Project Manager
The University of Iowa Health Care Information Systems has an outstanding opportunity to join our team as a Project Manager! The Project Manager will be responsible for supporting, implementing, and overseeing projects related to the UI Health Care Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program. This position requires the application of fundamental project management methodologies to ensure that the Epic Community Connect Program meets its operational goals and objectives while maintaining quality and efficiency standards. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing project status reports, tracking resource utilization, facilitating project meetings, ensuring projects progress on schedule, identifying constraints, and supporting risk mitigation strategies under supervision.
This position is eligible for hybrid 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.
- Support senior leadership in executing UI Health Care's values and financial goals.
- Partner with the Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program and other internal and external stakeholders to successfully implement initiatives and projects.
- Drive leadership awareness, commitment, and accountability for the Epic Community Connect at Iowa Program and project outcomes across the organization through defined deliverables and measurable performance metrics.
- Gather and report on progress against action plans and expected benefits realization.
Position Responsibilities:
- Plans, estimates, organizes and manages multiple small to medium projects and/or multiple larger-scale projects.
- Holds regular and ad-hoc project reviews and status meetings with project team, sponsors and clients.
- Employs appropriate techniques for maintaining team enthusiasm, energy, and focus.
- Communicates both within the team, stakeholders and Senior Project Managers.
- Establishes and assures effective teamwork, communications, and reporting at the project phase level and at the management and stakeholder level for the status of projects.
- Develops continuous improvement and feedback processes to act upon lessons learned to improve the efficiency of the project management methodology.
- Gives continuing feedback, recognizes achievement and recommends improvement.
- Controls strategic and mission-critical projects involving multiple parties under the supervision of a Senior Project Manager mentor/PMO Director.
- Indirectly manages projects providing project management best practices to project stakeholders and team members.
- Creates and maintains project lists of issues and potential problems.
- Captures, records, aggregates and reports project status across a group.
- Cooperates with project team members to produce status report updates.
- Conducts and reports on project budget variance analysis.
- Assist with measuring the project progress, forecasting completion date and final cost and analyzing project variances across multiple projects.
- Builds consensus among managerial, technical and business stakeholders.
- Organizes projects that span disciplines, geographic areas and business cultures.
- Plans for allocation of project resources in line with unit goals, strategic and business objectives.
- Coordinates team efforts on multiple concurrent projects.
- Facilitates and manages project planning, estimating, scheduling of low to medium-risk, low to medium-impact projects.
- Verifies and confirms project funding and budget assignments and allocations.
- Organizes projects and ensures that they are executed successfully to plan.
- Identifies risks and vulnerabilities and creates contingency plans.
- Identifies reporting and control requirements and reflects them in all project plans.
- Develops and maintains a positive, collaborative relationship with project stakeholder Imposes conformance on project plans, reports and reviews.
Health Care Information Systems (HCIS): Provides and supports information and communication systems and technology that facilitate quality patient care, progressive medical education, and innovative research.
- Salary: $56,645.00 - 4B
- The University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including 24 days paid vacation per year to start and paid sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits
- Percent of Time: 100%
- Location: 3281 Ridgeway Drive, Coralville, IA
- Staff Type: Professional & Scientific
- Type of Position: Regular
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business or Management, Public Health, Health Administration or a related Health Industry discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience Requirements:
- Project Management experience, typically 1-3 years implementing and managing multiple medium to large-scale projects
- Demonstrated ability to engage and lead operations project in health care or other relevant industry.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with a strong focus on customer service utilizing established PMO
- Program/Project Management methodology, processes, procedures, tools and techniques to improve quality measures and metrics.
- Proficiency in key performance improvement techniques including current state assessment, KPI development, and workflow mapping / redesign
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with all levels of management and project team members.
- Demonstrated strong project management, organizational and facilitation skills.
- Experience leading teams and people to successfully implement change utilizing a positive, can-do attitude to inspire others.
- Proficient in Project Management tools such as MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, MS Visio and/or MS PowerPoint
- Experience with the concept of the PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge) and applying project management principles, methodology & processes to managing projects.
- Ability to travel to customer sites and to the University of Iowa campus and facilities as needed to support various projects and work activities.
Desired Qualifications:
- Preference will be given to candidates with educational and certification credentials combined with Project Management experience in a health industry.
- PMI Certified Associated in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Master Certificate in Project Management, Public Heath Certification, or Informatics Certificate, ITILv3, Lean, Agile and/or Six Sigma certification.
- A Master's degree in Business Administration, Business or Management, Public Health, Health Administration, or a related Health Industry discipline.
- The ability to attain PMP certification within two years.
- Working knowledge with Epic implementation and support in an ambulatory or hospital setting
- Strong emotional intelligence attributes
To be considered, applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly addresses how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. A cover letter is desired as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
