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Greer, South Carolina, Us

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us

Enterprise IT Manager• Primarily responsible for the performance, maintenance, and integration of human resource, payroll, time and attendance, finance, and procurement systems. • Responsible for the service line/departmental strategic and relationship management with Human Resources, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Payroll, Finance/Accounts Payable, and Purchasing.• Provide necessary and consistent leadership to a team of analysts and project managers utilizing 90-day plans, development plans, and employee performance reviews with a focus on project and resource management. • Accountable for planning and overseeing departmental capital and operating budgets. • Establish, track, and report on service level agreements and key indicators for IT customer support. • Direct the deployment and organization of system resources, including the hiring development and mentoring of Systems Analysts within assigned area.• Direct technical team in the translation of business requirements into practical IT solutions, which can be implemented.• Build effective networks of internal and external subject matter expert contacts including executives. Contribute to the development of tools and capabilities.• Meet with stakeholders and executive to review solution and issues and to gain commitment on recommendations.• Identify barriers to change and accept and manage ambiguity/complexity in programs/program, and effectively guide teams in dealing with change barriers and program constraints.• Direct the development and analysis of program interdependencies to effectively structure sub-projects and Project Managers.

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us

Program Director • Responsible for the service line/departmental strategic and relationship management with Inpatient Services (EHR), Pharmacy, Laboratory, Radiology, Cardiology, Endoscopy, OR/Pre-Op/PACU, Nurse Call, Device Integration, and select Administrative/Financial departments.• Provide consistent leadership for 11 Project and Program Managers.• Assist in the development of application roadmaps for long-term support planning.• Develop business case proposals and project statements of work that align with strategic objectives and include functional, business, and technical requirements, scope, benefits, and risks.• Resource planning and forecasting including resource availability, assignments, allocations, and capacity vs demand analysis.• Prepare IT governance and capital request presentations for senior leadership at UK HealthCare.• Primary role in building the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) at UK HealthCare based on Project Management Institute (PMI) and Fulcrum methodologies and best practices for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing of projects. • Establish project and program management methodologies including project plans, project schedules, project timelines, milestones, change control, risk/issue management, status reporting, and work plan/work breakdown structure (WBS) development.• Contribute to the development and oversight of an operational expense and capital budget.• Provide leadership and administrative direction to a team of project and program managers through goal and behavioral based performance evaluations and through leading by example

Columbia, South Carolina, Us

IT Administrative Applications Manager*Responsible and accountable for portfolio program management coordinating multiple projects directed towards strategic business and organizational objectives.*Define and initiate projects, and assign Project Managers to manage cost, issues, change control, project plans and schedules, and performance of component projects.*Primarily responsible for the performance, maintenance, and integration of application and software systems.*Provide necessary and consistent leadership to a team of analysts.*Responsible for service line capital budget and operating annual budget.*Integral role in the annual strategic plan development and maintenance process. *Establish, track, and report on service level agreements and key indicators for IT customer support.*Accountable for ensuring disaster recovery plans, change management practices, security protocols, integration tasks, and system back up procedures are followed, maintained, and communicated.

*Responsible for the design, build, and testing for 6 heart hospitals. Specific responsibilities included integrating automated analyzer equipment, specimen label printers, results auto-faxing, bed locations, bed units, charge master (SIM/FIM), order sets, Medicare cost tables, transcription, DRG groupers and much more.*Responsible for implementing McKesson’s Pathways Contract Management and Trendstar solutions for 10 hospitals. Responsibilities included monthly uploads from Star-HIS, JCAHO ORYX reporting, cost accounting reports based on ratio cost to charges, 3M APR-DRG severity-adjusted physician reporting, case mix index (CMI) analysis, and developing detailed clinical and financial analytical reports.

Master'S Degree, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General