Project Manager I - Operations

About Us

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers, and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

At Harris Health, we prioritize the well-being of our most valuable asset—our people—ensuring a culture of compassion, collaboration and excellence in serving Harris County's most in need. With integrity and accountability at our core, we commit to 'leading with love', embodying our dedication to quality care, education, and a steadfast respect for every individual's contribution to our mission.

About the Role

This position is responsible for managing small, low-risk projects with an administrative focus from initiation and strategy development to completion. The role may also manage a project sub-set that is part of a larger project, requiring coordination. This is a project management position with no direct reports, responsible for executing short and long-term objectives for the project. The position leverages indirect staff to accomplish results, defines problems, scopes parameters, develops strategies, task/solution specifications, identifies and secures needed resources, and develops and updates project plans, timetables, and milestones. The role maintains and distributes documentation and communications to keep team members informed, on task, and on time. It identifies structures of authority and processes for decision-making within the project and manages the execution of the plan and post-implementation evaluation of outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage small, low-risk projects with an administrative focus from initiation to completion.
• Manage a sub-set of a larger project, requiring coordination with other teams.
• Define project problems, scope parameters, and develop strategies and task/solution specifications.
• Identify and secure needed resources for project execution.
• Develop and update project plans, timetables, and milestones.
• Maintain and distribute project documentation and communications to keep team members informed and on task.
• Identify decision-making structures and processes within the project.
• Manage the execution of the project plan and conduct post-implementation evaluation of outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• One (1) year of project management experience, preferably in hospital/healthcare operations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Above-average verbal communication skills, with heavy public contact.
• Proficiency in MS Word, PC, and typing.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and statistical skills.

Schedule

Flexible