Project Mgr Ii Job in Oakland, California US
Project Mgr Ii
Reporting to the Regional Early Start Director, this person will be responsible for continual quality improvement processes to improve the Early Start program. Will provide resources, information, training, and patient education materials to Early Start Specialists. Facilitates communication among Early Start Specialists and coordinates all day large meetings and trainings. Must be comfortable in small and large group settings. Works with clinics to establish effective referral and publicity systems and provides logistical support to implement and maintain Early Start. Designs protocols, clinical forms and training tools that help provide quality and cost-effective services. Actively participates or may lead in analyzing data and developing recommendations and action plans Essential Functions: - Leads and provides expert technical leadership to highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. - Sets strategic direction of projects. - Develops project plans which identify key issues, problems, approaches, performance metrics and resources required. - Designs processes to address identified problems. - Establishes team membership and negotiates time commitments and resource allocation. - Provides staff leadership to multi-disciplinary teams, as well as manages work of outside consultants. - Motivates team members and facilitates team meetings. - Acts as liaison, problem solver and facilitator. - Cultivates and reinforces appropriate group values, norms and behaviors. - Provides guidance to team on performance and productivity issues. - Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis. - Actively participates or may lead in analyzing data and developing recommendations and action plans. - Accountable for the development of project documentation for senior executives and other key clients to facilitate sharing of project outcomes and best practices. - Plans and facilitates meetings. - Makes formal presentations to various senior level audiences. - Establishes procedures regarding implementation of project outcome. - Assesses project impact on workforce. - May include developing training program for different levels of audiences. - Establishes effective professional business relationships with all levels of management. - Instructs and educates on all aspects of project. - May develop and manage a department, including recruiting, coaching, performance evaluation of staff. Secondary Functions: - Provides Project Management duties for the Early Start program, a regional perinatal substance abuse program in Ob/Gyn departments. - Assists Early Start program Director in program administration. - Conducts needs assessments and continual quality improvement processes. - Develops and implements region wide integration of the Early Start program services and systems which may bridge multiple departments, stakeholders and facilities Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - Five (5) plus years of progressive experience in specified technical area. - Project management experience in health care preferred. - Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration or other related field. - Masters degree or clinical licenses (RN, MD, etc.) preferred. - Demonstrated ability to determine key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives. - Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative analyses. - Effective leadership, project management and consulting skills. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Effective interpersonal skills. - Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Preferred Qualifications: - Previous experience in design and coordination of health education or social services - Demonstrated knowledge of behavior change, adult learning, group process theory and their applications. - Demonstrated knowledge of substance abuse treatment, addiction, recovery. - Demonstrated competence in multiple session, interdisciplinary curriculum and materials development and managing multi-department/facility projects. - Ability to determine key business issues and develop appropriate action plans from multi-disciplinary perspectives. - Good project management and consulting skills. - Effective leadership, project management and consulting skills. - Strong interpersonal communication skills; knowledge of computer applications ( Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, etc) Knowledge of web design. - (Masters Degree (MA, MPH, MSW, etc)