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Position: Project Manager - Hospital Information Systems
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)
Type: Fulltime
Salary: $70K to $120K+ FTE benefits
Position Summary
Manage complex projects from concept through completion. Create and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, deliverables, communication plans, risk logs, issue logs, status reports, and performance metrics. Implement risk management plans, communicate effectively with sponsors and stakeholders, lead multiple project teams, and drive clinical process improvement initiatives within healthcare settings.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, or an equivalent degree preferred.
- Coursework in healthcare administration or medical office management preferred.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of full-time paid experience in healthcare administration or project management.
- Minimum 1 year of experience using Microsoft Project or a comparable project management tool.
- Minimum 2 years of healthcare experience facilitating clinical quality improvement initiatives in a teaching hospital.
- Finance experience preferred.
- Prior experience driving change in a complex organization.
Certifications and Training
- Lean Six Sigma training or certification.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification.
- Healthcare quality and/or patient safety certification preferred.
Knowledge Requirements
- Knowledge of Joint Commission requirements.
- Thorough knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques.
- Knowledge of planning and tracking project scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Knowledge of business operations and project team leadership.
- Experience with operational clinical redesign initiatives.
- Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and Systems Theory improvement methodologies.
- Knowledge of project lifecycle phases, communication requirements, deliverables, budgets, and security requirements.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to document requirements, designs, communication plans, project plans, status updates, and issues.
- Ability to conduct meetings and deliver presentations to sponsors, stakeholders, and project teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project or comparable tools.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage diverse project teams consisting of employees, vendors, consultants, and external partners.
- Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and holidays as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with medical and nursing leadership to implement clinical care redesign initiatives.
- Work closely with Finance leaders to support clinical improvement plans.
- Establish and embed best clinical and operational practices with clinical and operational teams.
- Partner with hospital-based services to identify and implement high-functioning, role-based workflows.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and patient-centered care.
- Provide training in data utilization and process improvement methodologies.
- Train clinic staff on the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) process or similar quality improvement models.
- Support overall practice transformation and continuous quality improvement efforts.
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