Project Analyst

About Texas Children's Hospital

Summary:

We are searching for a Project Analyst -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will lead integrated, complex, or cross-departmental projects and/or manage the ongoing maintenance of a group of related activities.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities
•    Establishes project plans and conducts work team meetings
•    Determines staff resource needs by assessing the size, duration, scope, and complexity of the project
•    Establishes and maintains project implementation plans and project status reports
•    Ensures documentation (i.e., project plans, test plans, policies, and procedures) are accurate, acceptable, and in accordance with Integrated Delivery System standards and policies
•    Formulates testing and piloting of new processes and systems
•    Ensures user acceptance of changes based on functional requirements
•    Plans and executes smooth transition of responsibilities to support staff and management teams at the completion of the project
•    Administers and coordinates change schedules with department staff, and management teams, other departments, other entities, and vendors as indicated
•    Estimates and controls project fiscal requirements 
•    Determines, analyzes, and formulates current practices, user needs, and workflow processed, issues, and potential solutions
•    Appraises alternative systems and processes for workability and economic feasibility
•    Recommends modifications to application designs or current procedures to maximize the advantages of current systems
•    Negotiates design and implementation methodology with users and vendors
•    Prepares specifications in an accurate and testable manner for system implementation analysis
•    Organizes and participates in the design of user procedures
•    Analyzes project impacts and dependencies across the Integrated Delivery System
•    Ensures vendor participation in addressing problems and tracking their resolution
•    Analyzes project standards, methodologies, and impacts
•    Serves as Business Services Department representative as a participating member of designated committees: Provides the goals, problems, and solutions of the designated committees to/with Business Services Department management, negotiates contracts between stakeholders and vendors as indicated, and coordinates activities and information dissemination with committees, department management, and other necessary participants

Skills & Requirements
•    Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
•    H.S. Diploma or GED
•    2 years’ experience in business, project, and/or healthcare