PROJECT MANAGER - NURSING/PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
About The Position
The Nursing & Performance Improvement Project Manager supports Freeman Health System’s clinical operations and nursing transformation initiatives by serving as an embedded project management, integration, and execution resource across multiple performance improvement efforts. This role is designed to operate as part of enterprise implementation teams, integrating nursing leadership, clinical operations, quality, and performance improvement activities with broader transformation and integration initiatives. The position works alongside external consultants and internal stakeholders while remaining accountable to Freeman leadership for execution readiness, adoption, and sustained performance improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business, or related field; clinical background strongly preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in nursing operations, clinical performance improvement, healthcare transformation, or project management.
- Experience supporting enterprise clinical implementations, performance improvement initiatives, or integration efforts.
- Strong understanding of hospital nursing operations, staffing models, quality metrics, and patient safety.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in matrixed, multidisciplinary healthcare environments.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an embedded Nursing and Performance Improvement project manager across multiple clinical operations and nursing initiatives.
- Support implementation teams for enterprise initiatives, acquisitions, and large-scale operational changes impacting nursing and clinical workflows.
- Translate clinical and operational recommendations into executable implementation plans, timelines, and milestones.
- Validate assumptions and recommendations using Freeman clinical data, operational realities, and frontline input.
- Ensure initiatives align with nursing practice standards, patient safety, quality goals, and enterprise strategy.
- Support future-state nursing workflows, staffing models, care delivery processes, and performance improvement interventions.
- Partner with Nursing leadership, Clinical Operations, Quality, IT, and Performance Improvement teams to support implementation readiness.
- Identify implementation risks, staffing impacts, workflow dependencies, and change management considerations; support mitigation planning.
- Support go-live planning, operational transitions, and early stabilization following implementations.
- Track baseline performance, improvement targets, and initiative-level KPIs related to nursing, throughput, quality, safety, and productivity.
- Maintain dashboards, workplans, and executive reporting for clinical transformation initiatives.
- Act as a coordination point between Nursing, Performance Improvement, consultants, and operational teams.
- Prepare executive and governance updates, decision-support materials, and implementation status reporting.
Benefits
- Health, vision, dental insurance
- Retirement with employer match
- Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
- Milestone payments with longevity of employment
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Extended Sick pay
- Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
- Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
