Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead Epic Nursing enhancement projects within a healthcare environment. The ideal candidate should have strong project management experience, knowledge of Epic Inpatient and ClinDoc workflows, and the ability to coordinate clinical and technical teams to deliver successful enhancements and optimizations.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of Epic Nursing enhancement projects, from requirements gathering through implementation and post-production support.
Collaborate with Nursing leadership, Clinical Informatics, clinical operations, Epic analysts, and technical teams.
Apply knowledge of Epic Inpatient and ClinDoc workflows to manage nursing and clinical documentation enhancements.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, resource plans, RAID logs, and status reports.
Coordinate requirements gathering, workflow assessments, solution design, development, testing, validation, and deployment.
Prioritize enhancement requests based on clinical impact, patient safety, operational value, and project dependencies.
Manage dependencies across Epic modules, including Inpatient, ClinDoc, Orders, and ADT.
Coordinate integration testing, regression testing, clinical workflow validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Manage Epic upgrade-related nursing enhancements and ensure alignment with release schedules.
Lead project governance meetings, stakeholder discussions, risk reviews, and status updates.
Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, scope changes, and resource constraints.
Coordinate change management, training readiness, deployment, go-live, and post-implementation stabilization.
Provide regular project status, milestone, risk, and progress reports to leadership.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
5+ years of project management experience, preferably in healthcare IT, EHR, or clinical application environments.
Proven experience managing Epic implementation, optimization, enhancement, or upgrade projects.
Strong working knowledge of Epic Inpatient and/or Clinical Documentation (ClinDoc).
Good understanding of nursing and inpatient workflows, including clinical documentation, orders, flowsheets, and multidisciplinary care.
Experience working with Nursing, Clinical Informatics, physicians, clinical operations, and Epic application teams.
Experience managing enhancement requests, requirements, prioritization, testing, change control, and production releases.
Strong project planning, RAID management, dependency management, and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Epic certification in Inpatient Clinical Documentation (ClinDoc) or a related Epic application.
Experience managing Epic nursing workflow optimization and clinical documentation initiatives.
Experience working with large hospitals, health systems, cancer centers, or academic medical centers.
Knowledge of Epic upgrades, quarterly releases, application optimization, and enhancement governance.
Familiarity with Epic Orders and integrated inpatient applications.
Experience in clinical workflow redesign and change management.
PMP, CSM, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
