OBJECTIVE   The Engineers' Group, Inc. is seeking for an Application Developer / Project Manager - Operating Room Scheduling Office System (ORSOS).  The selected candidate will be assigned to our client the County of Los Angeles (LAC), Department of Health Services (DHS), LAC+USC Medical Center.  Your duties will be to plan, implement, maintain, and evaluate the Operating Room Scheduling Office System (ORSOS). The Consultant shall act as the Project Manager for the ORSOS System which runs on the Per-Se Technologies rules-based software environment residing on a MicroSoft Windows platform. This includes acting as a liaison to other hospital departments such as: HIS, Finance, Materials Management, Admitting, Infection Control, and Risk Management.   MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS   The Consultant shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Business Management.  You must submit copy of degree if called for interview.   2. Three (3) years’ experience within the last five (5) years of project management experience in the implementation of medical or healthcare-related software applications.   3. Two (2) years’ experience within the last (5) years analyzing, designing, developing, testing and implementing modifications/upgrades to a large-scale (at least 400 beds) Surgical Services Information System.   4. Three (3) years’ experience within last five (5) years working with Microsoft tools including: MS Project, Excel, Word and Access as well as Crystal Reports.   5. Two (2) years’ experience within the last five (5) years working with IT Systems applications including Oracle database applications.   BACKGROUND   ORSOS is a rules-based software system that automatically manages all aspects of surgical services operations including complex scheduling, and resource and inventory management. The Project Manager functions to maximize the use of the system and ensures that the clinical needs of users are met. The Consultant shall maintain the system and make software enhancements as required.   TASKS   The Consultant shall perform all of the following tasks: • Manage and implement the enhancements to the ORSOS application currently used by LAC+USC requiring analysis of complex requirements and the creation of project plans and process flow documents. • Manage and perform all aspects of ORSOS related project elements including; initiation, scope management, time management, cost, risk and quality management efforts. • Work with Surgical Staff, DHS IT and DHS vendors to define project scope, development and maintenance of a project plan, track issues and resolutions, create a risk assessment strategy and manage and control the execution of the project plan. • Communicate with the Project Stakeholders and insure that established project milestones and deliverables are met. • Manage the operational integrity of the ORSOS application and that service level requirements are met in terms of system availability and response time. • Manage and perform the development and configuration of screens and reports and resolve issues among the clinical hospital users as needed. • Perform clinical evaluation of the ORSOS system and make software modifications as needed. • Manage and perform the installation, coordination and implementation of new releases and modifications to the system. • Manage and perform the identification and development of training and training materials