Project Manager - Quality Improvement

Kennedy Krieger Institute•Baltimore, MD

3d•$83,484 - $149,454

About The Position

The Project Manager, Quality Improvement manages projects related to quality improvement initiatives throughout the Institute. The incumbent facilitates all phases of the project life cycle through coordination, communication and documentation according to project management office standard operating procedures.

Requirements

Minimum of two years of applicable experience required.
Experience in the healthcare industry.
Experience with managing projects involving specific requirements, deadlines, and multiple resources.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinates meetings for all project stakeholders.
Collects project goals and requirements to determine project scope and codifies those decisions in project charters.
Works with the subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure that all relevant business practices and workflows are appropriately documented, translated, and relayed to the appropriate stakeholders.
Ensures the execution of deliverables and that they adhere to quality standards.
Maintains orderly and transparent systems for storing, referencing, and updating project templates and artifacts.
Performs analysis on projects to identify and address risks and opportunities throughout the project life cycle in collaboration with other project stakeholders.
Facilitates productive, professional, and collaborative communication between all project stakeholders.
Documents and shares meeting notes and action items.
Identifies challenges throughout the project life cycle and employs the appropriate action plan and/or escalation path to address them.
Ensures all project activities and outputs comply with the Data Use and Security Policy, HIPAA regulations, and all user/access management policies.
Coordinates and facilitates project vendor communications to ensure that vendor activities and interactions are timely and productive.
Coordinates all necessary purchasing and contract management activities for projects.
Collaborates with technical experts and stakeholders to document, translate, and communicate technological aspects of projects such as hardware infrastructure, software needs, data for key performance indicators (KPIs), and general technical support for projects managed by the incumbent.
Tracks and reports on project progress to all stakeholders on a regular basis.
Tracks and reports on project outcomes such as return on investment (ROI) and impacts on KPI metrics.
Collaborates with project stakeholders to identify, document, and operationalize lessons learned.