Associate Project Manager

Avera Health Project Manager

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays

Pay Range: $55,640.00 - $83,200.00

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible for leading assigned projects and department level assignments to completion. Responsibilities will be autonomous and independent as well as in collaboration with various other team members. The Associate Project Manager may lead a team through small to medium complex projects with direct impact to operational departments across the Avera organization by utilizing established methodologies and best practices defined by the Organizational Excellence team. Other assignments will be in collaboration with Project Managers or Organizational Excellence leaders, which include creating project artifacts such as timelines, schedules, executive level presentations, project level status updates and reports, scorecards, documentation and meeting facilitation.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate multiple projects and oversee the assignment and completion of concurrent tasks independently and in collaboration with others.
• Lead small to medium teams of end users and leaders from areas such as IT, vendors/contractors, physician leaders, operational support departments, hospital facilities or clinics, etc., throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitors task and project activities to uncover and understand risks, project progress, prepare scorecard or status reports, and adapts project communications to stakeholders needs.
• Responsible for assisting with projects led by others in the Organizational Excellence department with the completion of assigned project management activities: (a) create, update, and maintain the central document repository for project or intake artifacts, (b) At the direction of the project manager or Organizational Excellence leader, create, manage or monitor tasks, milestones, timelines, and deliverables within a project or intake process, (c) Proactively monitor and summarize project progress and provide status reports as assigned. (d) Responsible for creating, updating, or distributing departmental level, project, or intake reports Support the creation and development of department procedures.
• Assist with department audit and compliance activities on procedures, projects, data, and reports.
• Coordinates conversations to determine mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate the resolution or escalation of project risks as needed to Organizational Excellence leaders, vendors, or operational leaders.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Project Management Institute (PMI) Upon Hire
• 1-3 years Experience in leading teams, managing stakeholders, communicating with leaders, coordination or management of tasks or projects.

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.