Senior Project Manager/Consultant, Access & Innovation
University of WashingtonAbout the role
Job Description
UW Medicine Access & Innovation has an outstanding opportunity for a FIXED TERM DURATION Senior Project Manager/Consultant
WORK SCHEDULE
Full Time
Hybrid (two days a week in the office)
Mondays through Fridays
Duration expected to last six months
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care, and preparing tomorrow’s health professionals. UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center (Montlake and Northwest campuses), UW Primary Care, and other affiliated entities. This position supports the Ambulatory Care Division and aligns with UW Medicine’s Patient Are First Pillar Goals: serving patients and families, providing the highest quality care, becoming the employer of choice, and practicing fiscal responsibility.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
Lead Strategic Access Improvement Initiatives: Identify barriers to patient access and design, implement, and monitor enterprise-wide solutions that enhance operational efficiency, patient experience, and provider satisfaction
Thrive Complex Project Execution & Change Management: Apply structured methodologies to lead cross-functional projects, manage budgets and timelines, and ensure successful implementation of new technologies, workflows, and vendor partnerships
Leverage Data & Business Analysis for Decision-Making: Conduct and lead data-driven analyses to inform access strategies, develop value cases, and track performance metrics to ensure alignment with organizational goals and ROI
Constructs and/or Leads Data Analysis: Ensures efficient data collection, making appropriate analytical choices and summarizing conclusions and recommendations
Foster Collaboration Across a Matrixed Health System: Build strong relationships with clinical departments, IT, and administrative leaders to gain buy-in, facilitate change, and ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as a senior project manager/consultant for Access and Innovation, UW Medicine
Lead implementation of new technology and tools related to patient access including design of work plans, workflows, contracts/pricing and related vendor management tools
Project Expense Management (Budget)
Analytics & Resource Allocation
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Healthcare Administration, or related field AND six to eight years of demonstrated success in a consulting capacity in a related healthcare, hospital, or ambulatory setting to include:
Five years of Healthcare and Patient Access related experience
Five years of Project Management and Change Management experience
Five years of Epic experience
Five years of Ambulatory experience
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.
All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
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