Epic / EHR IT Project Manager (Local / Hybrid)

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville seeks an IT Project Manager to oversee EHR system conversions, implementations and integrations across the Facility Expansion & Acquisition Program, ensuring on‑time delivery and regulatory compliance.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, provide executive reporting to senior leadership, and develop detailed project plans, schedules and resource allocations to drive growth and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience.
• EHR/EMR experience with systems such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, NextGen, etc. (preferred).
• Healthcare experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees all phases of the project.
• Ensure timely completion of tasks in line with project objectives.
• Provide customers and leadership support through project management.

Skills

Project Coordination

Project Planning

Project Communications

Project Issues Management

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world‑class care to the people of the Mid‑South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

HealthIT Process Imprv & Oper

Job Summary:

This IT Project Manager role supports projects such as EHR system conversions, implementations, and integrations that drive organizational growth, enhance operational efficiency, and advance strategic objectives within the Facility Expansion & Acquisition Program. The position will oversee planning, execution, and delivery of EHR and healthcare software system expansion projects across multiple entities, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards. This position will develop detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations to achieve on‑time, successful outcomes. This position will coordinate with cross‑functional teams, including internal stakeholders, external vendors, and consultants. This position will provide executive‑level reporting and communication to senior leadership and key stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates and oversees all phases of the project.
• Ensure timely completion of tasks in line with project objectives.
• Provide customers and leadership support through project management.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• EHR / EMR experience with systems such as Epic , Cerner, Meditech, NextGen, etc. (preferred)
• Healthcare experience (preferred)
• 2+ years of project management experience

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Project Coordination (Intermediate): Performs project tracking and reporting relative to task completion dates, dependency effects, problem anticipation, schedule conflicts, and assignment to appropriate staff for resolution. Manages prioritization procedures for changing scope [i.e., change management] and project acceptance procedures. Measures progress toward goals and revises project objectives and documents applying change control procedures. Assumes responsibility [as appropriate] for resolving issues and seeing work through to successful completion. Provides training to project managers and others on project related templates and toolsets. Develops methods to measure customer satisfaction and obtains feedback at critical milestones and at project completion to ensure project efforts meet customer expectations.
• Project Planning (Intermediate): Demonstrates ability to forecast complex resource needs, identify and break work down into discrete and measurable tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, prepare acceptance criteria and organize work for one or more large projects. Plans for and anticipates events outside of immediate responsibility. Anticipates problems and obstacles before they arise. Sets priorities with a proper sense of urgency and importance. Develops creative ideas and takes innovative action to achieve planned goals and objectives. Is proficient in the use of project management tools.
• Project Communications (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of project communications in practical applications of a difficult nature. Effectively transmits technical and business ideas and information to others, including non‑technical audiences. Shares knowledge, ideas and information openly, and effectively sells new ideas and influences others. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and experience to be capable of successfully delivering project communications without requiring support and instruction from others.
• Project Issues Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of Issues Management in practical applications of a difficult nature. Adept at identifying issues before they become problems and assigning those issues to the right people at the right time. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training and experience to be capable of successfully managing internal project issues without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to anticipate and resolve unplanned project issues as they arise.

About the Department

Health IT

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• Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally
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