Program Manager Neurosciences Service Line

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, is seeking a program manager to lead pediatric neuroscience service lines and implement strategic priorities.

You will partner with hospital leaders, WashU Medicine, and community stakeholders to develop and execute plans that align with organizational goals. The role emphasizes operational excellence, financial stewardship, and evidence-based practice, with responsibilities for staffing, budgeting, and performance improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum <2 years experience in management or program leadership within a healthcare environment.
• Certification/licensure in relevant healthcare area is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff recruitment, training, workload, performance evaluations and development plans.
• Develops and adheres to staffing, revenue and expense budgets; adapts to budget changes.
• Leads strategic plan development and execution with hospital leadership and physician partners.
• Oversees cross-institution collaboration with WUSM and hospital administration on infrastructure and programs.
• Drives improvement programs using data analytics and lean methodologies to impact people, service, and margins.
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations.

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Reporting to the executive director, you will implement service line strategy, support programmatic development and operational priorities while partnering with leaders across BJC, WashU Medicine, and community partners for pediatric Neuroscience Service Lines. The position will also have financial / business function responsibilities for pediatric neurosciences.

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Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides ongoing program management of the department/programs across all geographic locations in the region. Coordinates development and implementation of strategic plans working closely with hospital(s) administration and physician leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
• Ensures, through direction and coordination of activities, the goals and strategies of the strategic plans are developed, prioritized and implemented in collaboration with WUSM physician leaders/business directors and hospital administration. Manages joint WUSM & hospital comprehensive infrastructure, steering committees, implementation committees and subcommittees in collaboration with the WUSM physician leaders/medical directors and hospital directors/vice presidents for the purpose of addressing inpatient and outpatient services; policies, procedures and treatment protocols; supply chain; clinical outcomes; patient experience; growth and capacity planning; and financial performance.
• Leads and manages new initiatives and implementation of evidence based practice. Develops continuing alliances and communication with peer institutions. Foster relationships and collaboration amongst all key stakeholders (Clinical/non-clinical).
• Develops/executes improvement programs using solid data/analytics and lean methodologies that directly impact key metrics related to people, service, growth/innovation, quality and margin. Monitors and develops program contracts and scorecards to support analysis for use in mission support agreements, medical directorships, physician co-management, operational excellence and performance/care improvement.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

Bus/HC Admin/Nursing/related

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

• Cert/Lic/Cert Prog-Area of Exp

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer