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Hospital Openings: The PM plays an integral part in the opening of our hospitals. It is this person’s role to coordinate and facilitate all facets in preparation of opening the hospitals to the public. This involves managing the projects from the time the initial agreements are in place through the time the hospital starts seeing patients. These are very cross-functional projects where the PM works with the various departments throughout Emerus and our partners to ensure building and departmental readiness, training, equipment planning, move-in, stocking, deliveries, etc are in place for opening.
Enterprise: The PM works with the various departments throughout Emerus to assist in the successful completion of Enterprise-wide projects, including Finance, Marketing, Nursing, etc. Essential Job Functions:
Emerus is the nation’s first and largest operator of small-format hospitals, also known as community or neighborhood hospitals. Emerus’ leading national health system partners include Allegheny Health Network, Ascension, Baptist Health System, Baylor, Scott & White Health, Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican, The Hospitals of Providence, INTEGRIS and MultiCare. Our state-of-the-art hospitals are fully accredited and provide highly individualized care. From the moment a patient walks through the door, a team of exceptional medical professionals takes charge, treating patients with speed, compassion and expertise. Emerus’ distinctive level of care earned the Guardian of Excellence Award for Superior Patient Experience in six of the past seven years. More information is available at www.emerus.com.
Position Overview: The purpose of this position is to coordinate assigned projects from initiation through completion, delivering both on-time and within budget. This role is highly interactive with the other departments within Emerus.
The PM is responsible for managing two categories of projects: Hospital Openings and Enterprise.
Hospital Openings: The PM plays an integral part in the opening of our hospitals. It is this person’s role to coordinate and facilitate all facets in preparation of opening the hospitals to the public. This involves managing the projects from the time the initial agreements are in place through the time the hospital starts seeing patients. These are very cross-functional projects where the PM works with the various departments throughout Emerus and our partners to ensure building and departmental readiness, training, equipment planning, move-in, stocking, deliveries, etc are in place for opening.
Enterprise: The PM works with the various departments throughout Emerus to assist in the successful completion of Enterprise-wide projects, including Finance, Marketing, Nursing, etc.
- Develop, track, communicate project schedules for assigned projects
- Coordinate all departments that must come together throughout the projects; dependent upon the project, this could include Management, Construction, Staffing, HR, IT, Supply Chain, Licensing, Lab, Radiology, Pharmacy, Quality, Marketing, Compliance, Physician Staffing, Credentialing, Policies & Procedures, Forms, etc
- Manage resources with peers and functional managers
- Identify and manage project risks and issues
- Ensure that all required contracts are in place
- Report on project budgets
- Provide frequent project status to management and project teams, including reporting and meetings
- Work with Supply Chain, Construction and Clinical to maintain equipment lists, supply lists, and associated specification sheets for new hospital opening projects
- Develop and manage Turnover and Operations Readiness plans for new construction projects
- Participate in review of blueprints for new hospital opening projects regarding layout and electrical placement, clinical requirements for the building, etc
- Work with regional CEO, CNO and functional and clinical departments to perform audits before hospital openings to validate building adheres to approved Construction drawings, all needed materials are in place, and hospital is ready to see patients
- Coordinate development of punch list of items for Construction to be corrected in the new hospital prior to opening; work with the team to prioritize and track completion
- Work with Supply Chain to confirm supplies are delivered to new hospitals before opening, as required
- Travel to all hospital locations as required; be on-site at hospitals at pivotal times during process including Operations walk-throughs, Turnover, Move-in, etc
- Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required
- Collect lessons learned and track completion in future projects
- Take initiative to keep abreast of developments in Project Management and pursue continuous education
- Fill in for the supervisor when requested
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Ability to work off-hours and on call when required
- 3 years required, 5 years preferred experience as a Project Manager in healthcare or engineering
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher required
- PMP required
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead teams on complex project completion
- Organizational skills with the ability to identify and manage priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Communicates well both verbally and in written form
- Able to maintain clear and concise documentation
- Demonstrated ability to hold successful meetings
- Balances driving details and keeping an eye on completion of the end goal
- Takes initiative
- Shows an interest in learning new things
- Follows through on commitments and expects the same of others
- Proficient in MS Office, including MS Project
- Working knowledge of Smartsheet a plus
- Strong spatial skills preferred
- A strong customer service focus required
- Familiarity with DNV Interpretive Guidelines, CMS CoP, ISO and NIAHO or other regulatory standards and accreditation organizations is advantageous
- Fluent in English; written and oral communication required
