Project Director

at  HCA Midwest Health

JOB SUMMARY AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Parallon Project Services Project Director is responsible for organization, project and program management, and monitoring of the successful development and implementation of all project controls for projects and programs as assigned. This includes the creation and maintenance of the following project and program control processes:

• Ownership and coordination of the project and program deliverables management process
• Assured compliance with project and program control minimum standards
• Production of overall program status reports
• Day-to-day oversight of key special projects

The position requires solid communication skills to lead project teams, as well as to interface with other departments (including IT&S), business partners, and leadership. The Project Director must be results-oriented with a demonstrated strong commitment and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done. Moderate to heavy travel may be required.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Management/Administration, or other comparable Bachelor’s Degree (may be substituted with 7 to 10 years relevant experience).
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years project management experience in managing multiple projects and programs to successful completion across multiple hospitals, business offices, or health systems, preferably in healthcare revenue cycle
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience preferred
• Experience leading large, enterprise-scale projects or programs preferred
• Healthcare, hospital systems, hospital, supply chain, workforce management, financial services, technical/systems experience a plus
• HCA, HealthTrust, or Parallon experience a plus
• PMP certification is preferred, but not required
• LEAN and/or SIX SIGMA certification a plus, but not required
  Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.
  HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
  “The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient’s family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
  HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
  If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Project Director opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS ROLE:

• Actively and professionally communicate with Parallon Business Units, Service Centers, HCA Division, HCA Corporate and/or HCA Facility stakeholders to manage multiple project Business Owner(s) and team member relationships to accomplish project goals
• Author/facilitate strategic initiatives and develop documentation such as project Charters, Education and Communication plans, detailed project plans, implementation toolkits, and present program and project updates/presentations to Business Owners within assigned projects, programs, or initiatives.
• Proactively assure that Parallon standard project controls are followed by both Parallon and IT&S project management personnel.
• Proactively identify and manage project and program-level risks and issues via documented project / program risk and issue processes.
• Proactively manage the deliverables and change management processes for assigned programs and projects.
• Provide management, either directly or indirectly, of other Parallon Project Management staff to assure quality of work and integration of team members’ work.
• Mentor staff in project management and controls.
• Facilitate decision-making that is required for progress on projects and programs.
• Assure quality assurance and ensure projects and programs meet all audit expectations.
• Be actively involved in business case development for projects/programs within Parallon as necessary.
• Act in a Parallon Program Management role as a single point of contact and accountability in coordination with IT&S for large scale Parallon or HCA technology development & implementation initiatives.

The Parallon Project Services Project Director is responsible for organization, project and program management, and monitoring of the successful development and implementation of all project controls for projects and programs as assigned. This includes the creation and maintenance of the following project and program control processes:

• Ownership and coordination of the project and program deliverables management process
• Assured compliance with project and program control minimum standards
• Production of overall program status reports
• Day-to-day oversight of key special project