Company : Vanguard Health Systems
Company Description : Vanguard Health Systems owns and operates 17 acute care hospitals and three managed care health plans in Chicago, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Massachusetts. Our strategy is to develop locally branded, comprehensive healthcare delivery networks in urban markets, implement strategic and operational improvement initiatives to improve quality of care, expand services, strengthen relationships between physicians and managed care organizations, recruit new physicians, and upgrade information systems and other capital equipment in a cost effective and accessible manner for the communities we serve.
Position : Full Time Permanent
Contact Email : sadrian@vanguardhealth.com
Contact Name : Scott Adrian
Contact Phone : 414-259-9006
Submission Date : 07/07/2010
Job Description : As a Sr. Applications Analyst on the Application Technology Services (ATS) team in Information Systems headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, you will be responsible for delivering custom software, database, business intelligence, Intra- and Internet, as well as clinical solutions that will improve the overall quality and  profitability of Vanguard Health System’s core businesses.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate directly with regional customers and local team members to drive projects throughout all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Manage complex projects involving multiple parties and cross-organization project teams with varying agendas and business priorities towards targeted and scheduled outcomes.
• Champion the value proposition through early immersion of customer needs, competitive landscapes, technology trends, and business priorities.
• Own and manage the integration, scope, timeline, quality, communication, and risks for multiple projects.
• Drive conversations around products and solutions, challenge processes and functionality, gather requirements, and break them down into distilled scenarios and conclusive feature sets.
• Personally develop and deliver detailed project plans, timelines, storyboards, presentations, specifications, mockups, prototypes, processes, workflows, risk assessments, and scorecards.
• Balance project constraints while facilitating, integrating, and guiding project teams to ensure we ship quality product and services on time that deliver the required value.
• Engage and support all levels of staff.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to communicate project objectives, strategy, tactics, and ongoing progress for managed delivery of all projects and deliverables.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-7 year’s project management experience, with at least 3 years leading projects throughout the  SDLC is required
• Experience working within the healthcare industry is required
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio is required
• Experience or strong familiarity with the following technologies is required: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, Java, SharePoint, SQL, source control, and graphics (Photoshop preferred)
• Proven ability to design attractive, highly efficient, and functional UI is required
• A natural desire and ability to troubleshoot and solve difficult problems is required
• Strong attention to detail, product quality, and overall customer experience and satisfaction is required
• A friendly, outgoing personality with the ability to develop relationships, build trust, and drive consensus without direct authority across functions and organizations is required
• Rapid organizational skills, efficient time management, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous projects of varying size is required
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are required
• Project Management Institute certification is preferred
• Familiarity with McKesson products is preferred
• BS or MS degree in related field is preferred

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prefer a Nashville based person
• Travel will be required out to the markets in order to interact with market IT personnel and end customers.
• Amount of travel will vary depending on projects and tasks that are being worked at any given point in time.  Estimated travel 25 – 50% of the time.