The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Location
Type, TX | United States
Job description
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued patients and employees. With over 20,000 employees, we are committed to continuing our growth with the best professionals in the healthcare industry. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.
Summary
Works under limited supervision to provide project management support to the Health System under the direction of Quality & Operational Excellence leadership.
Experience and Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Health, Management Science, Engineering, Nursing, Social Sciences, or similar degree with three years (3) of relevant experience.
Master’s degree in a related field or prior internship/fellowship experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
Advanced degree or certification(s) may be used in lieu of years of experience.
Job Duties
Leads projects utilizing project management tools, techniques, and methodologies. Responsible for project management duties, which require basic understanding of, and adherence to principles` of project management; may perform project tasks as required by the project plan.
Develop project plans and associated communications documents; communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. Responsible for development and documenting of project risks, issues, assumptions, and scope. Identifies and proposes project resourcing and keeps stakeholders updated with status reports.
Responsible for performing and communicating current state assessment and document business case, workflows, and projected business results for strategic initiatives. Responsible for planning and developing future phases of project expansion.
Monitor resources and scope adherence of major initiatives and escalate any variances to Health System Leadership. Work with Health System Leadership to develop solutions to issues.
Set and continually manage expectations with team members and other stakeholders; delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel; identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team in collaboration with manager; identify & manage project dependencies & critical paths.
Work with manager and senior management to define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. Ensure projects meets Health System goals and is in line with strategy. Aids in redirecting projects if they move outside of scope or strategy.
Facilitate meetings with various departments to ensure universal applications of policy. Aids in identification of risks and escalates as needed. Aids in issue resolution & alignment across the Health System.
Build, develop and grow any relationships vital to the success of the project. Communicate project objectives and goals.
Conduct post project reviews and create recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Content Knowledge : Recognized within your immediate organization as “a person to ask” when questions arise regarding areas of expertise.
You have applied this competency to situations while needing limited guidance to perform successfully; and you understand and can discuss the subject matter and implications of changes to processes, policies, and procedures in this area.
Technical Skills: Incorporates Health System performance measures in his/her project Demonstrates solid project management skills Familiar with performance improvement tools and healthcare topics
Managerial Skills/Organizational Skills Manages time and schedule for self and coordinates with project stakeholders to meet deliverable(s) expectations. Manages multiple projects and initiatives concurrently.
Problem Solving/Critical Thinking Effectively utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills for issue resolution, enhancement, and development with limited oversight.
. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit:
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