VA Electronic Health Record Modernization- Site Lead

GDIT's Federal Health Division is hiring a Site Lead to provide operational leadership and coordination for a large-scale, multi-site Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record (EHR) system deployment.

• Work Location: Remote/Hybrid (Nationwide)
• Travel Requirements: Up to 75%
• On-Site Percentage: 60%
• Remote/Hybrid with extensive national travel
• High-interaction role requiring coordination across multiple stakeholder groups
• Fast-paced environment supporting mission-critical healthcare transformation initiatives

This role is responsible for planning, executing, and managing of an assigned workstream across all phases of EHR deployment—pre-deployment, go-live, and post-deployment optimization. Acting as the primary point of contact for a workstream, the Site Lead ensures effective collaboration and communication among technical teams, clinical stakeholders, site leadership, vendors, and senior management.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Lead and manage daily operational support for assigned EHR deployment workstreams.
• Plan, track, and coordinate workstream activities to meet project goals, timelines, and budget constraints.
• Serve as the primary liaison across technical, clinical, operational, and leadership stakeholders to promote effective decision-making and issue resolution.
• Oversee all deployment phases, ensuring readiness, alignment, and seamless execution as sites transition to the new EHR.
• Communicate routinely with stakeholders to provide updates, surface challenges, mitigate risks, and maintain progress on deliverables.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client partners, vendor teams, and internal colleagues.
• Develop deep expertise in the client’s policies, processes, workflows, and organizational structures to effectively carry out workstream responsibilities.
• Support creation of program materials including data analysis, slide decks, written documentation, and status reports to inform leadership and drive progress.
• Identify, document, and escalate patient safety concerns arising during deployment using established pathways for timely adjudication and resolution.
• Coordinate triage activities related to incident management workflows, forums, and stakeholder events.
• Provide onsite support as needed for readiness activities, go-live activation, and post-deployment optimization.
• Ability to travel up to 75% to various VA client sites. nationwide.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED (required):

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressive electronic health records (EHR) support outcome-based functional capability of an assigned workstream across any phase of EHR implementation
• 3+ years of direct project management and stakeholder engagement experience supporting EHR activities for a software as a service (SaaS) managed EHR solution
• Proven experience working in a clinical environment supporting project management
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting 

WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER (highly preferred):

• Experience with Clinical Information Systems
• Prior experience in Healthcare IT or EHR deployment environments
• Demonstrated expertise in the relevant workstream domains supporting EHR deployments
• Experience working within federal, veteran, or military healthcare environments
• Familiarity with clinical workflows across inpatient and outpatient settings

WHY GDIT:

• Work on a mission that matters—delivering outcomes for Veterans and their families.

• Access the latest cloud and automation technologies in a modern engineering environment.

• Enjoy flexible work options, continuous learning, and a strong culture of purpose and performance.

• Be part of a collaborative team driving innovation in government IT.

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