Hybrid Project Manager - Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety

Overview

Job Description - (Hybrid) Project Manager - Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) (28740)

(Hybrid) Project Manager - Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) 28740

The Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Project Manager.

About the Opportunity

The Project Manager for the STEPS center provides leadership, coordination, and strategic project management. This role oversees complex, multi stakeholder initiatives spanning academic programs, clinical partners, and a large integrated healthcare system. The Project Manager ensures high quality execution of simulation initiatives, drives continuous improvement, and contributes to alignment between academic simulation operations and system wide clinical training priorities. The position requires independent decision making, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to manage cross functional teams in a fast paced educational and healthcare environment.

This position reports to the Director of STEPS.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays ( staff holiday calendar )
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year ( employee leave )
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks
• Wellness programs

Project Management and Strategic Leadership

• Develop, execute, and manage project plans, charters, timelines, budgets, and resource allocations.
• Lead large, multi departmental projects involving academic units, clinical partners, and external vendors.
• Oversee project tracking and develop dashboards, progress reports, and Key performance indicators.
• Identify risks, issues, and barriers; develop mitigation plans and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Contribute to long term strategic planning for simulation education growth and healthcare system integration.
• Tracks and reports on project milestones and provide status to the Director.

Healthcare System Integration & Partnership Coordination

• Serve as liaison between the academic simulation program and the healthcare system’s clinical education, quality, safety, and workforce development departments.
• Coordinate system wide initiatives such as onboarding, competency assessments, interprofessional education, clinical readiness events, and skills verification supported by simulation.
• Support alignment of academic simulation initiatives with healthcare system workforce and training strategies.
• Participate in planning and implementing shared service models and integrated training workflows.

Operational and Programmatic Support

• Oversee financial management by proposing and preparing annual budget, managing, and monitoring expenditures.
• Provides direct supervision and training to administrative support staff, students, graduate assistants, and temporary employees serving in an administrative role.
• Manages the administrative and operational functions within the STEPS Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) center.
• Tracks and reports on project milestones and provides status to the Director.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on process improvement to increase efficient and effectiveness within STEPS processes and projects.
• Develop, recommend, and improve policies, procedures, and strategies to streamline workflow of STEPS.
• Participates on committees, special projects and contributes in any other capacity as assigned.
• Coordinate the design, development, and implementation of materials to support programs in STEPS.

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