MIS Project
Management Office Intern
Why Southcoast Health System?
Health
care information technology is a booming industry and continues to gain
momentum due to federal regulations requiring health care organizations to
implement Electronic Health Records (EHR), Computerized Provider Order Entry
(CPOE) and other electronic hospital-based incentive programs.
Besides
federal regulations, technology has become so prominent in every industry that
even health care customers are demanding it.
For example, physicians want to use mobile devices to enter in patient
orders, Nurse Managers want to use radio frequency identification devices to
determine how quickly a Nurse responded to a patient’s nurse call, patients
want patient portals where they can register themselves, make appointments,
and/or access all of their test results on demand.
The Management Information Systems (MIS) Division within
Southcoast Health System consists of multiple departments that currently
fulfill multiple organizational needs.
For example:
·
End-User Support – purchases, installs, configures all
laptops, PCs, and printers throughout the Health System. Also responsible for resolving end-user
issues (breakfix).
·
Information Technology
o Infrastructure
§ Servers
§ Networking
o Directory
Services
o Communications
·
Applications and Systems Development – over 150
applications
·
Clinical Engineering – over 15,000 clinical devices
Why the MIS Project Management Office (PMO)?
The MIS
Project Management Office is a new division at Southcoast Health System and has
only been in existence since September 2011.
This position will provide students with an inside glimpse of the
challenges of implementing a new division within an organization, specifically
an organization of such size and complexity.
Finally,
the MIS PMO does follow a project management methodology that will be taught to
the intern and whenever possible, the intern will be asked to follow this
methodology and utilize the proper project management tools. Project Management experience, especially in
the health care information technology industry, is a skill that would make a
job candidate stand out amongst the rest.
What would my responsibilities be as the MIS
PMO Intern?
·
Participate in PMO Division Development Strategic Planning
Meetings
·
Support Project Managers and other MIS Managers in all
aspects of daily management of project portfolio including, but not limited to:
o Create templates
o Schedule meetings
o Assist with
organization of fileshare
o Assist with setup
and preparation for Project Planning Workshops
o Organize
information gathered from Project Planning Workshops
o Electronic note
taking during meetings
o Attend various
project-based meetings with Project Managers
o Generate reports
o Draft project
plans using Microsoft Project
o Update IT Project
Tracker, as applicable
o Provide research
support as applicable
o Other
administrative tasks as needed
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD EMAIL A RESUME AND COVER LETTER to:
Janice Gagnon
GagnonJa@southcoast.org
