Applications & Project Manager

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

• $110K — $115K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or clinical field; preferred Master's (MHA, MBA, MSN)
  • 7+ years of IT project management experience
  • Experience managing enterprise EMR/Epic deployments from start to finish
  • Track record in large-scale hospital or health system software replacements
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills for engaging diverse stakeholders
  • Composure under pressure during live system rollouts

Responsibilities

  • Drive and maintain the master implementation project schedule
  • Establish on-site project management to facilitate stand-ups and issue resolution
  • Monitor and manage the enterprise deployment budget
  • Lead workflow validation sessions with clinical leaders for future-state workflows
  • Manage change and achieve organization-wide adoption of new standards
  • Oversee the rollout of role-based training programs across all facilities
  • Act as primary on-site contact for Epic implementation executives

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Flexible working hours
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Potential for future career advancement
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities

Enterprise-Wide Planning & On-Site Governance

  • Drive the Master Implementation Plan: Author, maintain, and enforce the master project schedule, tracking hundreds of parallel dependencies across clinical, financial, and ancillary modules.
  • On-Site Command & Collaboration: Establish a physical project management footprint to facilitate daily stand-ups, coordinate rapid issue resolution, and maintain momentum across hospital sites.
  • Capital Budget Management: Monitor and safeguard the enterprise deployment budget, managing variance tracking, scope creep, and vendor milestone payments.


Clinical & Operational Transformation

  • Current to Future-State Mapping: Lead intensive, on-site workflow validation sessions with physicians, nursing executives, and revenue cycle leaders to build Epic-validated future-state workflows.
  • On-the-Ground Change Management: Serve as the visible face of the transition, managing resistance, building consensus, and driving organization-wide adoption of new clinical and operational standards.
  • Enterprise Training & Readiness: Oversee the logistical rollout of mandatory, role-based super-user and end-user training programs across all facilities.


Technical Oversight & Core Readiness

  • Epic Corporate Liaison: Act as the primary on-site point of contact for Epic implementation executives and technical coordinators.
  • Integration & Data Conversion: Oversee the high-risk migration of legacy patient data and ensure seamless interoperability with third-party medical devices, lab systems, and HIEs.
  • Testing & Enterprise Go-Live: Coordinate strict integrated testing phases, dress rehearsals, and cutover logistics. Lead the physical Command Center during the high-stakes "Hypercare" stabilization window.


Qualifications & Skills

Experience & Education

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a clinical field. Master's degree (MHA, MBA, MSN) preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum of 7+ years of IT project management experience, including at least one completed ground-up, initial enterprise EMR/Epic deployment from inception through post-go-live stabilization.
  • Environment: Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale hospital or health system software replacements.


Certifications (Preferred but not mandatory)

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred.
  • Prior or active Epic Certifications / Proficiencies in core modules (e.g., EpicCare Inpatient/Ambulatory, Chronicles, Cogito) are a strong plus.


Core Competencies for On-Site Leadership

  • Physical Presence & Command: Exceptional interpersonal and face-to-face communication skills, with the ability to command a room of diverse stakeholders (from surgeons to software engineers).
  • Crisis Management: Extreme composure and rapid problem-solving abilities under the intense pressure of a live hospital system rollout.
  • Local Alignment: Deep knowledge of healthcare regulatory compliance (HIPAA, Joint Commission standards) applied directly to technical build validation.


Non - Union

Salary - $110,000 -115,000

Shift : M-F 9am-5pm

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