EMR Project Manager

EMR Project Manager

ABOUT US Join us on the heart-warming journey with a team that is a top leader in the rehabilitation industry. Encompass Health is the leader in the inpatient rehabilitation industry, you'll feel the Encompass Health difference as soon as you join. We collaborate and provide high-quality, compassionate, individualized care for our patients, allowing us time to get to know them and help them achieve their goals during their rehabilitation journey.

POSITION PURPOSE The EMR (Electronic Medical Records) Project Manager is a management level position responsible for the day-to-day management of EMR IT projects. The EMR Project Manager will be responsible for the on-schedule, on-budget execution of multiple, complex EMR IT projects specifically those projects associated with our electronic medical record. The position is required to work or engage cross-functional departments, stakeholders, clinical staff, technical resources, and vendors, to accomplish the above tasks. This position is responsible for managing projects, working with end users to gather requirements, developing project budgets and cost estimations, determining project schedules, managing to deadlines, directing the design and development phases, overseeing testing completion, and providing status updates and reports. Project Managers may be assigned to multiple projects and should have a broad IT skill set. This position is further responsible for providing meaningful and reasonable goals and direction, delegating work effectively and efficiently among the project team, and providing technical expertise to team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS Leads requirements gathering and end user interviews. Develops project budgets and cost estimation. Determines project schedules. Directs the design and development phases. Provides status updates and reports. Maintains required project artifacts and adheres to IT audit requirements Coordinates multiple aspects of project delivery. Keeps updated and current through local newspapers, industry-related materials and associations Understands and utilizes the company resource structure. Develops strategies and aligns work to achieve goals Provides meaningful and reasonable goals and direction

QUALIFICATIONS License or Certification: Valid state driver's license Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) Minimum Qualifications: Undergraduate degree required Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience required. Project Management experience with Electronic Medical Records strongly preferred. Three years of experience with another area of company ITG department may be substituted for Project Management experience. Experience with the company must be as a current employee in good standing with a performance review rating of 3 or higher Healthcare industry experience required Experience in and/or familiarity with: Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK) Methodology and approach Strong Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Skills Software development life cycle Project budgeting and estimation Project planning and scheduling Resource optimization Testing methodologies Various programming languages and frameworks EMR project experience, preferably Lab, Radiology, ancillary interfaces experience Software development best practices Familiarity with regulatory compliance: HIPAA Medicare CMS Sarbanes-Oxley Privacy and Security

PRIMARY LOCATION: Alabama-BIRMINGHAM-Encompass Health Corp-AL

JOB: Corporate

EMPLOYEE STATUS: Regular