Position: Healthcare Planner
Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Work Type: On-site / Office-Based
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ Years
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Planner to lead programming, planning, and operational analysis for healthcare projects. This role acts as a key liaison between healthcare clients, clinical staff, and design teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered, and code-compliant facility planning.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in healthcare workflows, facility programming, FGI guidelines, and occupied facility planning.
Key Responsibilities
- ย Lead healthcare facility programming and space planning (hospitals, clinics, behavioral health, etc.)ย
- ย Conduct operational workflow analysis, site visits, and stakeholder interviewsย
- ย Develop functional space programs aligned with clinical needs and FGI guidelinesย
- ย Coordinate planning across SD, DD, CD, and CA phasesย
- ย Support infection control (ICRA) and occupied renovation planningย
- ย Facilitate user group meetings and client workshopsย
- ย Coordinate with architects, engineers, and medical equipment plannersย
- ย Translate clinical operations into functional design solutionsย
- ย Participate in healthcare RFPs, proposals, and presentationsย
- ย Support healthcare planning standards and internal knowledge developmentย
Requirements- ย 5+ years healthcare planning, healthcare architecture, or clinical operations experienceย
- ย Strong knowledge of FGI Guidelines and healthcare regulationsย
- ย Experience with ICRA and occupied healthcare environmentsย
- ย Proficiency in Revit and AutoCADย
- ย Strong communication and stakeholder management skillsย
- ย Experience working with clinical teams and healthcare leadershipย
Preferred Qualifications
- ย EDAC certification (or in progress)ย
- ย ACHA membership (or pursuing)ย
- ย Experience in lean healthcare planning or patient flow optimizationย
- ย Experience with SF330 or healthcare proposalsย
- ย Experience with hospital systems or large healthcare facilitiesย
Work Environment
Collaborative healthcare-focused design environment with interaction across architects, engineers, clinicians, and healthcare administrators. Includes office work, client meetings, facility walkthroughs, and site visits.