Healthcare Project Manager

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare, L.L.C. in Plano, TX is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that improve operational performance, patient care, regulatory compliance, and organizational growth.

You will partner with executive leadership, hospital operations, clinical services, and corporate departments to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate projects from planning through post‑implementation, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple enterprise projects across hospitals, outpatient programs, physician services, and corporate departments.
• Develop comprehensive project charters, implementation plans, work breakdown structures, timelines, budgets, and communication plans.
• Establish project goals, deliverables, milestones, and success metrics in collaboration with executive sponsors.
• Coordinate project resources while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address barriers to successful implementation.
• Ensure projects are completed within approved timelines and budgets.
• Manage organizational initiatives supporting clinical operations, quality improvement, patient experience, workforce development, technology implementation, facility expansion, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams responsible for implementing strategic initiatives.
• Assist leadership in prioritizing projects based on organizational impact, resource availability, and strategic value.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, hospital openings, service line expansion, and enterprise growth initiatives as assigned.
• Facilitate enterprise standardization of operational processes across multiple facilities.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for assigned initiatives.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, financial, quality, and operational objectives.
• Evaluate project outcomes using measurable operational, financial, clinical, and patient experience metrics.
• Prepare executive dashboards and project status reports.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job description

At Oceans Healthcare, we are passionate about helping adults and seniors attain the best possible quality of life. As a nationally recognized provider of behavioral health services, we treat patients experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, behavioral changes related to medication management or substance abuse and other behavioral issues.

Through our inpatient behavioral services and intensive outpatient programs, Oceans Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral and mental health services to help patients at every stage of the healing process. Our staff is committed to caring for patients and their families with dignity, honesty and compassion.

The Healthcare Project Manager is responsible for leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that improve operational performance, patient care, regulatory compliance, and organizational growth across Oceans Healthcare. This position partners with executive leadership, hospital operations, clinical services, corporate departments, and external stakeholders to successfully plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate projects that support the organization's mission and strategic objectives. The Healthcare Project Manager provides structured project leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and execution through implementation and post-project evaluation while ensuring initiatives are completed on time, within scope, within budget, and with measurable organizational outcomes. This role serves as a trusted partner to organizational leaders by facilitating collaboration, removing barriers, managing risks, and promoting accountability across multiple departments and facilities.

Essential Functions:

1. Lead multiple enterprise projects simultaneously across hospitals, outpatient programs, physician services, and corporate departments.
2. Develop comprehensive project charters, implementation plans, work breakdown structures, timelines, budgets, and communication plans.
3. Establish project goals, deliverables, milestones, and success metrics in collaboration with executive sponsors.
4. Coordinate project resources while maintaining alignment with organizational priorities.
5. Monitor project progress and proactively address barriers to successful implementation.
6. Ensure projects are completed within approved timelines and budgets.
7. Manage organizational initiatives supporting clinical operations, quality improvement, patient experience, workforce development, technology implementation, facility expansion, and operational excellence.
8. Coordinate cross-functional teams responsible for implementing strategic initiatives.
9. Assist leadership in prioritizing projects based on organizational impact, resource availability, and strategic value.
10. Support mergers, acquisitions, hospital openings, service line expansion, and enterprise growth initiatives as assigned.
11. Facilitate enterprise standardization of operational processes across multiple facilities.
12. Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for assigned initiatives.
13. Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, financial, quality, and operational objectives.
14. Evaluate project outcomes using measurable operational, financial, clinical, and patient experience metrics.
15. Prepare executive dashboards and project status reports.
16. Conduct post-implementation reviews to identify lessons learned and opportunities for continuous improvement.
17. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.