MANAGER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT - UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL - ALBQUQUERQUE

Minimum Offer

$ 44.05/hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 68.23/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations. 

Department: Professional Service Admin

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

UNM Health is New Mexico's only Level I Trauma Center—we care for patients with the most complex conditions from across the state. Additionally, we are the first NIH-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and award-winning Advanced Care Stroke Center. UNM Health providers specialize in over 150 areas of medicine and employ over 7,000 professionals. Together, we receive 900,000 outpatient visits, 22,000 surgical cases and 100,000 emergency room visits each year. UNM Health provides the highest quality of care for more than 200,000 New Mexicans each year. In 1952, UNM Hospital was built on Native American grounds, with the promise to provide culturally competent and inclusive care to all New Mexicans. Since then, UNM Health has followed through with their mission of accessible, affordable care. UNM Health provided over $44 million in charitable care and financial assistance for services not covered by insurance or federal programs in 2018.

Position Summary:

Manages all aspects of project management including process mapping and redesign, process improvement, data collection, measurement, policies, practices and training. Provides a systematic and objective approach for the management and support of assigned initiatives and projects. Responsible for planning and overseeing project management to include resources, budget, and disseminating information including status updates and outcomes. Ensures adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. No patient care assignment.

Detailed responsibilities:
* LEADERSHIP - Plan, direct and manage Professional Practice Excellence Team (PET) staff, programs and activities; develop efficient organizational structure, select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
* PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - Identifies and evaluates development of new projects; understands all operational components necessary to implement a project, including but not limited to capital, equipment, people, education, metrics, costs, reporting and product delivery
* PLANNING - Consider, review and develop potential strategic initiatives using process improvement protocols to make recommendations on the feasibility, viability and implementation risk of strategic initiatives
* PLANNING – Manage the planning process to include and validate strategic goals, identify and scope large scale initiatives and manage dependences between multiple projects
* PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Act as owner for assigned initiatives and create an environment for project completion and success
* PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Provide project management support to multiple large scale projects; assemble project teams, provide definition and oversight for strategic initiatives with a focus on process improvement: plan document and track progress; provide guidance on project progress and completion
* PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Consult with supervisor, team members, clinical and business managers and senior management to address causes of project issues including: providing guidance for problem resolution, process improvement, project team issues, resource requirements, project risk assessment and mitigation and removal of barriers to successful project completion
* PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Track large scale projects against major milestones and adjust project progress as needed
* ANALYSIS - Manipulate and derive meaning from data and apply data-driven analysis to create solutions to operational challenges
* PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Communicate with and influence internal and external stakeholders on key project objectives to develop buy-in and realize benefits
* ANALYSIS – Use validated metrics to monitor and derive meaning from data and apply data-driven analysis to create solutions to project challenges; identify and develop contingency plans to mitigate and address risks
* BUDGET - Assist in the management of budgets for the responsible area
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

Qualifications

Education:
Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
* Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Related Discipline
Nonessential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
5 years directly related experience Lead teams/individuals executing and managing change Management of multiple and changing priorities Project management principles and tools (PDSA, Six SIGMA, DMAIC, etc).

Nonessential:
No preferred experience

Credentials:

Nonessential:
* Certified Project Manager

Physical Conditions:
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* No or min hazard, physical risk, office environment
* Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal