IT Project Manager-Department of health - Inabia Software & Consulting Inc.

Hello,

• Job Title: IT Project Manager

  Client: Commonwealth of PA

• Duration: Contract
• Location: Dauphin County, PA
• Rate: $85/hr
• Exp: 7+ years
• All visa types are acceptable, provided the candidate is local to PA.
• Must currently reside in PA. OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

The primary objective of this engagement is to serve as the IT Project Manager for the Bureau of Community Health Systems (BCHS), leading the implementation of an EHR for 59 SHCs and clinical staff in BCHS, the Bureau of Immunizations (BOI), and the Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD).

The Project Manager is a 'senior' level resource with specialized knowledge and experience in EHRs, health informatics, and health IT. The PM will have proven experience leading large-scale projects to successful implementation and experience with planning around organizational change management (OCM).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system where the customer was employing a paper-based charting system.
• Possess PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for a minimum of 5 years. MUST UPLOAD A VALID COPY OF PMP CERTIFICATION WITH CANDIDATE SUBMISSION.
• Must currently reside in PA. OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• Be able to work in the Harrisburg office two (2) days a week as requested.
• Participate with Program Office staff in off-site meetings (i.e., State Health Centers), if required/requested.
• 7-9 years of relevant Project Management experience.
• Experience with organizational change management (OCM) with independent customers is preferred.
• Experience with EHR and/or EMR, health informatics, and health IT.
• Direct, administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements and/or re-engineering of business processes for developmental projects.
• Ultimately responsible for the HHS DOH program implementation and driving the entire effort from start to finish.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within the defined budget, and meet business, technical, and established quality requirements.
• Familiarity with the five phases identified by PMI and proven experience leading projects to successful implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with program areas and IT teams to define requirements, analyze problems, and resolve issues.
• Manage complete project life cycle including planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation.
• Develop project estimates, detailed Project Management Plans, project schedules, communication plans, deliverables matrices, status reports, and project metrics.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop and maintain RAID+ Logs and risk mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security, and Service Management teams.
• Facilitate discussions between IT teams and vendors.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project-related issues and resolution.
• Coordinate system testing, training, orientation sessions, peer reviews, and project presentations.
• Ensure project compliance with HHS DC standards and procedures.
• Follow HHS DC IT PMO methodology and Daptiv guidelines.
• Provide weekly project updates and personal status reporting.
• Set up and maintain the project SharePoint site and utilize Microsoft Teams for documentation.
• Complete weekly timesheet reporting in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS by COB Friday.

Important Submission Instructions:

• Only 2 relevant submissions are required for this requirement.
• Active PMI PMP certification for a minimum of 5 years is mandatory.
• A copy of the candidate’s active PMP certification must be uploaded along with the resume.
• Candidate must currently reside in Pennsylvania. Out-of-state candidates will NOT be considered.
• Candidate must be able to work from the Harrisburg office 2 days per week as requested.
• RTR is mandatory for submission.
• All visa types are acceptable, provided the candidate is local to PA.
• Please thoroughly validate the candidate against the JD before submitting. Do not send profiles that do not meet the mandatory requirements.