RN Project Manager - Development and Support

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX

24d•$81,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Development and Support Manager is an RN who leads and supports initiatives to improve clinical operations, patient outcomes, and quality performance across the organization. This position focuses on identifying operational gaps, designing sustainable solutions, and driving projects that enhance efficiency, safety, compliance, care delivery, and improve the customer experience.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and five years of clinical nursing experience.
Must be a Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in Texas.
Ability to develop teams and work effectively with groups.
Ability to effectively deal with conflict management and the skill to anticipate and bring issues to resolution.
Ability to function effectively in complex and ambiguous situations.
Ability to influence without direct authority
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Master's degree (MSN, MHA, MBA, MPH, or related field).
Three years of experience in project/ team management or facilitation, or nursing leadership.
Experience in acute care, large health systems, or complex clinical environments.
Certification in quality, safety, nursing specialty, or administration.

Responsibilities

Uses clinical and operational data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
Coordinates the identification, monitoring, resolution, and follow-up of patient care, departmental, or health system projects, goals, and operational issues.
Identifies, analyzes, and resolves operational challenges impacting nursing workflows, patient throughput, staffing efficiency, and/or resource utilization.
Develops and administers specific tools and methods for management of goals, projects, and tasks to ensure high-quality, cost-effective service/outcomes in a safe work environment.
Leads cross-functional initiatives to standardize processes and equipment, reduce variation, and improve reliability of care.
Supports change management efforts to ensure the successful adoption of new workflows, tools, or processes.
Develop dashboards, reports, and presentations to communicate outcomes, risks, and return on investment.
Identifies appropriate internal controls for departments and/ or projects; provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance.
Coordinates data management.
Demonstrates a high level of productivity and dependability.
Performs related duties as required.