Compensation: $99,090 - $161,025

- Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

Job Highlights:
A team of more than 400 professionals, Health System Information Services (HSIS) works to keep UAB Medicine’s IT systems and infrastructure running smoothly to deliver quality care to our patients. Join our nationally ranked team at UAB Medicine, the No. 1 Best Large Employer in 2021 as ranked by Forbes magazine.

Work with the Best at UAB Medicine:
UAB Medicine is Alabama’s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.

- U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama
- America’s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes, 2021
- Level I Trauma Center
- NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center

Our success in patient care, innovation, and education is a direct result of our supportive and inclusive culture. Whether you are looking to start your career, fast-track your development, or diversify your skills, UAB Medicine offers avenues for advancement that other employers cannot match.

Duties

Pre-Project / Contract Review: Gather and review business requirements, technical specifications, business process redesign and information workflow processes. Identify appropriate resources to map, create and document needed project specifications if business requirements, technical specification or workflow processes do not exist. Document details of project scope and objectives, works with appropriate HSIS leaders to define the role of each project team member in order to effectively define and coordinate the activities of the project team(s).

Customer Relationship Management / Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Effectively communicate with customers regularly for the duration of the project to include informing them of project delays and issues. Create and maintain a trust relationship with stakeholders within and beyond HSIS.

Professional Presence / Presentation Skills: Routinely creates and/or deliver electronic presentations about project initiation, status, and closure to the Office of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and UAB Medicine executive leaders. Attends all relevant huddle meetings. Maintains a high level or professionalism in appearance, communication and demeanor at all times. May routinely mentor more junior project management staff and provide feedback on their work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Autonomously manages complex and strategic projects and other meetings including documentation of participants, action items, next steps and decisions made at the meeting.

· Leads activities of project team(s) including scheduling and facilitating team meetings.

· Creates long and short-term project plans, to include setting project milestones, target completion dates, and ensuring all deadlines are adhered to.

· Serves as point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy.

· Adjusts project schedule and target completion dates on the project as needed to accommodate for change related to the project.

· Communicates with executives or HSIS leadership to ensure the project is aligned with department goals.

· Documents and monitors any and all risks associated with the project

· Updates project sponsor and team regarding project status and progress on a regular basis.

· Performs contract analysis including addressing any data stewardship concerns.

· Along with project sponsors, identifies measurable benefits of proposed projects.

· May independently run and be responsible for various standing meetings.

· Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or a related field and ten (10) years of related experience required. Work experience may not substitute for education requirement.

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS ETC.

Required: One or more certifications in the fields of project management or process certifications e.g. (PMP, Agile, Six Sigma, etc.)

Preferred:

Epic certification not required. The person in this role needs previous experience successfully managing large, complex projects in a healthcare environment. Ambulatory projects experience is strongly preferred. Experience with Epic is also preferred but not required. Knowledge of ambulatory clinical operations and workflows, patient scheduling and intake, check-in and kiosk processes and workflows, patient throughout principles, and the nuances between primary care and other specialty practices is also preferred.
From a project management perspective, strong project management skills are needed. Familiarity using key project management tools and disciplines. Strong communication and follow-up skills. Ability to effectively manage human and financial project