EHR Project Director - Yellowknife, Canada - GTT, LLC

Description

EHR Project Director
Contract Duration 2 Years

Job Overview:
Our client is embarking on the largest digital and clinical transformation it has ever undertaken. The cornerstone of this program is a territorial Electronic Health Record (EHR) that will underpin the services we provide for our clients, caregivers, people, and communities, as well as create a working environment that enables our staff to deliver the best care possible.
The client requires the services of a Project Director to contribute to the planning, organizing, strategy, governance structure, change management, and oversight of this initiative. They will also act as a trusted advisor working closely with the EHR Project Team to establish a program management approach to the portfolio of interdependent projects.
The role will provide leadership to embed a strong project management culture that delivers transparent and efficient initiatives. The outcome will be to ensure care providers are using modernized and appropriate technologies to improve healthcare outcomes and enable a more efficient healthcare setting.
The Project Director will provide an effective advisory and oversight role for the successful delivery of concurrent complex projects at multiple stages to ensure projects maintain alignment with the EHR Strategy while being delivered on time, to the required quality, and within budget.

Scope Of Work
The following outlines the expected scope of the work that will be conducted by the Project Director:
The EHR Project Director will lead the Request For Proposal (RFP) development for the various EHR components as required.
Plans, prioritizes, summarizes, directs, and oversees staff, users, and vendors in the EHR systems development and support functions with an emphasis on a complete, accurate, compliant, and secure system;
Provides functional and technical leadership for the implementation and support of the EHR, enhancements, and modifications;
Prepares and recommends short- and long-term goals and objectives for the EHR development and support functions;
Provides insight and the appropriate level of reporting to various leaders and partners within the organization;
Assists in the development, approval process, and dissemination of artifacts as required to support the procurement, evaluation, and contracting of assigned EHR and other systems;
The EHR Project Director will ensure the development of functionally accurate, efficient, well-tested, and secure program code, utilities, and tools;
Ensures the development of test areas, system test data, and testing methods prior to implementation of new or revised systems and is accountable for post-implementation reviews;
Ensures the ongoing integration of information security with business strategies and requirements;
Ensures that the EHR environment has the access control, disaster recovery, and business continuity needs of the organization are properly addressed; and
Establishes a knowledge base of issues and resolutions for common system and process issues.

Job Qualifications:
Proponents should have at a minimum the following Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum college/undergraduate degree (e.g., B.S. /B.A.) in Information Technology, Business
Administration or Healthcare required (equivalent work experience will be considered).
Seven (7) years of supervisory experience in Healthcare Information Technology.
Seven (7) years of EHR implementation experience as a Project Director.
Demonstrated understanding of healthcare operations and a broad knowledge of the business and clinical aspects of an integrated healthcare delivery system.
Certified Project Management Professional would be considered an asset.

Note:
This role is fully remote.