Perioperative Transformation Project Lead

The University of Kansas Health System

North Kansas City (MO)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in Missouri is seeking a Perioperative and Procedural Services Clinical Operations Project Manager to guide transformation projects aimed at improving care delivery and the patient experience across the enterprise. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, develop front-end process standardization, and implement training to drive performance.

The role emphasizes performance excellence, regulatory readiness, and quality improvement, coordinating with quality,

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in nursing, health administration, public health, or quality management.
3+ years in clinical operations, healthcare project management, or regulatory readiness.
Experience in surgical or procedural services.
Clinical background with knowledge of patient care workflows, safety, and operational risks.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
Experience in project management, communication, facilitation, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

Leads performance improvement initiatives and lean activities.
Leads clinical transition and operational readiness for new services.
Coordinates short- and long-term clinical projects from research/design to implementation and ownership.
Facilitates planning meetings and updates project schedules.
Develops and maintains project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and escalations.
Acts as coordination point for quality, safety, regulatory, IT, facilities, and biomed for patient safety and environment of care.
Provides data tracking tools and summaries for all projects and reports progress to senior management.
Coordinates regulatory, accreditation, emergency preparedness, downtime, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
Collaborates with external partners to implement quality improvement practices using evidence-based interventions.
Keeps up with trends in process innovation and project management in healthcare.
Develops timelines through collaboration with stakeholders and mitigates risks to stay on track.