Project Manager

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. 

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position. 

Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training with a goal to retain rural youth. For providers, this means you will be surrounded by a well-trained support team so you can focus on treating your patients. 

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind 

• Three weeks of paid time off plus nine paid holidays 

• Medical and Vision insurance for you and your family is 100% paid for by NEW Health  

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options 

• Free Life Flight membership for your family 

• 401(k) plan with matching contribution 

• Continuing Professional Education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities  

The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria. 

Purpose of Job: 

Promote health and wellness within the communities we serve by leading project life-cycle management as follows: 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for supporting the life-cycle of new projects by documenting project scope and leading teams through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure.

• Schedules project meetings, develops agendas, documents minutes and action steps, and managed project timelines.

• In collaboration with the Finance Department, develops project budgets and tracks expenditures.

• Conducts research and develops needs assessments to support decision making. Ensures newprojects align with the organization’s strategic plan.

• Develops project management tools and strategies for organization-wide use. Tracks and reportsproject updates for management.

• Responsible for managing the organization’s Key Performance Indicators.

• Works with external partners to explore partnership opportunities and to implement mutuallybeneficial programs and partnerships.

• As needed represents the organization at community events and forums.

• Supports Chief Strategy Officer on strategic initiatives and internal communications.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Travel may be required

Qualifications:
Education/Experience: Degree in Business Administration or similar field required, and at least one year of relevant project management experience preferred.
Skills: Project management skills, including time management and multi-tasking, required. Excellent oral and written communication skills required. Attention to detail skills required. Creativity and adaptability required. Project Management application experience preferred.

Physical Demands:
Required to stand, sit and be mobile 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the time. They are to use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3rds of the time; while reaching with hands and arms occurs 1/3rd of the day. Climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than 1/3rd of the time. Communication by talking/hearing occurs over 2/3rds of the day. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10lbs and less than 1/3rd of the time up to 25-40lbs. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 41lbs.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.