Sr. Project Manager - Hospital Interfaces

Job Description

This is a full-time, computer-professional exempt position. A senior project manager in this position will be responsible for leading team(s) to deliver project(s) that span across multiple software solutions in the ELLKAY product suite to support our growing hospital customer base. This includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.

The Sr. Project Manager – Hospital Interfaces has the authority to run each project on a day-to-day basis and is ultimately responsible for establishing and cultivating a positive working relationship with each hospital customer from an Operations perspective.

• Oversee the successful implementation of complex hospital interface projects that span across multiple software solutions in the ELLKAY product suite
• Provide leadership for project team by coaching, mentoring and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one or more initiatives simultaneously
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure overall success of the customer implementation
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the regular project status update meetings with the customer
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals
• Manage project scope and changes
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
• Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout each project
• Serve as primary point of contact for all project communication, both oral and written
• Set and manage appropriate expectations both internally and externally

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of hospital workflows as they pertain to interface connectivity
• Experience leading multifaceted projects on time and within budget
• Experience navigating through complex hospital environments
• Experience with interfacing between different hospital systems strongly preferred
• Strong HL7 knowledge
• Experience working with different data formats (e.g., HL7, XML, CSV, etc.)
• Experience working with different EMR vendors and/or Labs on connectivity projects
• Knowledge of basic networking and different connectivity solutions (e.g., VPN, SFTP, TCP-IP, etc.)
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
• Flexible with proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to exercise effective decision-making in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of healthcare data & workflow

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study
• 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects
• 3+ years of experience in a hospital environment
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint

Additional Information

For more information on our company, visit www.ELLKAY.com.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest with salary requirements and resume.

ELLKAY LLC is a Smoke-Free Workplace.

AA/EOE.