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Work Shift:

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Salary Range: $43.00 - $71.00

Union Position:

No

Department Details

Program Manager may also be assigned to lead or support initiatives related to Epic EHR implementation and other clinical or hospital operations systems:
• Oversee planning and execution of Epic modules, integrations, and go-live activities in collaboration with clinical informatics and operational leaders.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT, clinical operations, revenue cycle, and training to ensure readiness and adoption.
• Manage dependencies between Epic and other systems such as imaging, lab, pharmacy, and patient engagement platforms.
• Support post-implementation optimization efforts, including workflow refinement, reporting, and user feedback loops.

Qualifications:
• Proven success managing enterprise-level programs involving infrastructure and/or clinical systems.
• Strong understanding of healthcare IT standards, including HIPAA, HITECH, and HITRUST.
• Experience with Epic implementations or similar EHR platforms is highly desirable.

Summary

Apply advanced knowledge and experience to complex, interconnected complementary projects while ensuring projects stay in line with each other. Work independently with minimal direction on day-to-day work. Determine own methods and approaches, and establish own work priorities and timelines for own work, as well as the project teams.

Job Description

Program management often requires problem resolution for unique and complex challenges and requires generation of solutions that look beyond the immediate problem to wider implications. Build professional networks, and identify and connect resources to solve issues and achieve goals. Serve as a resource for leadership, stakeholders and the project team.

Align program projects and assess the impact of programs on business performance. Provide direction and leadership to project teams working on program projects. Define the scope of the program and projects that support it while defining best practices, processes and policies to ensure alignment with program objectives.

Plan, organize and deliver key projects/programs and its activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization. Detail the roadmap for program management within focal area. Manage resources, schedules, and financials and adhere to quality and control guidelines.

Assess program/project risks, propose resolutions, manage change requests and track implementation of resolution through to completion. Verify that the program achieves the proposed benefits defined in the business case.

Maintain authority over the program and its projects and assume responsibility for the overall program. Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving program/project delivery.

Serve as change agent, influencing stakeholders and project deliverables to change organizational culture and processes. Present program/project proposals, updates and outcomes to senior leadership.

According to team and organizational needs, may perform project manager duties.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in project management or related field required.

Five to eight years' experience managing multiple high-risk, high-cost full lifecycle projects within a program required. Previous experience working with business stakeholders in a cross-functional matrix environment and an intermediate level of proficiency with project management software and Microsoft Office required.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred. Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification preferred.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

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