HCS Project Manager

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary:
This role is responsible for developing, communicating, and implementing project strategies that drive operational improvements through consolidation, standardization, and coordination across entities. The Project Manager partners with the Strategic Initiatives Manager, business owners, senior leaders, and facility teams to ensure that project plans are executed effectively and with minimal disruption to patient care or administrative operations. Experience seasoned professional with the ability to influence senior staff members to develop the best integration plans, allowing UNC Health Care to be positioned to leverage its scope and scale for future growth and improvement. This individual will work collaboratively with a variety of entities, administrative individuals, teams, groups, or physicians, clinicians, and executives to implement these strategies, creating a culture of high performance.

Responsibilities:
1. Analyzes and resolves complex issues, develops policies & procedures that maximize efficiency necessary to carry out co-locations and integrations. Ensure all proper internal controls are in place to safeguard the assets of the system and satisfy internal and external regulatory requirements.

2. Partner with the Strategic Initiatives Manager to plan, scope, and prioritize projects, ensuring alignment of resources, timelines, and deliverables. Provide regular updates and escalate barriers for resolution as needed.

3. Develop and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with internal customers, stakeholders, and business partners. Serve as a proactive and reliable point of contact-seeking feedback, addressing concerns, removing barriers, and fostering shared ownership of project outcomes.

4. Influence and support senior-level staff to drive alignment, adoption, and organizational change.

5. Handle confidential information with sensitivity and discretion in accordance with Privacy & Health Care Systems requirements.

6. Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission and vision of the UNC Health Care System.

7. Work with peers to identify and analyze opportunities for improvement. Implement processes to identify, implement and ensure standardization decisions occur with minimal disruption to patient care or administrative activities and creating win-win solutions.

Preferred qualifications include Project Management Professional certification (PMP).

Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* No licensure or certification required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Seven (7) years of experience in a supervisory, management or leadership role or Three (3) to Five (5) years of project management experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Customer Focus: Excellent negotiating skills with win-win philosophy. Demonstrates the ability to resolve problems.
• Technical Expertise: Proficient with project management software, strong analytical skills and strategic planning experience.
• Coachability: Receptive to feedback, willingness to learn and embraces continuous improvement.
• Accountability: Ability to bring project to successful completion on time and within budget through political sensitivity.
• Fiscal responsibility: Analyzes project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization. Understands the relationship of the budget and resources to the strategic plan.
• Coaching: Ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with physicians and clinical staff with the ability to tailor the message to the audience. Experienced mentor with a demonstrated tract record to talent development.
• Conflict Resolution: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict. Finds agreement on issues and follows through on implementation. Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
• Solving Problems: Ability to translate global strategy into short term accountabilities and is a strong team player who works collaboratively and is equally at ease with employees, peers and senior executives.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Physician Compliance

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$44.56 - $64.06 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.