HCIS Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for leading, strategizing, and overseeing complex projects and initiatives related to the UI Health Care Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program. This position requires the application of advanced project management methodologies to ensure that the Epic Community Connect Program meets its strategic goals and objectives while upholding the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, developing comprehensive project plans, managing resource allocation across multiple projects, leading critical project meetings with executive stakeholders, ensuring alignment of the project portfolio with organizational strategy, addressing complex constraints, and implementing risk mitigation strategies with minimal supervision.

The leadership skills required for this position include the ability to build and maintain relationships with executive-level stakeholders, such as senior leadership, department directors, hospital administration, medical and clinical staff leadership, division executives, and technical leadership. The Senior Project Manager will analyze complex project requirements, develop innovative implementation strategies, provide strategic guidance throughout the project management life cycle, and serve as a senior change agent for the organization while working effectively alongside project leaders and executive sponsors.

This role will lead projects in the UI Health Care Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program, which implements and maintains the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system at affiliated healthcare facilities, including nine Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across Iowa. The Senior Project Manager will also drive other strategic UI Health Care initiatives, promoting innovation and operational excellence across the organization.

• Partner with executive leadership to execute UI Health Care's strategic values and financial goals.
• Facilitate collaboration between the Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program leadership and other internal and external stakeholders to successfully implement complex strategic initiatives and projects.
• Establish and maintain executive-level awareness, commitment, and accountability for the Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program and project outcomes across the organization through strategic deliverables and comprehensive performance metrics.
• Develop strategic methodologies to gather, analyze, and report on progress against action plans and expected benefits realization.

This position is eligible for remote work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.

Position Responsibilities:

• Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes, and manages multiple projects. 

• Identifies common risks and addresses them with contingency plans and options.

• Holds regular and ad-hoc project reviews and status meetings with project team, sponsors, and clients.

• Champions and mentors project organization methodology, tools, and techniques.

• Employs appropriate techniques for maintaining team enthusiasm, energy, and focus.

• Communicates both within the team and to stakeholders.

• Establishes and assures effective teamwork, communications, and reporting at the project level and at the management and stakeholder level for the status of projects.

• Develops continuous improvement and feedback processes to act upon