Certified Project Manager

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement: 5% company match

Tuition and student loan assistance

Mental health support for employees

Paid time off, parental leave, flex S

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Certified Project Manager to join the Performance Improvement team on a full-time hybrid schedule, based in Northern Virginia. The role focuses on leading programs from inception to closure using PMO methodologies and coordinating across project staff to meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5 years of project management experience, plus PMP certification within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering or related field or additional 4 years of equivalent work experience.
• PMP certification within 6 months of hire is required or pursued.

Responsibilities

• Communicates new ideas and challenges ongoing assumptions for program expansion or new program development opportunities.
• Monitors healthcare trends and ties findings to business plans.
• Oversees full life cycle of program and project management activities from initiation to closure following PMO methodologies.
• Coordinates with project staff to ensure timely completion.
• Identifies and recommends improvements to Inova's Project Management Framework.
• Supports change management activities to gain buy-in for enterprise project management standards.
• Establishes, implements, and tracks performance metrics for all projects and maintains centralized accountability for portfolio management.
• Keeps leadership apprised of project status, issues, and strategic implications.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (relevant field)

PMP Certification within 6 months

Job description

Job Description

Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Certified Project Manager to join the Performance Improvement team. This role is Full-time working Monday to Friday, HYBRID.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Certified Project Manager Job Responsibilities

• Communicates new ideas and challenges ongoing assumptions for program expansion or new program development opportunities.
• Monitors general healthcare trends and issues specific to assigned responsibilities and ties relevant findings to business plans.
• Coordinates and supervises the full life cycle of program and project management activities for assigned programs and projects, from initiation through closure, following best practices and PMO-defined project management methodologies.
• Coordinates with project staff to ensure completion consistent with established timetables and objectives.
• Identifies and/ makes recommendations to improve Inova's Project Management Framework.
• Supports organizational change management activities aimed at gaining buy-in, acceptance, and support of enterprise project management standards.
• Establishes, implements, and tracks performance metrics for all projects and maintains centralized accountability for project portfolio management.
• Apprises leadership of project status, issues, and concerns and provides strategic and tactical advice on program and project planning and execution.
• Supports the assessment of current organizational project management capabilities that will serve as an initial maturity benchmarking effort and develops a conceptual roadmap that identifies the areas, timing, targets, and high-level schedule for agreed-upon improvements in project management practices.
• Facilitates communication, coaching, and training of project management standards and project scope to staff while ensuring appropriate resources are assigned to project activities.
• Assists in the standardization of program and project management tools, processes, and policies, by industry best practices and organizational lessons learned.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering or related field or additional 4 years of equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 5 years of related experience in managing projects
• Certifications: PMP - Project Management Professional (within 6 months of hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP Certification upon start
• Healthcare management background ideally in PM, Operations, or Consulting
• Direct project management experience

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.