Sr. Project Manager

BJC HealthCare; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Employee benefits

Job summary

BJC HealthCare, a major nonprofit health system, seeks a Sr. Project Manager to drive complex informatics initiatives that improve patient care and clinical workflows. You will partner with nursing, operational, and IT leaders to execute strategy and deliver tangible outcomes across the health system.

The role emphasizes change management, risk mitigation, and effective communication while ensuring successful adoption of EHR and related platforms in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–5 years of project management experience.
• Lean/Six Sigma certifications valued.
• PMI certification and PMO experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide nursing/physician informatics projects.
• Collaborate with clinical and IT leadership to drive strategy execution.
• Ensure adoption of clinical systems and measurable outcomes.
• Provide leadership on project scope, planning, and risk management.
• Report progress to sponsors and stakeholders using dashboards.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Team facilitation

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

PMBOK

PMI standards

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Clinical Informatics Department is hiring for Sr. Project Manager. This role supports complex, enterprise-wide nursing informatics or physician informatics initiatives that advance patient care, clinical workflows, and operational performance. The Sr. PM partners with nursing, operational, and IT leaders to drive strategy execution, ensure successful adoption of clinical systems (e.g., EHR, communications platforms), and deliver measurable outcomes across the health system. This is a hybrid position.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Role Purpose

Manages multiple or large projects including subprojects and project teams in order to achieve engagement goals and reach successful business outcomes. Project assignments, team size and duration will vary and can be large in scope, complexity and strategic alignment.Performs and manages tasks and team members related to:- Project scoping, planning, execution, analysis and tracking- Change management- Team facilitation- Risk/issue identification and mitigation- Stakeholder tollgates/reports- Conducts training in project management consistent with PMI and PMBOK

Responsibilities

• Responsible for expert level application and knowledge transfer of project management.
• Performs and manages tasks and team members related to:- Project scoping, planning, execution, analysis and tracking- Change management- Team facilitation- Risk/issue identification and mitigation- Stakeholder tollgates/reports- Conducts training in project management consistent with PMI and PMBOK
• Provides leadership to project teams in the interpretation, development and implementation of an assigned project. Management of developing functional and business requirements, work breakdown structure, timeline, dependencies, milestones, project approval and charter documents.
• Maintains strong relationships with sponsors and stakeholders through communication and collaboration of project tracking, analysis, and dashboard results as well as risks/issues, mitigation strategies, and schedule adjustments.
• Acts as a principle advisor regarding project direction and redirection including deliverables, scope, timeline and resource adjustments.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Experience

• 5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

• 2-5 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Lean/Six Sigma
• PMI
• Project Management Prof

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer