CHS Corporate
Sr. Cerner Project Manager (Remote)
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Full Time

Job Summary
The Project Manager independently manages multiple projects involving OracleHealth EHR, information systems, and database management. This role requires experience with multi-facility design, planning, execution, and oversight of complex initiatives.
The Project Manager will be responsible for technical components of system projects, coordinating with departmental and cross-functional teams to deliver expert-level customer support. They must possess comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the EHR system, deployments, and ongoing support.
The ideal candidate is confident in leading projects, managing vendor resources, and ensuring delivery on time and within budget. Strong communication skills and adherence to corporate and departmental policies are essential.
Essential Functions
The Project Manager independently manages multiple projects involving OracleHealth EHR, information systems, and database management. This role requires experience with multi-facility design, planning, execution, and oversight of complex initiatives.
The Project Manager will be responsible for technical components of system projects, coordinating with departmental and cross-functional teams to deliver expert-level customer support. They must possess comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the EHR system, deployments, and ongoing support.
The ideal candidate is confident in leading projects, managing vendor resources, and ensuring delivery on time and within budget. Strong communication skills and adherence to corporate and departmental policies are essential.
Essential Functions
- This role requires a strong team leader capable of coordinating efforts across multiple stakeholders. Successful implementation involves managing hospital executives and physician expectations, collaborating with local medical staff (nurses and technicians), engaging local technical resources (systems analysts and programmers), and working closely with vendor support teams.
- Ensures projects are executed with precision by applying strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through to drive tasks, deliverables, and milestones to completion.
- Develops and maintains project management tools and documentation to ensure comprehensive planning, execution, and tracking of all project activities, from business requirements through project completion.
- Develop, implement, and maintain project plans, including schedules, milestones, and deliverables. Document and manage business requirements, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations.
- Facilitate definition success metrics to measure project performance and outcomes.
- Monitor and manage resources, including allocation, utilization, and capacity planning. Maintain scope documentation and ensure scope changes are evaluated, approved, and communicated.
- Use project management tools to centralize and organize project information for team access and reporting.
- Skilled in partnering with stakeholders to streamline processes and promote continuous improvement.
- Develops and delivers clear, concise, and professional communications-including presentations, written reports, and executive summaries-to engage stakeholders, convey project status, highlight key decisions and risks, and support informed decision-making. Tailors content to the audience, facilitates discussions, and maintains credibility while ensuring clarity and alignment.
- Demonstrates adaptability by remaining effective and solution-focused in ambiguous situations, and confidently navigates complex, evolving environments to drive projects forward.
- Applies CHS project management methodology and standards to ensure consistent, disciplined, and successful project execution, including adherence to established processes, documentation requirements, and governance practices.
- Responsible for proactively identifying, assessing, and managing project risks and issues to minimize impact on scope, schedule, and budget. Ensures that risks and issues are documented, mitigated, and communicated to stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.
- Coordinates and maintains all project documentation and communications, ensuring information is accurate, accessible, and escalated appropriately when issues or decisions require attention.
- Serves as a trusted escalation point for project issues and incidents, providing guidance, support, and resolution to ensure project continuity and team confidence. Foster trust and credibility with project team members to encourage open communication and timely reporting of issues. Promote a proactive culture of problem-solving and accountability within the project team.
- Facilitates effective team and stakeholder meetings, ensuring clear communication, productive collaboration, and the establishment of credibility and trust with all participants.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required
- At least 5 years of experience with EHR Implementation.
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- PMP Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is preferred but not required.
- Preferred Experience: At least 3 years of experience with SmartSheet.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI preferred