Project Manager Analyst Jobs in Pennsylvania (NOW HIRING)

Overview:
Engagement Type
Contract
REQUIREMENTS:
- The successful candidate will have experience with the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system where the customer was employing a paper-based charting system.
- Possess Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for a minimum of 5 years.
- Must currently reside in PA.
- 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.
- Seven (7) to nine (9) years of relevant Project Management experience proving they have/can perform the role effectively.
- Experience with organizational change management (OCM) with independent customers is preferred.
- Experience with EHR and/or EMR, health informatics, and health IT.
- Directs, administers, manages, and facilitates enhancement(s),
re-engineering of a business process(es) for a developmental project.
- Ultimately responsible for the HHS DOH program implementation.
The PM's primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to
finish. The PM must ensure that the project is completed on schedule, within
the defined budget and that the final product meets the business, technical,
and established quality requirements.
- Familiar with the five
(5) phases along with inputs/outputs identified by the Project Management
Institute (PMI) that combine to turn a project idea into a working product. The PM will need to rely on their proven experience
leading projects to a successful implementation, and their judgment, to plan
and accomplish goals. Strong interpersonal skills are required when consulting
with the program area and various IT teams to define requirements and to analyze
and resolve problems, ensuring collaboration and agreement with recommended
solutions.
• Direct,
administer, manage, and facilitate an enhancement, business process
reengineering, or development of a high priority, high profile, and
commonwealth enterprise - wide information technology project of strategic
importance.
• Accountable
for activities with excess delivery cycles of 8 to 12 months.
- Manage,
coordinate, and establish priorities for complete life cycle of projects
including the planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation of
business solutions designed to meet requirements of various departments in the
commonwealth.
- Responsible
for the development of estimates for the enhancement, business process
re-engineering or development effort in planning, analysis, design,
construction, testing, and implementation.
- Works with
team leads to adjust and revise project estimates when necessary.
- Ensure new
project estimates are approved by the client and agreed upon.
- Develop the
detailed Project Management Plan for the enhancement, business process
re-engineering or development effort.
- Accountable
for the approval and sign-off of the Project Management Plan with customer
representatives, and all affected project stakeholders.
- Accountable
for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan
and Project Schedule.
- Design
project plans, which identify needs and define major tasks and milestones,
based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel.
- Ensure that
tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and
meet service commitments.
- Manage and
track the project progress against the project schedule.
- Monitor
project milestones and phases and take corrective action as needed to
ensure the project is on schedule.
- Monitor and
track the project budget and advise necessary stakeholders.
- Plan,
organize, prioritize, and manage multiple work efforts across the project
team.
- Notify team members
of project timelines, milestones, phases, work requests, target dates, and
approved executable work packages.
- Responsible for
scheduling or monitor status reviews, project management inspections, and
software quality assurance work product and process reviews with the
appropriate stakeholders.
- Responsible
for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
- Analyze and
distribute reports on project metrics associated with work items related
to improvement measures.
- Ensure all
changes to scope follow processes outlined in the project Change
Management Plan and are documented.
- Create,
review, and obtain approval of the Communication Plan and Deliverables
Matrix to ensure effective communication with all stakeholders and
management.
- Prepare
status reports on a periodic basis for the project team, team leads, group
leads, Sponsor, and appropriate stakeholders
- Report
status and recommendations to senior leadership as needed.
- Follow HHS DC
IT PMO methodology to ensure consistency throughout the various IT and
program areas by reviewing the project standards and procedures with
project team members.
- Provide input
and support for continual improvement within the HHS DC IT PMO to better
service the HHS DC supported program areas.
- Mentor
less experienced project management project staff to build overall
understanding of project management when needed.
- Work closely
with HHS DC IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution
Management, Networking, Security and Service Management teams, as required,
identifying tasks for the project schedule to support the implementation.
- Facilitate
discussions between IT areas and vendors with focus on solution(s) to
ensure the needs/requirements of the program area are achieved.
- Anticipate
issues and proactively address them. Identify, track, and manage project
risk and issues, through the use of a RAID+ Log. Develop risk mitigation strategies tracking
to closure. Engage management in a
proactive manner.
- Build and
maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
- Serve as the
primary point of contact for all project-related issues and the resolution
of issues.
- Communicate
effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting
the commonwealth as appropriate.
- Communicate with
team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project
objectives.
- Accountable
for the final project management evaluation review with stakeholders. Manage
and track the project status against the project schedule.
- Following the
HHS DC Daptiv guidelines, provide weekly project updates.
- Coordinate
system testing with appropriate staff resources.
- Deliver presentations
as necessary.
- Ensure
project compliance with HHS DC standards and procedures.
- Develop and
facilitate the achievement of project service commitments.
- Ensure that
tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the project.
- Balance
workload with project members' capacity.
Engaging management in a proactive manner.
- Plan,
coordinate, and conduct training and orientation sessions.
- Accountable
for peer reviews with the appropriate project team resources.
- Coordinate
and present proposals, as necessary.
- Identify and
manage project risk, and develop risk mitigation strategies, and track to
closure.
- Plan project
specific training and orientation needs.
- Complete weekly timesheet reporting
in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS by COB Friday.
- Provide weekly personal status
reporting by COB Friday submitted on SharePoint.
- Following the
guidelines of the HHS DC PMO, set up a project SharePoint site, and utilize
Microsoft Teams for key documentation.Required/Desired Skills
Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience Manage the implementation of a new EHR system, and transition from system implementation to program operations and maintenance Required Lead, plan, execute, and monitor all project activities for EHR implementation including project planning and execution, and governance. Required Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule. Required 'Active' PMP Certification from Project Management Institute (PMI) for at least '5' years. Required 5.0 Years Manage technical initiatives with a complement of project team members throughout the various IT areas, technical complexity, and vendor involvment. Required 7.0 Years Familiarity and experience with programs and issues related to public health Nice to have Experience with organizational change management (OCM) with independent customers. Nice to have
Skills:
Manage the implementation of a new EHR system,and transition from system implementation to program operations and maintenance,Lead,plan,execute,and monitor all project activities for EHR implementation including project planning and execution,and governance.,Accountable for delivery of all work tasks identified in the Project Management Plan and Project Schedule.,'Active' PMP Certification from Project Management Institute (PMI) for at least '5' years.,Manage technical initiatives with a complement of project team members throughout the various IT areas,technical complexity,and vendor involvment.