Senior Project Manager

Company: Ardent Corporate
Location: Brentwood
Posted on: January 26, 2025

Job Description:

Overview

Ardent Health Services (AHS) is a national health care services company headquartered in Nashville, TN. Through its subsidiaries, Ardent owns and operates nearly 200 sites of care. Our subsidiaries own and operate hospitals and multispecialty physician practices in six states. Ardent includes 30 hospitals, 4,423 patient beds, 23,000 employees, and 1,700 employed physicians. Within the industry, we are noted for recognizing that every hospital is as unique as the community it serves. This in-depth understanding of how health care works at the local level is one of our great strengths. POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units. This position will manage resources, project plans, and deliverables throughout the full project life cycle. The Senior Project Manager's responsibilities also include management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. The Senior Project Manager will understand our project governance and lifecycle steps.
Responsibilities

• Develop project scope and charter based on business needs, considering budget, schedule, resources, and goals.
• Provide leadership, motivating the project team to meet goals and ensuring adherence to responsibilities and milestones.
• Manage multiple projects, aligning them with strategic objectives and overseeing engagement aspects such as planning, resources, budget, and risks.
• Lead and facilitate project team meetings, overseeing day-to-day project activities and resources.
• Understand the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs.
• Maintain a strong understanding of project governance and project lifecycle steps.
• Demonstrate functional acumen to align solutions with client goals and industry best practices. Ability to deep dive into new topics to more effectively lead projects with an operational lens
• Monitor, track, and control outcomes, resolving issues, conflicts, and critical path deliverables.
• Understand financial mechanics of projects and how to translate information
• Communicate project status, milestones, and issues effectively to various stakeholders. Deliver effective executive-level communication and build trusted adviser relationships with stakeholders.
• Contribute to internal process improvement initiatives to mature and elevate the IT PMO's project management capabilities
• 25% travel may be required
  Qualifications
  
  Education & Experience
  Bachelors' degreeMinimum of 7 years of experience managing and implementing large healthcare IT projects (15 or more people) Experience working with senior leaders, executives, and business owners, and a proven track record of successful implementationsExperience analyzing business and systems needs to develop project plans including tasks, resource estimates, team members, deliverables (e.g. test and training plans), procedures and design documentsPrior Epic implementation/project management experience preferredKnowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools and ServiceNow#LI-BB1

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