Associate Program Manager

Overview

We ve made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

• This job leads strategic projects leveraging project management, change management, and process improvement core capabilities; manages individual projects through entire project lifecycle with accountability for project progress and success; assumes responsibility for developing communications strategy with responsibility for active communication with key stakeholders and the department; and serves as instructor and coach for organizational leaders through departmental training programs.

• Actively leads project efforts through entire project life cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing.

• Enables an effective project communication strategy through active communications with project stakeholders and the program manager.

• Serves as instructor for strategic program management training programs.

• Conducts coaching/consulting engagements leveraging project management, change management, and process improvement core capabilities.

• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

Required - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, finance, public health, health care administration or related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred - Master’s degree in engineering, business administration, finance, public health, health care administration or related field.

Work Experience

Required - 5 years of experience in relevant field such as healthcare operations, finance, industrial engineering, and/or organizational development including 1 year project management / change management / process improvement / healthcare experience;

OR

3 years relevant experience with a master s degree

Certifications

Preferred - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification or equivalent (Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Black Belt or Master Change Agent).

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs)

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Excellent judgment, organization skills, group facilitation skills, decision making, and delegatingskills.

• Ability to be self-directed, work independently, set project priorities, and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Ability to demonstrate a strong sense of personal accountability for work.

• Ability to travel throughout and between facilities.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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