at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Project Manager; Continuum of Care Department
Project Manager; Continuum of Care Department
Hiring Department: Continuum of Care
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1025589
Posting Close Date: July 15, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
Salary: $75,000 - $150,000
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 Summary
Under direction of the Associate Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Continuum of Care, the Continuum of Care Project Manager manages administrative and operational activities for ongoing quality improvement projects. Ensures that activities are carried out in accordance with established timeliness and specifications; coordinates interdepartmental functions in order to minimize project delays or course correction when necessary. Meets with key stakeholders on a regular basis to review project status and identify needs
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide project leadership. Assist in the design, training, and implementation of support activities for non-clinical and clinical staff. d develop future action plans.
Provide advice and counsel serving as a consultant to other staff, physicians and other stakeholders across the care continuum (internal and external).
Collaborate with medical center business partners, technicians, technology staff and vendors to define project scope, desired results and deliverables.
Create and update project documents, preserve and maintain key project information for future use and reference.
Assign individual responsibilities, and manage tasks to meet deadlines. Oversee deliverables assigned to colleagues, vendors, and others to ensure timely completion of projects.
Meet with team members on a regular basis to review project status, keep stakeholders (internal and external) informed of changes, and plan for future actions. Manages and facilitates team and user meetings. Communicates relevant updates to management and physician leaders.
Develop, drive and maintain a detailed project schedule with team input, including schedules, project milestones, metrics, work plans, resources, communication plans, issue resolution plans, and status reports. Identity project risks/gaps and create risk mitigation plan.
Represent Continuum of Care Administration/Department on various clinical and operational and improvement initiatives.
Monitor clinical regulatory compliance in the outpatient clinics, provides guidance on maintaining and/or... For full info follow application link.
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The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
