IMIT Project Manager

Position Summary
Interior Health is looking for an experienced IMIT Project Manager to join our team on a full time permanent basis.

This position offers a flexible work location from within British Columbia (preferably inside the Interior Health Region)

What we offer:
-Employee & Family Assistance Program
-Employer paid training/education opportunities
-Employer paid vacation
-Medical Services Plan
-Employer paid insurance premiums
-Extended health & dental coverage
-Municipal Pension Plan
-Work-life balance

Salary Range:
Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

About the job:
In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Project Manager leads the development and implementation of large, corporate-wide, and provincial clinical and business electronic systems. The Project Manager is responsible to maintain a continuous cycle of project planning, execution, and monitoring within Interior Health (IH) project management standards. The Project Manager oversees assigned project resources, develops project plans, and ensures the delivery and acceptance of project end products for sign-off by the business areas.

In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Develops essential project documents (charters, schedules, end product specifications, etc.) with, or on behalf of, the project sponsor.

• Develops a comprehensive project plan with input from user groups and service providers (including risk management, business continuity, and interdependencies).

• Directs all activities related to the project. Guides and mentors team members.

• Prepares and manages project operational and capital budgets.

• Develops and fosters relationships with key internal and external partners (e.g., IH leadership groups, other Health Authorities, provincial partners, and suppliers) to address issues related to the project.

• Responsible for project staffing functions including daily assignment, recruitment, hiring, ongoing development, performance management, and performance evaluation including disciplinary action and termination as required.

• Develops, implements, and monitors standards for service and performance and evaluates and effects changes as needed to improve services, simplify workflow, and assure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Works with software vendors and other external service providers to negotiate contract terms and pricing and resolve complex and/or tentative service issues.

• Manages the process of change in all project-affected areas across IH.

• Maintains and continually improves project management best practice and standards for IH.

• Acts in a consultative capacity to provide expert advice to other project managers.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

Qualfications
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Education, Training, and Experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Systems or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of experience and post secondary education.
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in the project management of complex, multi-site, multi-disciplined information systems, including responsibility for staff development and supervision.
• Professional Project Manager (PMP) designation or equivalent.
• Experience within a large and diverse healthcare organization is an asset.

Skills and Abilities
• Talent for leading people with integrity and trust.
• Experience building a team environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels inside and outside the organization and be politically aware in a healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated ability to foster potential of others by managing, coaching, and developing staff.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, lead, direct, and control multiple projects and project teams in a large, complex implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Experience in facilitating multi-disciplined workshops to develop solutions to problems and/or consensus on new processes.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, and continually changing environment.
• Ability to travel.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.