Senior IS Project Manager - Information Systems Application - FT - Day

Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health is seeking a Senior IS Project Manager to drive major Information Systems projects. You will develop plans, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure on‑time, budget‑conscious delivery across applications, security, and infrastructure.

Strong communication and critical thinking are essential. Hybrid work options and close collaboration with IS leadership will help optimize resources and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Healthcare, or Information Systems.
• Master's degree preferred for advanced roles.
• 4 years project management experience in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and manage implementations through Workday and SharePoint PMO tools.
• Coordinate project team members and IS leadership to allocate resources.
• Manage budgets and expenses to minimize costs while ensuring project success.
• Lead PMO processes and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with vendors and ensure timely issue resolution and decisions.

Skills

Communication

Independent Work

Critical Thinking

Meeting Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree Preferred

Job description

Position Status: Full time Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America) Hours per week: 40 Job Information Exemption Status: Exempt

A Brief Overview

The Senior IS Project Manager is responsible for the timely, budget effective, completion of major projects for the Information Systems Department. They coordinate the implementation with the other IS teams (applications, security, and infrastructure) along with the requesting department and ensure project status information is maintained and communicated.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Business, Healthcare, Information Systems.
• Required Master's Degree Preferred Experience Qualifications 4 years Project management experience in a complex environment.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas in an effective manner at meetings and via reporting tools like OneNote. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to work independently and simultaneously manage multiple complex projects at different phases in a self-directed manner. (Required proficiency)
• Proven ability to apply critical thinking with natural curiosity to distill detailed functional requirements for technology solutions based on input from business users. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to lead discussions to ensure effective use of team member time while ensuring needed tasks are completed and decisions are made. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI Preferred

What you will do

• Strategic Planning - Develop project plans and manage project implementations based on requests coming through the Workday and SharePoint Management Tools to support SVH strategies.
• Personnel management – No direct reports. Responsible for coordination of project team members to ensure effective implementation but works through IS leadership to ensure appropriate resources are assigned.
• Fiscal Responsibility – Works with CIO to ensure expenses associated with projects are appropriately managed. Works to ensure resources are used effectively to minimize implementation costs. Ensures software, hardware and vendor support are available when needed during the implementation.
• PMO Solution Management—Utilizes and optimizes the Workday and SharePoint PMO project management tools making suggestions for changes to improve use of the products and streamline implementation workflows.
• Communication—Ensures that effective communication occurs during project team meetings, including key team members in the discussion. Ensures that stakeholders are kept aware of project status via routine status update emails. Ensures that needed assessments are completed as part of the PMO process. Ensures the testing required for Epic and other solution upgrades is completed including managing testing processes.
• Works with vendors to ensure issues lists are created and effectively maintained and communicated. Coordinates vendor activities including phone calls, onsite implementations and start and end of project related work. Facilitates the decision making process in meetings by ensuring communication of needed decisions and ensuring appropriate attendees at meetings to get the decisions made.

Travel Requirements 5%

We have a number of remote locations around NE KS that have the potential to need support.

Required for All Jobs Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health Performs other duties as assigned Patient Facing Options Position is Not Patient Facing Remote Work Guidelines Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

• Hybrid Scope
• No Supervisory Responsibility
• No Budget Responsibility
• No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Stairs): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Automatic): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Feeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Kneeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 10 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Rarely less than 1 hour up to 40 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Rarely less than 1 hour up to 40 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Sitting: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Walking: Frequently 3-5 Hours

Physical Demand Comments: Role will have limited physical demands. Working Conditions Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour Noise/Sounds: Rarely less than 1 hour Working Conditions Comments: While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to work evenings, nights or weekends, and may be required to travel to remote facilities.

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment. Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O'Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O'Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.