What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Project Management position at Augusta Health Brand?
The Director of Project Management manages the Project Management Office (PMO) and has oversight of all projects assigned to the PMO. The Project Management Director will work independently with the PMO team to plan, direct, coordinate and manage specifically identified projects. This position is responsible for all goals and objectives of a project including completion within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters. This position also has oversight for the Process Improvement projects and activities that the organization pursues. These activities include kaizen event planning, facilitation, and follow up as well as department specific rapid cycle improvement initiatives.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field (healthcare or business) required.
- Master’s degree in of Business Administration, Health Administration, Nursing Administration, or related field preferred.
- Project Management Institute (PMI) certification or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
- Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent certification strongly preferred.
Experience Requirements
- 5-7 years’ experience as a project manager leading successful project outcomes.
- 3-5 years’ experience facilitating Lean projects to include kaizen events.
- 3-5 years’ experience leading a high functioning team which requires minimal direct oversight but frequent interdepartmental communication.
- Healthcare experience strongly preferred.
- 3-5 years’ experience as PMO Director strongly preferred.
Skills
- Evidence of strong business financial and quantitative skills; expert at planning budgeting, financial modeling, workflow analysis, cost control and productivity enhancement.
- Demonstrated successful project management leadership and execution.
- Show understanding of work breakdown structures, critical path analysis and scenario-based project scheduling to include budget and resource estimations.
- Demonstrate strong leadership qualities including conflict/ issue resolution, ability to run a project/serve as project manager on a team and ensure successful project life cycles.
- High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness with strong work ethic and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
- Evidence of the practice of contemporary management principles and human resources theory with respect for human dignity and individual contributions
- Excellent strategic skills with a track record of new program development.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational communication skills to both internal and external customers.
Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
- Retirement Plan
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Free onsite parking
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite childcare
Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
