UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.Description:About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.Position SummaryThe Strategic Project Manager for the Office of Strategy will support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives by assisting with the creation of comprehensive program plans for key organizational initiatives. This will include managing a portfolio of projects of strategic and operational importance to the organization in addition to developing and maintaining a dashboard to track progress towards organizational goals. The Strategic Project Manager will work closely with managers, directors and analysts to identify areas for improvement and to achieve the department's strategic goals and objectives which include providing exceptional outcomes, creating an engaging culture, providing an ideal patient experience, planning for strategic growth, and ensuring a sustainable future.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participate in strategic planning and development of overall hospital and clinic activities by identifying, analyzing presenting and implementing initiatives and programs to improve service, increase volume and revenue, improve process efficiency and patient access.
• Responsible for the development of project work plans and performance metrics, monitor work plans and metrics to assure activities are executed on-time and on-budget, coordinate the internal and external resources to complete activities as assigned.
• Recommend program modifications or new programs to improve utilization and quality of care and implement program changes upon approval.
• Responsible for leading an assigned portfolio of projects/ initiatives through active engagement of Executive Leadership and all stakeholders.
• Lead activities including project proposal/charter definition, budget development, resource allocation, management, information distribution and meeting facilitation.
• Develop, execute and manage detailed project/work plans, schedules, project estimates for resource requirements and status reports. Manages activities of project staff and acts as central coordinator of project communication.
• Conduct effective issue resolution and conflict management skills throughout the process to ensure the team continues to move forward.
• Develop, implement, and maintain performance dashboards to provide transparency into growth, access, patient experience, and financial performance metrics across clinics
• Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and communicating monthly, quarterly, and yearly progress in line with the Hospital’s strategic plan, goals, and metrics
• Collaborate with UI Health resources and committees to create strategies to increase program visibility and outreach to serve the community and reduce health disparities.
• Involved in developing communication plans of improvement/change efforts
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

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