Under general direction, provides leadership to two or more Project Managers. Ensures strategic directions of projects are in line with organizational business plan. Ensures various project teams provide high quality and cost effective project management, analytic support services and technical expertise. May also manage a team committed to achieving specified goals of a highly visible, complex and multi-faceted project. This is the third job in a three level Project Manager Ladder. At this level, the Project Manager is responsible for providing leadership to lower level Project Managers. This position works on problems of complex and diverse scope where analysis of data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors. Projects assigned are broad in scope and may involve multiple functional areas and/or span across service areas. Position will exercise judgment within broadly defined policies in developing methods and techniques for obtaining results.
Essential Functions:
- Provides leadership to two (2) or more Project Managers.
- Facilitates resolution of major problems encountered by Project Managers.
- Works with senior management to negotiate major revisions in time commitment and resource allocation.
- Ensures strategic direction of projects are in line with organizational business plan.
- Provides general oversight, leadership and technical direction.
- Provides leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants.
- Motivates team members and facilitates team meetings.
- Acts as liaison, problem solver and facilitator.
- Accountable for the development of project documentation for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices.
- Plans and facilitates meetings.
- Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences.
- Establishes procedures regarding implementation of project outcome.
- Assesses project impact on workforce.
- May include developing training program for different levels of audiences.
- Establishes effective professional business relationships with all levels of management.
- Instructs and educates on all aspects of projects.
- Coaches and mentors Project Managers; motivates them to maintain a consistent level of excellence in project management and outcomes.
- May develop and manage a department, including recruiting, coaching, performance evaluation of staff.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Eight (8) plus years of progressive experience in specified technical area.
- Project management experience in health care preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration or other related field or equivalent work experience.
- Master's degree or clinical licenses (RN, MD, etc.) preferred.
- Proven ability to determine key business issues and develop effective action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses.
- Excellent leadership, project management, and consulting skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Six or more years of experience in healthcare operational project management and consulting.
- Demonstrated knowledge in the application of project management methodologies and techniques within the healthcare setting.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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