IT Project Manager | Local PA Only

Socket.dev; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead a complex EHR implementation for Pennsylvania health bureaus. The role requires senior PM experience, PMP certification, and PA residency with a two-day weekly Harrisburg presence.

The PMO-driven engagement emphasizes health informatics, organizational change management, and coordinating IT, clinical, and vendor teams to deliver on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• PMI PMP certification required with 5+ years of PM experience.
• Experience implementing EHR/EMR systems.
• Residence in Pennsylvania; PA only.
• Willingness to work in Harrisburg office 2 days per week.
• Strong OCM and change management experience with independent customers.
• Ability to manage full project lifecycle from planning to implementation.
• Experience with PMI/PMO methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EHR implementation for BCHS, BOI, and BCD projects.
• Manage project lifecycle from planning to execution and close.
• Develop PM Plans, schedules, and status reports.
• Maintain RAID logs and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate testing, training, and documentation with teams.
• Ensure compliance with HHS DC standards and PMO guidelines.
• Provide weekly updates and manage stakeholder communications.
• Collaborate with IT, data, security, and vendor teams.

Skills

EHR implementations

Project management

Stakeholder management

OCM

Vendor coordination

PMO governance

Education

PMP certification

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

PeopleFluent/VectorVMS

Job description

Hello,

• Job Title: IT Project Manager
• Client: Commonwealth of PA
• Duration: Contract
• Location: Dauphin County, PA
• Rate: $85/hr
• Exp: 7+ years
• All visa types are acceptable, provided the candidate is local to PA.
• Must currently reside in PA. OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The primary objective of this engagement is to serve as the IT Project Manager for the Bureau of Community Health Systems (BCHS), leading the implementation of an EHR for 59 SHCs and clinical staff in BCHS, the Bureau of Immunizations (BOI), and the Bureau of Communicable Diseases (BCD).

The Project Manager is a 'senior' level resource with specialized knowledge and experience in EHRs, health informatics, and health IT. The PM will have proven experience leading large-scale projects to successful implementation and experience with planning around organizational change management (OCM).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with the implementation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system where the customer was employing a paper-based charting system.
• Possess PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification for a minimum of 5 years. MUST UPLOAD A VALID COPY OF PMP CERTIFICATION WITH CANDIDATE SUBMISSION.
• Must currently reside in PA. OUT OF STATE CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• Be able to work in the Harrisburg office two (2) days a week as requested.
• Participate with Program Office staff in off-site meetings (i.e., State Health Centers), if required/requested.
• 7–9 years of relevant Project Management experience.
• Experience with organizational change management (OCM) with independent customers is preferred.
• Experience with EHR and/or EMR, health informatics, and health IT.
• Direct, administer, manage, and facilitate enhancements and/or re-engineering of business processes for developmental projects.
• Ultimately responsible for the HHS DOH program implementation and driving the entire effort from start to finish.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule, within the defined budget, and meet business, technical, and established quality requirements.
• Familiarity with the five phases identified by PMI and proven experience leading projects to successful implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with program areas and IT teams to define requirements, analyze problems, and resolve issues.
• Manage complete project life cycle including planning, design, programming, testing, and implementation.
• Develop project estimates, detailed Project Management Plans, project schedules, communication plans, deliverables matrices, status reports, and project metrics.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop and maintain RAID+ Logs and risk mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with IT Application, Data Warehouse, Informatics, Solution Management, Networking, Security, and Service Management teams.
• Facilitate discussions between IT teams and vendors.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project-related issues and resolution.
• Coordinate system testing, training, orientation sessions, peer reviews, and project presentations.
• Ensure project compliance with HHS DC standards and procedures.
• Follow HHS DC IT PMO methodology and Daptiv guidelines.
• Provide weekly project updates and personal status reporting.
• Set up and maintain the project SharePoint site and utilize Microsoft Teams for documentation.
• Complete weekly timesheet reporting in PeopleFluent/VectorVMS by COB Friday.