Project Management Jobs in Kankakee, IL (NOW HIRING)

Ranked #1 for Safety, Quality and Patient Satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach County and the greater Treasure Coast.

Outstanding physicians, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative techniques and a commitment to serving the community enables Jupiter Medical Center to meet a broad range of patient needs. Jupiter Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties to receive a 4-star quality and safety rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Education

• Bachelor's degree in project management, engineering, healthcare administration or other related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) required.

Experience / Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years direct project management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a project management leadership role with a significant focus on planning, project oversight and execution.
• Proven depth of understanding and demonstratable results for effective management of intermediate to large-scale projects, using best practice approaches.
• Ability to work autonomously, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to interact with executives and hospital/clinic operations required.
• Foundational understanding of process improvement is preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidential and company proprietary information.

Position Summary

The Director of Project Management will play a critical role in transforming the project management function at Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) to drive project management activities to support key strategic initiatives. The leader will develop a centralized and directive Project Management Office (PMO) to manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strategic Oversight: Providing vision and strategic direction to project management teams, aligning processes with organizational goals, and developing strategies to improve delivery timelines, cost efficiency, and project outcomes.
• Project Delivery and Ownership: Overseeing the execution of a diverse portfolio of projects, potentially including directly managing complex or high-impact projects, and ensuring successful delivery.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Leading and managing a team of project managers, fostering a high-performance culture, providing coaching, mentorship, and support for professional development.
• Stakeholder Communication: Ensuring projects meet or exceed stakeholder expectations, serving as an escalation point for issues, strengthening interdepartmental relationships, and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Resource Allocation and Management: Assessing project requirements, allocating resources (human, equipment, materials), optimizing resource utilization, and tracking project budgets and schedules.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential project risks, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Process Optimization: Continuously evaluating and improving project management processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and project outcomes. This may involve introducing and refining methodologies based on Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Establishing project performance metrics, tracking progress, analyzing data, and providing reports to senior leadership.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Acting as a strategic liaison between various departments and executive leadership, championing collaboration and communication.
• Contract Compliance and Safety: Ensuring projects comply with contract requirements, internal policies, industry regulations, and safety guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Leadership Competencies

Establishing Relationships

Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances with a broad range of stakeholders (both internal and external) to collaborate effectively within divisions and across boundaries. Can relate to all kinds of people regardless of background; find topics and common interests that can be used to build rapport with others.

Developing Talent

Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively.

Inspiring and Motivating Others

Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by motivating, guiding, and facilitating cooperation within the department toward goal accomplishments. Can persuade others, build consensus, and ensure cooperation from others to gain genuine acceptance to accomplish "win-win" solutions.

Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence

Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.

Acting with Integrity

Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations. Acts in a way that is consistent with personal and organizational values by keeping confidence, promises, and commitments. Clearly states goals and beliefs; informs people of their true intentions, does what they say they will do; follows through on commitments.

Acting Strategically

Aligns day to day activities around broader organizational goals and objectives; prioritizes resources based on the strategic objectives of the organization.

Being a Champion for Change and Innovation

Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to suggest new or improved processes.

Communicating Effectively

Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and across the organization.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Treats all people with dignity and respect by being fair and consistent. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenges bias and intolerance. Develops all-inclusive groups in the realms of social interaction and communication. Shows respect for the beliefs of others; encourages and promotes practices that support cultural diversity; discourages behaviors or practices that may be perceived as unfair, biased, or critical toward people with certain backgrounds.

Holding Self and Others Accountable

Sets clear performance expectations and objectives for self and others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback when needed. Accepts responsibility and accountability.

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting for long periods of time, use of computer and other telecommunication devices. Must be able to work in a stressful environment, work independently, and be capable of critical thinking, making sound decisions, detail oriented, alert, and self-motivated.

Threshold Requirements

• These threshold requirements are required and completed yearly basis.
  • Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements, in-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
  • TB/PPD Surveillance Program.
  • Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).