Senior Project Manager

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management

Manages multiple aspects within the RDHRS and other CDM programs as assigned, and assumes leadership responsibility for all assigned projects simultaneously, including:

• Setting goals for project activities, and monitoring and reporting on project status.
• Creating/managing project plans,
• Anticipating potential project delays and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Escalating identified delays and/or challenges with specific projects as necessary to the Supervisor to ensure steps towards remediation are taken.

Attends all relevant meetings; contributes ideas and monitors the planning process, as required.

Drafts sections of required reports related to projects led and supported.

Performs other duties to support CDM activities, as assigned.

Programmatic Priorities

Serves as the lead for operationalizing all aspects of the RDHRS Patient Movement Capability and Platform.

• Builds operational plans to effectively guide system activation and use.
• Recruits and onboards staff to serve in the various roles needed to support a patient movement platform activation.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine comprehensive training and onboarding of patient movement team members to ensure alignment with operational capability goals.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and vendors to continue building out the patient movement platform technology and capability.

Manages the Regional work to develop Medical Operations Coordinating Centers (MOCC) and supports the national RDHRS efforts around MOCC operationalization.

Leads and manages the work of various CDM working groups to build out tools and resources to strengthen healthcare preparedness as assigned.

Readiness & Response Operations

Serves as a Duty Officer for the RDHRS (after participating in required trainings).

When RDHRS Response Center is activated, participates in the response as assigned.

Following each activation, supports the demobilization of the Response Center to a state of response readiness in a timely manner.

Participates in regular trainings, drills, and exercises internally within CDM and externally with regional stakeholders to promote improved coordination and regional healthcare preparedness.

Participates in the after-action processes, contributing to the development of improvement plans following exercises and/or response to real-world incidents. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement for response operations.

Supports other CDM priorities and projects as assigned.

Education
Bachelor's Degree in related field required; Master's Degree in related field preferred.

Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
No

Experience
5-7 years of experience in project management and/oremergency preparedness required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven working experience in project management, in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills, interpersonal skills, consensus building skills.
• Experience in emergency management strongly desired; knowledge of hospital and/or healthcare setting is preferred.
• Maturity and operational problem solving/decision making experience.
• Ability to lead and work with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Familiarity with project management/task tracking software.
• Completion of ICS/NIMS 100, 200, 700 and 800 courses, before or upon hire.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Powerpoint, Teams, and Excel.
• Ability and interest in learning new software applications.

Working Conditions

• Normal office conditions.
• May be required to travel to offsite facilities as needed.
• May occasionally be required to attend meetings outside of regularly scheduled hours and is available by pager/cell phone outside of normal business hours during assigned Duty Officer shifts.
• May be required to report to the hospital or offsite locations outside of normal business hours to respond to events that require emergency support.
• May be required to work extended shifts for multiple periods during emergency events.