Healthcare IT Project Manager (Local / Hybrid)

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About the Department: Health IT

Health IT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of delivering distinctively personalized care, improving healthcare regionally and internationally, providing transformative learning programs, and supporting compelling discoveries. Our tools form the digital arteries of VUMC, developed in-house by innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge solutions available. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product's entire lifespan, ensuring tools meet the evolving needs of the Medical Center's 24,000 colleagues.

Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology. The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology.

Underscoring our entire department are our core values of accountability, transparency, and execution, delivered with a strong Partner Promise. At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

About the Role

This IT Project Manager position is essential to supporting the expansion of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program across all surgical service lines. The IT Project Manager will lead and coordinate all HealthIT activities for the VUH ERAS initiative, spanning service lines currently in build as well as those in ongoing maintenance.

Serving as the primary point of contact for all IT-related ERAS matters, this role will represent HealthIT at the ERAS steering committee and provide centralized coordination across every ERAS service line. You will attend all service line meetings, develop and maintain the project schedule with clearly defined milestones, and ensure accurate documentation of project status, risks, and key deliverables within the enterprise project management tool. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. We consider qualified applicants regardless of background.

EOE/Vets/Disabled.