AMSURG is an independent leader in ambulatory surgery center services, operating a network of more than 250 surgery centers nationwide. The IT Project Manager II is responsible for managing multiple IT projects, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring successful project completion and transition to operations.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the initiation, coordination, and completion of multiple, parallel projects across business areas and departments
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects. Owns stakeholder management; responsible for setting customer expectations and leading efforts to sustain customer
- Facilitates the definition of project scope, objectives, and success metrics in collaboration with senior management, involving all relevant
- Documents high level current-state and target-state process and environment to facilitate common understanding for all
- Develops and presents full-scale project plans and associated communications documents; manages, monitors, and tracks progress throughout the
- Facilitates the estimation and allocation of resources and participants needed to achieve project
- Assigns responsibilities, monitors and summarizes progress of
- Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team; escalates issues to the appropriate level in order to achieve resolution when
- Communicates in written and oral forums effectively at all levels including executive, management, line leadership and individual
- Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical
- Proactively manages changes in project scope and manages change control, identifies potential crises, devises and leads execution of contingency
- Develops, facilitates and delivers comprehensive project documentation including: progress reports, proposals, requirements, and presentations for team and for executive
- Facilitates the definition of project success criteria and disseminates them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. Uses project delivery metrics to measure and improve team
- Conducts project post mortems and drives continuous improvement
- Develops best practices and tools for project execution and Leads efforts to standardize practices and consolidate tracking methods across all projects and provides meaningful contribution to the IT Project Management Office
- Works in concert with project management techniques and IT for technology actions respectively to achieve ultimate project
- Educates project team members in project management
- Other duties as assigned
- Reads and abides by the company’s code of conduct, ethics statements, employee handbook(s), policies and procedures and other corporate mandates, including participation in mandatory training programs
- Reports any real or suspected violation of the corporate compliance program, company policies and procedures, harassment, or other prohibited activities in accordance with the reporting policies of the company
- Obtains clarification of policy whenever necessary and may use the resources available through the Compliance, Human Resources or Legal Department to do so
Requirements:
- Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
- Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to react to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently
- Flexible during times of change
- Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments
- Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Must provide own insured transportation to and from work as well as to other outside locations based on job needs
- 0-2 years project management experience in an enterprise environment
- Bachelor's degree from four-year College or University
- 0-2 years of prior experience in a healthcare setting strongly preferred
- PMI Project Management Professional Certification or equivalent strongly preferred