Healthcare Project Manager

Job Details

Healthcare Project Manager

Onsite - Arlington, VA

**US Citizenship Required

We are looking for several project managers with experience in heathcare IT EMR experience - ideally Oracle or Cerner based. This is a great role to gain skills in federal IT and support the Department of Veterans Affairs!

The Healthcare Project Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of healthcare interfaces, to include development, deployment and cutover activities. Candidates should have strong project management skills with a proven ability to provide guidance from a functional and technical perspective. The project manager should be able to independently drive work forward, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and raise issues/risks as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day healthcare interface development, deployment, and cutover activities
• Provide guidance from a functional and technical perspective
• Independently drive work forward and coordinate with multiple stakeholders
• Raise issues and risks as appropriate
• Provide written and verbal status updates to high-level program executives

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in IT, Cyber Security, Business, Engineering, Management or a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• PMP, CSM, CSPO or PMI-ACP preferred
• 7-10 years of experience with a minimum of 5 years Project Management experience.
• Prior Healthcare and Project Management experience required.
• Health IT EMR experience/exposure - Preferably the Oracle Health/Cerner EHR
• Based in the Washington, DC area and willing to travel onsite to Arlington, VA daily. Client site accessible via the Rosslyn DC Metro Stop.
• Must be able to understand technical design documentations and data flow diagrams.
• Must be an American Citizen

Other Job Specific Skills

• Experience with health integration standards including HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and CCD
• Functional knowledge of health care provider workflows (ADT, Revenue Cycle, HIM, Imaging, Pharmacy, Lab, Ambulatory, Ancillary)
• Superior communication skills in working with technical and non-technical people and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships among all levels of an organization.
• Experience interfacing with government customer to understand, interpret, and analyze requirements.
• Ability to manage and lead others.
• Excellent organizational and time/task management skills.
• A polished, professional demeanor with good interpersonal skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of contingency planning, disaster recovery, or continuity of operations (COOP).
• Must have experience working on government contracts.
• Must be capable of working in an environment that is demanding, sometimes stressful and requires independent thinking, problem resolution and responsible actions with minimal direct oversight by senior management.
• Must be well versed in life cycle and project management methodologies.

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