Applications & Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise-Wide Planning & On-Site Governance
Drive the Master Implementation Plan:
Author, maintain, and enforce the master project schedule, tracking hundreds of parallel dependencies across clinical, financial, and ancillary modules.
On-Site Command & Collaboration:
Establish a physical project management footprint to facilitate daily stand-ups, coordinate rapid issue resolution, and maintain momentum across hospital sites.
Capital Budget Management:
Monitor and safeguard the enterprise deployment budget, managing variance tracking, scope creep, and vendor milestone payments.
Clinical & Operational Transformation
Current to Future-State Mapping:
Lead intensive, on-site workflow validation sessions with physicians, nursing executives, and revenue cycle leaders to build Epic-validated future-state workflows.
On-the-Ground Change Management:
Serve as the visible face of the transition, managing resistance, building consensus, and driving organization-wide adoption of new clinical and operational standards.
Enterprise Training & Readiness:
Oversee the logistical rollout of mandatory, role-based super-user and end-user training programs across all facilities.
Technical Oversight & Core Readiness
Epic Corporate Liaison:
Act as the primary on-site point of contact for Epic implementation executives and technical coordinators.
Integration & Data Conversion:
Oversee the high-risk migration of legacy patient data and ensure seamless interoperability with third-party medical devices, lab systems, and HIEs.
Testing & Enterprise Go-Live:
Coordinate strict integrated testing phases, dress rehearsals, and cutover logistics. Lead the physical Command Center during the high-stakes "Hypercare" stabilization window.
Qualifications & Skills
Experience & Education
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a clinical field. Master’s degree (MHA, MBA, MSN) preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of
7+ years of IT project management experience
, including at least
one completed ground-up, initial enterprise EMR/Epic deployment
from inception through post-go-live stabilization.
Environment:
Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale hospital or health system software replacements.
Certifications (Preferred but not mandatory)
Project Management Professional (
PMP
) certification is highly preferred.
Prior or active
Epic Certifications / Proficiencies
in core modules (e.g.,
EpicCare Inpatient/Ambulatory, Chronicles, Cogito
) are a strong plus.
Core Competencies for On-Site Leadership
Physical Presence & Command:
Exceptional interpersonal and face-to-face communication skills, with the ability to command a room of diverse stakeholders (from surgeons to software engineers).
Crisis Management:
Extreme composure and rapid problem-solving abilities under the intense pressure of a live hospital system rollout.
Local Alignment:
Deep knowledge of healthcare regulatory compliance (HIPAA, Joint Commission standards) applied directly to technical build validation.
Non - Union
Salary - $110,000 -115,000
Shift : M-F 9am-5pm