Hybrid Clinical IT Project Manager – Associate

at Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA

• Job title: Clinical IT Project Manager – Associate
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Antonio, United States

About the role

• Clinical IT Project Manager managing project management best practices for IT projects at UT Health San Antonio. Working within a multi-functional team to enhance clinical project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce project management methodologies and tools across multi-functional IT teams, internal stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Assists with strategic plan oversight, monitoring and adapting based on institutional portfolio, program, or project needs.
• Review project proposals, define business cases, scope & level of effort, identify goals & objectives, determine capital & support costs, outline risks, assumptions & constrains, verify priorities, identify deliverables, create project plans, and set timelines.
• Adhere to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio standard operating policies & procedures such as Information Security vendor Person of Interest (POI) process, Request for Proposal (RFPs) processes and other processes.
• Use off-the-shelf project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
• Organize and lead project meetings with assigned resources, stakeholders, and vendors to discuss project goals and track progress throughout the project lifecycle.
• Document current and future technical workflows as well as end-user workflows with the objective of capturing a summary overview, listing all relevant steps, and identifying potential gaps while offering recommendations to support institutional improvements.
• Hands-on-assistance with ancillary system configurations and validation rounds when necessary
• Apply change control management techniques as part of project work or when necessary to meet project scope variations.
• Summarize and present clear and concise progress updates, findings, or recommendations using verbal, and written communication techniques.
• Document, analyze and apply lessons learned from one project to next improving and refining each iteration as a repeatable process.
• Provide support to cross-functional teams including technical & application teams, training team, and vendor resources.
• Stay informed about Healthcare-IT and Project Management Institute industry trends, technologies, and best practices applicable UTH’s organizational objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Familiarity with project management off-the-shelf tools (Microsoft - Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and other tools) .
• Aptitude for applying analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to predict clinical, business, or technical challenges and looks to proactively head-off obstacles .
• Clear understanding of time management and organizational skills .
• General ability to communicate under pressure, speak publicly, prepare, deliver presentations, and escalate priority issues .
• Friendly, approachable, and open minded to exploring different options and solutions for any given challenge .
• Add. Licenses & Certifications:
• Professional Project Professional (PMP) Certification from an accredited institution.

Benefits

• **Benefits Overview******
• UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
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• **Medical** - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
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• **Dental** - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
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• **Vision** - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
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• **Disability** - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
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• **FSAs** - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
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• **Retirement** - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
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• **Time Off** - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
• - Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
• - Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
• - Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
• - Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.
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• **Discounts** - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.