Classification: Contract
Contract Length: 6 months 
Job ID: 16514433

CereCore® provides EHR implementations, IT and application support, IT managed services, technical staffing, strategic IT consulting, and advisory services to hospitals and health systems nationwide. Our heritage is in the hallways of some of America’s top-performing hospitals. We have served as leaders in finance, operations, technology, and as clinicians turned power users and innovators. At CereCore, we know firsthand the power that aligned technology can provide in delivering care. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, we are committed to bringing the expertise we have gained as operators to deliver IT services that emphatically address the needs of health systems across the United States. Our team of over 600 clinical and technical professionals has implemented EHR systems in more than 400 facilities and provides managed services support to tens of thousands of health system employees. We work tirelessly to provide healthcare organizations specialized IT services that support the delivery of patient care. The Link to Life-Saving Care.

CereCore is seeking a Project Manager 2 to join our team in Nashville, TN.

Is Travel Required:  No
Shift:  Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

Looking for someone that has more operations PM experience – working with the business, not IT.

Hybrid position – candidate should plan to be in the office 3 days a week.  Those days may vary and at times may be more than 3 days a week.

Responsibilities:  ​
Senior Project Manager II
Job Summary: The Senior Project Manager II works independently to plan, monitor, and manage multiple,
diverse medium to large projects of high complexity across multiple teams, departments, service centers and client
locations that have a direct impact on the organization and are highly visible.  The Senior Project Manager II will
act as a single point of accountability on assigned projects, secure required resources, use Parallon Project Services
project controls and standards, and ensure on-time completion according to specifications and within budgeted
costs. The Senior Project Manager II must demonstrate a strong commitment to stakeholder relationships by
proactively communicating and taking ownership of risks and issues, and by facilitating effective outcomes in a
timely manner. Moderate travel may be required, based upon job role.
 
Supervisor: Project Director or above.  
 
Supervises: May be required to supervise Senior Project Manager(s) or below.  
 
Duties (included but not limited to):
• Actively communicate with Parallon, Service Center, Division, Corporate, Facility or other client stakeholders to
manager multiple project business owner(s) and team member(s) relationships to accomplish project activities
• Author/facilitate strategic documents such as Project Charters, Education and Communication plans, detailed
project plans, and present project updates/presentations to business owners
• Organize project activities into manageable work efforts for team members and determine an effective
approach to completing the work, as outlined in project plan
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, cross-project dependencies, and report on project/program status
within published schedule
• Identify, manage and monitor completion of deliverables throughout project lifecycle.
• Provide management of staff to assure quality of work and integration of team members’ work
• Mentor staff in applying project management controls
• Facilitate decision-making that is required for progress on the project
• Author/facilitate project implementation documentation including, but not limited to implementation toolkits
and migration schedules
• Leads or coordinates project planning, resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress
reporting, trouble shooting and people management
• Ensures project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost
• Solves technical and non-technical problems throughout the life of the project
 
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Project Management - takes responsibility and applies Parallon project controls to identify and communicate
project scope, goals, project plan, and project progress/performance; leverages resources to ensure projects
remain on schedule; ensures high quality
• Organization – stays focused and proactively prioritizes initiatives; determines and effectively manages tasks
and resources; schedules with keen ability to multi-task
• Gaining Commitment - uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or
plans; modifies own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved
• Tactical Execution - effectively uses project controls to manage projects
• Financial Analysis - displays skills necessary to plan and track project budget performance for assigned projects.
• Facilitation – facilitates agreement in small to medium groups of people at various organizational levels for
purposes of planning, problem solving, or project execution; opens discussions effectively and closes
discussions with clear summaries
• Familiar with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
• PC / Technical Skills – proficiency or willingness to learn
• Microsoft Office applications (including OneNote, OneDrive, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint
to include Office Timeline add-on)
• Online collaboration tools, such as WebEx, WebEx Teams, online facilitation tools and/or other conference
calling tools
• Project Management tools, project scheduling tools, agile scheduling tools, including Microsoft Project,
MS Planner and/or another project scheduling tool
 
Key Competencies:
• Honor our Mission and Values
• Consistently acts with integrity and high professional standards.
• Generally lives the organizational values and mission in his/her actions.
• Acts with transparency and authenticity in daily interactions
• Maintains a positive attitude and strives for confidence in most situations.
• Demonstrates empathy and sensitivity to individual differences.
• Communicate with Impact
• Understands audience and strives to deliver effective communications for the intended group.
• Delivers messages clearly and concisely to the intended audience.
• Recognizes the importance of shared perspectives and effectively acknowledges the perspective of others.
• Enters communications with intent to seek understanding and communicates openly and directly.
• Communicates with the goal of creating personal connections.
• Attain and Leverage Strategic Relationships
• Develops relationships which advance business goals.
• Exhibits a desire to build external strategic relationships.
• Understands the importance of collaborating across areas of the business and takes action to
communicate with others to achieve mutually beneficial goals.
• Builds a reputation for being competent, reliable and trustworthy.
• Lead and Develop Others
• Provides adequate direction and feedback to others to accomplish objectives.
• Offers support and guidance to others appropriately.
• Shares knowledge and experiences openly with others to help them prepare for future advancements in
their career.
• Reinforces positive behaviors of team members.
• Communicates the importance of taking responsibility and initiative for one’s personal development and
career growth.
• Effective Decision Making
• Considers the current state or immediate needs of the areas of responsibility in the decision process.
• Demonstrates an awareness of the impact of decisions and takes steps to communicate the potential
impact.
• Makes a recommendation for a specific action after evaluating alternatives.
• Considers and communicates possible risks of available options during the decision process.
• Demonstrates a general openness regarding decisions and their consequences.
 
• Achieve Success through Change
• Solicits and welcomes feedback and new ideas from others.
• Identifies feasible, innovative solutions to operational challenges.
• Welcomes change initiatives and demonstrates flexibility in operational strategy.
• Implements change management within areas of responsibility.
• Drive Execution and Financial Results
• Provides direction to employees within areas of responsibility.
• Requests assistance from leaders as needed to overcome obstacles to achieving expected results.
• Monitors progress of action plans and key objectives.
• Consistently approaches work with initiative and high personal standards.
• Encourages others to take responsibility for accomplishing personal goals and objectives.
• Service and Quality Excellence
• Seeks to identify patient/customer needs and share them with others.
• Ensures the creation of an exceptional experience for patients, employees and internal/external
stakeholders.
• Delivers services that exceed patient and customer expectations and encourages others to do so as well.
• Consistently considers the patient/customer’s safety, satisfaction and/or clinical outcomes while carrying
out daily responsibilities.
 
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
 
Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with managing multiple projects to successful completion, preferably in
healthcare financial services, clinical operations, supply chain, or information systems-oriented environments
• Minimum 2 years of management experience preferred, preferably in the healthcare industry
• Healthcare, hospital system, hospital, supply chain, workforce management, financial services,
technical/systems experience a plus
• HCA, HealthTrust, or Parallon experience a plus
 
Certificate/License:
• PMP certification preferred, but not required
• LEAN and/or SIX SIGMA certification a plus, but not required  
 
Physical Demands/Working Conditions: Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping and stretching.
Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone,
calculator and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and
communicate appropriate reports. Requires lifting papers or boxes up to 25 pounds occasionally. Work is an office
environment. Work may be stressful at times. Contact may involve dealing with angry or upset people. Staff must
remain flexible and available to provide staffing assistance for any/all disaster or emergency situations.
 
OSHA Category: The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues (although
situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to
body fluids). Persons who perform these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist
in emergency care or first aid, or to be potentially exposed in some other way.