Project Manager

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital.  This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

Some roles may be based outside of our Colorado office (remote-only positions). Roles based outside of our primary office can sit in any of the following states: AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work primarily in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.   About the opportunity:

Using project management methodology, tools, and techniques the project manager is a primary point of accountability for the delivery of Vail Health projects to meet objectives; manage the day-to-day activities of assigned Vail Health projects; ensures the quality of the team’s work; manages Vail Health projects of varying complexity; maintain Vail Health Enterprise Project Mgmt. alignment, expertise and competencies; support and use Vail Health Project management methodologies and tools

The ideal candidate will have experience in Technical IT Project Management.   What you will do:

1. Manages and communicates a clear vision of the Vail Health projects objectives, understands and communicates the definition of completion criteria (what constitutes ‘done’), and motivates the team members.
2. Collaborates with and leads cross functional teams, subject matter experts (SMEs), and a variety of disciplines and stakeholders including executives, leadership, internal operations departments, clinical teams, vendors, consultants, and external constituents.
3. Assists in strategic planning and develops work plans to support the expansion of existing programs and implementation of new services.
4. Coordinates the activities of project personnel, sets priorities, responsibilities, and monitors the performance of project team members.
5. Organizes the activities into manageable work packages for Vail Health and team members and determines resource coordination for project deployments.
6. Ensures that appropriate timing, resources, and sequencing of the work efforts are aligned to produce the desired result within a given period of time
7. Supports Vail Health’s leaders in scheduling and prioritizing workload given resource constraints, managing relationships to accomplish project activities, and identify potential scope changes.
8. Manages Vail Health deployment project schedules to minimize intra-project resource conflict and facility activity conflicts and maintain assertiveness to achieve goals as quickly as possible.
9. Monitors project activities and reporting on status utilizing Vail Health standard reporting processes, tools, and templates.
10. Coaches those working on activities to clarify assignments and deliverables, documenting, and analyzing lessons learned and sharing with others, and identifying and managing risks and issues.
11. Reviews quality of work and manages integration of team members’ work.
12. Validates the completion of project documentation and relevant knowledge bases
13. Cultivates local and state partnerships and schedules and facilitate meetings related to Vail Health projects and initiatives.
14. Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
15. Performs other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.   What you will need:   Experience:

• Two years of experience in a healthcare or public health setting that includes experience with planning and implementing complex projects and programs; data collections and analysis and developing work plans and implementing community health programs with proven results. 
• Strong computer, problem-solving and analytical skills, including data analysis. 
• Deep understanding of change management processes required. Healthcare change management preferred.
• Previous experience and/or demonstrated ability to manage projects and mentor teams successfully. 
• Strong organizational skills - proactively prioritizes needs and effectively manages resources.
• Customer orientation - establishes and maintains long-term customer relationships, building trust and res