Epic Project Director (Paramus)

The Project Director, under the direction of the executive steering committee and the projectsponsor, guides the project team through implementation, onward to maintenance all whilea deriving long-term strategy and vision for the department. The Project Director is thecentral point of communication, maintaining a common vision, plan, and goal across allareas of the department.Primary Responsibilities:Providing organizational knowledge and guidance for the team to facilitate decision making.Managing the scope, cost, schedule, and quality of all current and future projects.Staff management and resource allocation.Being familiar with all aspects of the implementation, maintenance and long-term options.Coordinating all project activities, including software and hardware, business and related tasks, establishing/maintaining a super user program, internal communications and change management, recruiting and engaging super users and subject matter experts.Establish standards around project delivery, templates and municating with leaders in the hospital(s), clinics, and billing office(s).Setting appropriate expectations across the organization in relation to current and future projects.Building and maintaining morale.Promoting the system and representing it positively to the user community.Reviewing the progress of any project regularly with EPIC and organization leadership.Coordinating the organization's overall needs and direction with EPIC.Required Skills/Abilities:Experience leading large teams of individuals and the ability to manage staff effectively.Strong communication and organizational skills.Past success with large scale projects.Key competenciesAdaptability/flexibilityDemonstrating flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needsCritical thinkingThe ability and willingness to see things in an open-minded way and examine an idea or concept from as many angles as possibleDependabilityThe ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are completed in an accurate, efficient, and timely mannerInitiativeThe ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help othersInterpersonal skillsThe ability to communicate information clearly and concisely with project leadership and subject matter expertsLearningThe ability and willingness to learn new software and systemsListeningListening attentively to ensure that the intended message has been accurately received, holding responses until the person has finished making his/her point, and repeating information to ensure accuracyProblem solvingSeeking, logically examining, and interpreting information from different sources to determine a problem's cause and developing a course of action to resolve the problem and to prevent its recurrenceRelationship buildingThe ability to gain trust and establish effective relationships with Epic counterparts.ResilienceThe ability to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures.Education and Experience:Bachelors Degree, any field.Healthcare experience preferred but not required.Epic experience required.Project Management certification preferred, project management experience plete assigned EPIC Certification(s) and/or training within 90 days of employment

Created: 2025-09-24