Description

UPMC is hiring a full time Project Manager to join their Department of Otolaryngology at the Eye & Ear Institute in Oakland! The UPP Department of Otolaryngology oversees multiple clinic locations, thousands of patient encounters and surgeries annually, and maintains robust academic training opportunities. We are seeking an independent worker who can lead and assist with various department initiatives spanning clinical and business operations.

Hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm with no weekends or holidays! This position will assist with and lead various activities and projects for the department for clinical and business operations. This includes, but is not limited to, OR management, social media presence, process improvement initiatives, and analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Identify trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within operations.
• Perform cost/benefit analysis
• Develop and implement key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives.
• Work with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures.
• Develop cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies; ensure that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures.
• Assist team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilitates decision-making.
• Assure quality of information through business case and application level testing; validate test results to initial business needs.
• Provide concise and timely status reporting as required
• Monitor operating performance against regional and national benchmarks.
• Assist with achieving Operations division strategic goals as well as system strategic goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, statistics, health care, management, or related business field required.

Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Master's degree preferred.

Experience in health care insurance or health care industry preferred.

Excellent computer skills required, including Access, Excel, Microsoft Project, and other pertinent computer software packages.

Strong management, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written) are required.

Excellent Project Management skills along with effective planning and organizational skills.

Ability to perform planning for large initiatives/projects, managing all tasks required to providing services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

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  UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.

Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC's COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.