Manager, Planning & Projects - Piedmont Athens
Job Number: 1098054
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital - Athens, Georgia
Shift/Schedule: Full-time
Description
JOB PURPOSE:
Leading, planning, monitoring and directing concurrent multidisciplinary strategically important projects at corresponding entity. Projects are completed with a high degree of freedom and initiative, with a high-level accountability to achieve targets. Provides high quality project management and analysis for a broad array of clinical and operational issues focusing on complex and large projects. Partners with key organizational executives, physicians and operational leaders to identify and achieve priorities, goals and objectives for each initiative. Oversees plan development, industry research, expert interviews, benchmarking, operational feasibility analysis, financial proforma development, written and oral presentation development and implementation assistance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provides senior level consultative, technical and decision making support to executive management regarding financial and/or operational improvements and growth initiatives.
2. Oversees project teams, master work plans and other essential functions to complete key projects and achieve key operational metrics for the entity and health system.
3. Provides independent project management, on-going support, follow-up analysis and implementation support for highly complex projects with widely varying scope.
4. Presents and communicates in a professional and effective manner.
5. Leverages complex decision support systems such as productivity systems, financial, clinical and/or market databases other internal comparative databases to assist executive management in establishing annual operational targets, monitoring on-going operational and financial performance and evaluating opportunities for improvement or investment.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
Skill and ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in-writing.
Skill and ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Skill and ability in Microsoft Office applications.
Disclaimer
The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified
Requirements
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:
A Bachelor’s Degree is required, and a Master’s Degree is preferred, from a recognized college or university in Health Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or a closely related field
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience involving project management, consulting and analysis, health system planning, business development, operations improvement or a closely related field.
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:
None.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working in healthcare preferred.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Piedmont Healthcare we embrace diverse ideas, perspectives, and skills to create a collaborative workplace where the best talent wants to succeed. We celebrate differences and recognize that they allow us to care for our community.
Excellence at Work
Piedmont is a certified Great Place to Work™-- a national designation based on employee feedback about trust, workplace culture and experience. In 2019, Forbes named Piedmont one of Georgia’s 10 best employers and the highest-ranked healthcare provider.