Inpatient Operations Project Manager

Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System in the Kansas City area is seeking an Inpatient Operations Project Manager to lead transformation projects across inpatient services, improving care delivery and patient experience. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, standardize processes, and implement training to raise quality and efficiency.

Applicants should have 5+ years in project management or healthcare leadership, with strong data analytics and EHR proficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project management, health care administration or consulting.
• Strong data management and analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with electronic health records and analytical tools.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams including clinical and admin staff.

Responsibilities

• Leads initiatives to support performance excellence and lean activities in inpatient operations.
• Provide process facilitation and analytical support to inpatient areas.
• Track project progress and summarize risks to senior management.
• Share best practice examples from other healthcare organizations.
• Coordinate patient safety and environment of care issues with system resources.
• Monitor timelines and ensure resources meet goals in a timely manner.
• Develop onboarding plans, competency pathways, training and development for units.

Education

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Master of Business Administration

Master of Healthcare Administration

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

EHR analytics

SharePoint

Job description

Inpatient Operations Project Manager

Days - Full Time

Wescoe Pavilion

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Inpatient Operations Project Manager supports inpatient areas by managing transformation projects aimed at improving care delivery and the consumer experience across our enterprise. Works collaboratively with and leads multidisciplinary teams in projects as assigned. Work may include developing and implementing front-end process standardization and training, identifying areas of opportunity and measuring, monitoring, and improving performance.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Leads initiatives to support performance excellence initiatives, including but not limited to analyzing data for performance improvement and lean activities researching effective models for patient management and inpatient operations, designing programs to address patient and provider needs that increase quality of care ensuring appropriate use of healthcare resources.
• Provides process facilitation support as well as rigorous analytical support to inpatient areas.
• Provides active tracking tools and summaries for all projects and summarizes individual projects progress and risks to senior management.
• Provides best practice examples from other healthcare organizations or industries.
• Acts as a coordination point for patient safety and environment of care issues, collaborating with health system resources. Ensures there is the infrastructure and resources required to perform effectively and efficiently.
• Monitors project timelines to ensure resources are available and applied appropriately to achieve desired performance goals in a timely manner.
• Keeps abreast of recent trends and developments in process innovation and project management in the healthcare field as well as in related industries.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary groups as part of planning efforts.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
• Assists in developing standardized onboarding plans, competency pathways, training and development. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing OR
• Masters Business Administration OR
• Master Health Care Management Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
• Equivalent combination of education and relative experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• 5 or more years experience in project management, health care administration or consulting

Knowledge Requirements

• Demonstrated proficiency in data management and analysis
• Superior communication, organization and presentation skills
• Advanced computer skills with experience utilizing electronic health records and analytical tools
• Ability to interact and work with multi-disciplinary teams including front-line operations, physicians, management, technical and financial staff
• Exceptional skills in collaborative software such as SharePoint

Time Type: Full time

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

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