Project Coordinator - PRN (As Needed) - Strategy Department

McLeod Health; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

McLeod Health is seeking a Project Coordinator in the Strategy Department to coordinate operational, clinical, and strategic projects. You will work with leadership, physicians, and business partners to manage activities, monitor progress, and implement process improvements that align with organizational goals.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree (Master’s preferred), 1–2 years of project management experience, and strong MS Office and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Healthcare quality improvement experience required.
• 1–2 years of project management experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational, clinical, and strategic projects to support goals.
• Collaborate with leadership, physicians, and business partners to manage activities.
• Monitor progress, analyze performance data, and implement improvements.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Prepare action plans with resources, timeframes, and budgets.
• Communicate project status to all participants.
• Facilitate analysis and research methods to compare processes and outcomes.

Skills

MS Office

Written & verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Project Coordinator - Strategy Department

Job Summary: The Project Coordinator coordinates operational, clinical, and strategic projects to support organizational goals, quality outcomes, and service excellence. Collaborates with leadership, physicians, and business partners to manage project activities, monitor progress, analyze performance data, and implement process improvements. Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Job Description

The Project Coordinator coordinates operational, clinical, and strategic projects to support organizational goals, quality outcomes, and service excellence. Collaborates with leadership, physicians, and business partners to manage project activities, monitor progress, analyze performance data, and implement process improvements. Ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitates and leads various projects including but not limited to practice expansions, acquisitions, onboarding and renovations.
• Serves as project leader in a coordinating role between business partners and leadership for problem resolution, project evaluation, and system implementation.
• In collaboration with Quality and Safety, provides leadership to drive work for clinical improvement and service enhancement. Implements organizational optimization processes and acts as a support for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety initiatives, as directed.
• Coordinates project activities, schedules, resources, equipment, and information.
• Works with Project Manager to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes, and budgets for projects.
• Ensures all projects are completed on time and within budget while meeting high-quality standards.
• Monitors project progress and handle any issues that arise.
• Acts as the point of contact and communicate project status to all participants.
• Facilitates statistical analysis and research methodologies that compare service line processes and outcomes with appropriate benchmarks.
• Exercises creative approaches to operational problem solving. Deals with conflict and problematic situations in an open and tactful manner, respecting the dignity of others.
• Builds trust-based, collaborative relationships with physicians and other health system partners.
• Provides analysis of financial processes for service line-related activities and provides data to the service line management team to initiate change as appropriate and to improve performance.
• Performs additional duties assigned to support departmental and organizational goals.

Work Schedule

PRN (As Needed)

Education/Skills Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited school. Master's degree is preferred.
• Healthcare quality improvement experience required.
• 1-2 years of project management experience is preferred.
• Strong computer skills and MS Office proficiency.
• Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About Us

Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area . With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds , including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.

About The Team

We are an equal opportunity employer.