Healthcare Project Manager Full Time

Project Manager

We at Pine Rest believe in the power of healing and that everyone in our community has the right to expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are much more than just the third largest non-profit behavioral health system in the country, our 220-acre main campus, and our network of clinical sites across Michigan. We are a tight-knit community of healers who witness the impact of our life-changing work each day.

Each day, we are closing the gaps in access to care. We are innovating through leading-edge research, testing, programs, and treatment modalities that others replicate across the country. Our services include a state-of-the-art psychiatric urgent care center and a soon-to-be-built pediatric behavioral health center, outpatient, inpatient, partial hospitalization (day programs), assessment and testing, residential, addiction treatment and specialty services such as crisis response, employee assistance programs, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and neuromodulation. On-the-job educational programs for nurses, psychologists, advanced practice providers, psychiatrists, and chaplains are equipping the next generation of care providers.

We are passionate about serving and are honored to be a part of this incredible work.

Position Summary:

As a Project Manager at Pine Rest, you'll be part of tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. The Project Manager manages the end-to-end project lifecycle for either executive sponsored or service line projects that supports the organization development and integration of new and expanded programs or supports the service line's teams of senior leaders in carrying out projects. Serves as a hub for the management of various administrative, including scheduling meetings, developing, and tracking project milestones, and reporting progress of projects. Within the service line the Project Manager would serve as a hub for quality tasks, including tasks related to compliance with regulatory bodies and process improvement initiatives. The role requires data entry and collection responsibilities as well as generating applicable reports and analysis of trends. The position may represent the project or service line at the corporate level or other committees as needed. The Project Manager is dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates a customer-friendly environment. Establishes/maintains mutually constructive relationships with customer (both internal and external).
• Directs and manages project development and execution from beginning to end, including successful closure.
• Assists project teams in creating long- and short-term plans, including settings targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.
• Delegates project tasks to employees best positioned to complete them and ensures timely completion.
• Serves as a point of contact for project teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain consistent and on track with requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Adjusts project schedules and targets as needed.
• Manages reports and necessary documentation of the project.
• Support processes that require reporting and data and analyzing it
• Evaluates/monitors the impact of program or process, recommending and implementing changes.
• Develops/maintains up-to-date record keeping systems, including data collection, data analysis and tracking related activity.
• Develops/maintains an up-to-date understanding of Pine Rest programs and their needs.
• May act as a consultant in area of specialty to other department members and managers.
• Makes recommendations on procedures, reports, and/or computer system changes related to program.
• Effectively communicates program/procedural changes to appropriate individuals, groups, or organization.
• Complies with internal and external policy.
• May assist with annual budget process.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Works with internal departments to facilitate and coordinate completion of projects.
• Continuous use of critical thinking skills and creativity to foster process improvements.
• Active member to select committees.
• Analyzes and monitors data trends.
• Maintains technical knowledge through continued education.
• Responsible to uphold the healing ministry of Christ though relationships that honor integrity, stewardship, empowerment, the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and professional excellence.
• Must maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in the required programmatic training.
• Performs other duties or functions as assigned.

What Does this Role Require:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business/IT/Healthcare Administration or a related field required. Equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered.
• Minimum 1 year of project management experience in healthcare environment or 2-3 years demonstrating the management of business projects and leading cross-functional teams.
• PMP certification required, or at minimum completed within first year of employment.
• Smart Sheets certification preferred.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
• 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
• Generous PTO for full and part time employees
• Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
• Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
• Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

Pine Rest provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.

Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.