Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.

In partnership with UT Health Science Center Tyler, Ardent Health Services operates UT Health East Texas system.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager will provide project management for major Hospital/Clinical or IT projects with minimal supervision and according to specific instructions and guidelines. Responsibilities include project and task planning with subject matter experts and application area project managers, effort and resource estimating, time tracking, status reporting and deliverable management. Responsibilities also include management of issues, risks, and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. This individual will manage both small or large system deployments, custom system enhancements, tool evaluation projects, process analysis and designs, etc.

• Create and maintain Hospital/Clinical or IT projects implementation and custom development work plans in Service Now Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings.
• Create Project Plan documents including project charters and scope statement, project Gantt charts, team structure and roles/responsibilities, governance plans, kickoff meeting materials, etc.
• Create Project Deliverables include system design specifications, training plans, testing plans, cutover plans and schedules, etc.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Provide leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Budget and manage time and resource tracking for all projects.
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
• Proven success in providing leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelors' degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent
• PMP Certification a plus

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience implementing major Hospital/Clinical, Epic and/or IT projects preferred
• Minimum of 4 years experience managing small projects (3 to 5 people) or as a team lead on large projects (10 or more people)
• Experience analyzing and trouble-shooting business and systems needs to develop project plans including tasks, resource estimates, team members, deliverables (e.g. test and training plans), procedures and design documents
• Experience in a Microsoft Project, Service Now SPM and Microsoft Office
• Health care experience in a hospital environment is a must
• Health care IT experience in a hospital environment a plus