of 5 years of dedicated experience with Acute Facility EHR Implementation preferred.
- Oracle Health EHR platform expertise preferred.
- Proven multi-facility design, planning, and execution background in a hospital setting.
- Comprehensive structural knowledge of all phases of the EHR deployment lifecycle and ongoing support preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and managing project portfolios or enterprise-wide initiatives preferred.
- Expert-level proficiency across the full Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Microsoft Project) preferred.
- 3 years of experience utilizing Smartsheet for project tracking and centralization (preferred).
- Prior experience in healthcare, operations, or IT project environments preferred.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI preferred.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and lifecycle frameworks (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
- Proficient in project portfolio tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar.
- Exceptional problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
- Skilled in facilitating collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholder groups.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to executives, sponsors, and technical teams.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
- Proactive and solution-oriented with strong attention to detail.