Project Manager - CHG Medical Staffing

CHG shook things up in 1979 by inventing the locum tenens staffing model. We connect doctors with patients who need their care. As the largest physician staffing firm in America, our providers treat millions of patients each year.

Our industry is growing and demand is high. This means you'll have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in your career. Keeping healthcare healthy can be as fun as it is rewarding

A successful Project Manager II possesses a hybrid of technical and soft skills. They understand project management methodologies: Agile, PMBOK, etc. and applies those tools as appropriate to the project at hand. Leveraging project management best practices, this role leads and manages strategic projects for CHG Healthcare and oversees the divisional project management/implementation of corporate initiatives to better position our company to meet our growth goals. The ideal candidate must be able to manage several projects simultaneously. The position requires the ability to lead/facilitate decision making and stakeholder alignment. It also requires cross-divisional/cross-departmental collaboration, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Manages small to medium cross-functional projects and initiatives, which may support projects that are part of a greater program or portfolio of work.
• Works closely with business users and management to determine divisional and/or organizational needs, systems and operations requirements, customer rollout requirements, legal/compliance implications, etc.
• Consults with the sponsor and stakeholder partners to ensure scope is clearly defined, business impact analysis is conducted, change is managed, communication gaps are minimized, risks and issues are mitigated, and go lives are successfully launched for each release.
• Manages project scope through the maintenance of project and implementation plans and ensures any changes to scope are documented and approved.
• Responsible for understanding the divisional stakeholders' needs and requirements while also understanding the broader corporate strategic perspective to be able to collaboratively work with all resulting in a successful and timely implementation.
• Partners with divisional business partners to secure resources and business SMEs.
• Establishes project success criteria with the sponsor and drives project to meet established measures.
• Responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing project schedules, project charter, project scope and other project documentation as required throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track and report project status and escalate issues as appropriate to ensure timely resolution.
• Coordinates with team business partners/corporate partners on test criteria and execution of test plans, test cases, implementation plans, training plans, user acceptance testing and user documentation.
• Remains engaged in project through close to include lessons learned and evaluation of project.
• Partners with Divisional Lean/Business Analysis/Business Support team members to assist in identifying opportunities to use technical and non-technical ways to improve divisional business processes.
• Engages in release management activities to monitor project quality, recommends corrective and preventive actions, and records acceptance of all completed deliverables.
• Demonstrates commitment, accountability, and ownership for the project and serves as the project advocate.
• Experience with taking initiative to do what it takes to drive results and continuously move the project forward.
• Demonstrates flexibility to adapt to changing organizational priorities and a mindfulness of the implications of decisions.
• Focused on the application of skills, tools, and techniques to activities required to deliver planned change (e.g., new systems, new processes, new resources) in a structured way within the required scope, time, cost, and quality parameters.
• Works with leader to follow divisional format in developing effective presentations and to learn the different requirements based on audience.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with project and team resources.

Qualifications:

• Provide leadership to the project team and drives project to meet established objectives.
• Effective at leveraging relationships to be able to work in a matrixed environment.
• Effectively manage multiple projects/tasks of varying complexities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels; effective in communicating with divisional leadership as well as technical staff.
• Effective presentation skills - must be able to create presentations that tell the right story for the appropriate audience.
• Must be a motivated, high energetic person who is business oriented, can build relationships, articulate concepts and process to solve business problems.
• Must be able to collaborate with others to build out plans and schedules.
• Proven track record and experience in leading and managing projects following traditional Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies.
• Proven track record in managing small to medium projects to completion on time.
• Effective problem-solving skills exhibited by effective collaboration among project team members to resolve issues and drive the project forward. Strong reasoning, negotiation, decision making and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to lead the team in documenting business requirements and then lead them through the conversion of high-level business requirements into process flows, use cases, and process maps.
• Ability to plan and manage the entire life cycle of a project.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, change-oriented environment.
• Quickly able to learn the business environment (business model, competitive landscape, processes, revenue/cost drivers, etc.).
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills with an ability to approach a problem logically and systematically while understanding the broader perspective of the business need.
• Effectiveness in leading project resources (formally and informally) and schedules at all levels.
• Communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels (technical and business).
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to interact effectively with all aspects of the business. Build trust at all levels and have a keen sense of self-awareness including the ability to listen to feedback.
• Strong reasoning, negotiation, decision making and consensus-building skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of dependability in all aspects of the job, foster an environment that is relationship and customer focused .

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology or other business discipline and a minimum of five years+ of experience leading projects
• PMP certified
• Proficient in Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet
• Understanding of PMBOK methodology and project metrics and reporting, including methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall

Preferred:

• MBA
• Agile Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Yellow belt certification

We believe in fair compensation for all of our people, which is why our pay structure takes into account the cost of labor across U.S. geographic markets. For this position, we offer a pay range of $81,400 -- $220,700 annually, with pay varying depending on work location and job-related factors such as knowledge, position level and experience. During the hiring process, your recruiter can provide more information about the specific salary range for the job location.

CHG Healthcare offers starting salaries for sales positions in the form of total target compensation (TTC = base + commission + bonus), which includes base pay, commission, and bonuses. Sales positions receive short-term incentives through commission plans and bonuses. On the other hand, non-sales positions have starting salaries that consist of a base salary and short-term incentives through various bonus plans, which are paid out monthly, quarterly, or annually.

In return we offer:

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Traditional healthcare benefits such as medical and dental coverage, and some unique benefits like onsite health centers, corporate wellness programs, and free behavioral health appointments.
• Flexible work schedules - including work-from-home options available
• Recognition programs with rewards including trips, cash, and paid time off
• Family-friendly benefits including paid parental leave, fertility coverage, adoption assistance, and marriage counseling
• Tailored training resources including free LinkedIn learning courses
• Volunteer time off and employee-driven matching grants
• Tuition reimbursement programs

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CHG Healthcare values a diverse and inclusive workforce. Interested in this role but not a perfect fit? Apply anyway.

We welcome applicants of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status and individuals with disabilities as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an at-will employer.

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