QSSR-FLDVR-IT PROJECT MANAGER

LEONARDO DEL VECCHIO EYE CARE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Information

Position Title: IT Project Manager
Department: IT and Systems
Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda
Employment Type: Short-Term Contract (6 months)
Reports To: IT and Systems Manager
Direct Reports: None
Functional Oversight: Hospitaldepartments, system vendors, implementation partners and project stakeholders
  

About the Organization

The Leonardo Del Vecchio Eye CareCentre of Excellence is a specialised teaching eye hospital dedicated todelivering high-quality, accessible and sustainable eye care. The Centreintegrates clinical services, education, research and innovation to strengthenRwanda's national eye health system and serve as a regional reference centrefor excellence in eye care.

Purpose of the Role

The Systems Implementation ProjectManager will lead the coordination of the hospital's key digital systemsimplementation – HIS, Hospital Information System, with the focus on the PAS -Patient Administrative System (OpenClinic GA), EMR - Electronic Medical Record(MediSIGHT), instruments integration and eventually other 3^rd partsoftware involved in the project.

The role will coordinate thehospital, IT team, vendors and users to ensure that systems are appropriatelyconfigured, integrated, tested, accepted and ready for Go-Live.

Key Responsibilities

·       Develop and maintain the overallsystems implementation plan, timelines, milestones and action tracker.

·       Coordinate the HIS implementation teamsand the overall system integration

·       Coordinate validation of keyclinical and administrative workflows and system configurations.

·       Manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT)including test planning, issue tracking and user sign-off.

·       Coordinate user training and Go-Livereadiness

·       Perform other project-relatedresponsibilities necessary to support successful hospital systemsimplementation.

Key Deliverables

·       Approved systems implementation planand project schedule.

·       Validated clinical andadministrative workflows.

·       Successfully implemented andintegrated EMR systems.

·       Completed UAT and formal usersign-off.

·       Completed user training and Go-Livereadiness assessment.

·       Coordinated and supported successfulGo-Live.

·       Complete project, system, workflow,training and handover documentation.

·       Post-Go-Live support, issueresolution, system stabilisation and handover to the IT & Systems team.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

·       Bachelor'sdegree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Informatics, ProjectManagement or a related field.

Experience

·   At least 5years' experience in IT or systems implementation, with demonstrated experiencemanaging EMR/HIS or healthcare technology projects.

·       Experiencecoordinating multiple vendors and implementation teams.

·       Experiencein requirements gathering, workflow validation, UAT, training and Go-Live.

·       Experiencewith systems integration and interoperability is highly desirable.

·       Healthcare,hospital or health information systems experience is strongly preferred.

·       Knowledgeof HL7, APIs and healthcare system integration is an advantage.

Experiencewith OpenClinic GA and/or MediSIGHT is an advantage but not mandatory.

Professional Certifications –Desirable

Relevant professional certificationsare considered an advantage, including:

·       PMP certification (recommended)

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·       Relevant Health Informaticscertification (recommended)

·       Foundationknowledge of PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies (Scrum).

Skills & Competencies