Healthcare Project Manager

TEKsystems • Charleston, SC

1d • $75 - $85 • Onsite

About The Position

The Healthcare Project Manager will lead complex healthcare expansion initiatives from planning through implementation and operational readiness. Projects may include new facility openings, clinic growth, and major clinical expansions. The role coordinates clinical and operational stakeholders, drives timelines and delivery, conducts site assessments, and ensures departments are prepared for go-live. It is a contract position based fully onsite in Charleston, South Carolina.

Requirements

• Proven success managing large-scale projects from inception through completion.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting healthcare growth initiatives, facility openings, expansions, or operational readiness programs.
• At least 3 years of experience in hospital, health system, ambulatory, or clinical environments.
• Strong experience collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholder groups to achieve shared objectives.
• Ability to influence and coordinate teams without direct authority.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience with Smartsheet, ServiceNow, and project documentation management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare operations, clinical operations, nursing, practice management, or healthcare project management.
• Experience supporting hospital expansions, outpatient clinic launches, pediatric services, cancer programs, or similar healthcare initiatives.
• Ability to work independently, lead meetings, conduct site assessments, and drive project delivery with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale healthcare expansion projects from initiation through implementation and operational readiness.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including operations, clinical leadership, IT/Epic, construction, facilities, and executive stakeholders.
• Drive project timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables to support on-time and on-budget execution.
• Conduct site visits, facility walkthroughs, and readiness assessments for openings and expansions.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and communication across clinical and operational teams.
• Prepare departments for go-live through planning, training coordination, workflow validation, and readiness reviews.
• Use Smartsheet and ServiceNow to track project plans, documentation, milestones, and status reporting.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and proactively drive issue resolution.
• Use established operational readiness tools, templates, and best practices to support project execution.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness coverage
• Accident coverage
• Hospital coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, subject to eligibility and applicable terms

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed