Information Systems Project Manager

About Shepherd Center

With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.

Shepherd Center's culture is one of hope, humor, and hard work. You will enjoy career growth, strong relationships with co-workers, strong support from leadership, and fun activities that have kept over 12% of staff members working at Shepherd for more than 20 years.

This position requires on-site presence - NOT A REMOTE ROLE, LOCAL TO (Buckhead) Atlanta, GA.

The Project Manager plans, organizes, and coordinates information technology projects that are significant in scope and impact. The Project Manager collaborates with all departments to provide optimal innovative, creative systems and technology solutions to drive progress at Shepherd Center.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with IT leadership and project stakeholders to develop scope and objectives for assigned projects.
• Develop and update project plans, including information such as technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Work with IT leadership and project stakeholders to obtain necessary project resources. Coordinate the recruitment or selection of project personnel.
• Develop and track budgets for information technology projects.
• Establish and execute project communication plans.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Assign duties, Accountabilities, and timelines to project personnel.
• Manage and coordinate the activities of project personnel.
• Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback. Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems when necessary.
• Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
• Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans. Report and escalate to IT leadership when necessary.
• Prepare project status reports for periodic delivery to IT leadership and project stakeholders by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing project information and trends.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with Center and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor, and in the occurrence notification system.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to the area of responsibility. Identifies potential risk areas within the area of responsibility and supports the problem resolution process.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in the field of Computer Science, Information Technology, or engineering for technical project managers and/or equivalent military experience.

REQUIRED MINIMUM CERTIFICATION

• PMP (Project Management Professional)

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• 7-10 years, proven work experience as an Information Technology project manager with a successful track record of medium-scale (> 100K

REQUIRED MINIMUM SKILLS

• Solid technical background, preferred PPM experience with ServiceNow.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and strong multi-tasking capabilities.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Technology stack.
• At least 5 years managing projects for teams of 10 or more people, preferably in healthcare.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sedentary desk work for long periods of time
• Walking, climbing stairs, and being comfortable in and around an active construction area.

WORKING CONDITIONS.

• No potential for exposure to blood and body fluids

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.