Program Manager
Peoria, Illinois Area
Key Strategic Projects:Hosted Epic deployment of EMR: - Decatur Memorial Health System and Medical Group, Decatur, Il - August 2015 - Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, Decatur, Effingham, Centralia, and Swansea, IL - September 2015 - Raycraft and Jones Orthopedic, Decatur, IL Target April 2015Essential Job Functions:- Directly accountable for the overall success of complex inter-related projects that cross departmental and organization boundaries.- Directs projects requiring significant IT support from original concept through design and implementation and insures project objectives are achieved within the agreed upon scope, timeline, risk management, and resource levels.- Following departmental program and project management standards is responsible for determining strategies, directing change management activities, developing conceptual designs, completing business assessments, developing project budgets, and developing, managing, and integrating detailed project work plans.- Responsible for the implementation and management of project management processes, project structures, performance monitoring, and other control mechanisms necessary to accomplish project objectives.- Proactively identifies risks, manages issues, and escalates when appropriate to ensure that informed decisions are made in a timely manner.- Reviews and approves project deliverables, work plans, and milestones with business leaders, IT leaders, 6 Sigma Master Black Belts, third party consultants, and IT product vendors.- In conjunction with other IT leaders and project managers, monitors the status of projects and takes any steps necessary to focus priorities, improve project structures, resolve issues, and/or enhance work plans to ensure completion of the project objectives.- Actively mentors senior and staff level project managers.