Description: This is an onsite position reporting into Walnut Creek, Antioch and Pleasanton, Ca

Job Summary:

Leads and provides expert technical leadership to highly visible, sensitive and multi-faceted projects. Responsible for setting strategic direction of projects and developing project plans. Provides high quality and cost effective project management, analytic support services and technical expertise for a broad array of issues. This is the second job in a three level Project Manager Ladder. At the second level, the Project Manager is responsible for leading projects of complex scope where analysis of data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Projects assigned are broad in scope and may involve multiple functional areas and/or span across service areas. Position will exercise judgment within generally defined practices/policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining results.

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Five (5) + years of progressive experience in specified technical area.

Education

• Bachelors degree in business administration, health care administration, operations research, public health administration, or other related field OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.


• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• 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.

• Two (2) years experience in business analysis.
• One (1) years experience working with advanced Excel functions including, formulas, pivot tables, vlookup, etc.
• One (1) years data analytics experience.
• One (1) years healthcare experience.
• One (1) years experience developing and delivering presentations.
• One (1) years experience working with project management software.
• One (1) years experience working with collaboration software (e.g., Sharepoint, MS Teams, etc.).
• One (1) years experience working with database software (e.g., Access).
• One (1) years experience working with data analysis software (e.g., Minitab, QI Macros, Tableau, etc.).
• CAPM or equivalent certification. • Completion of a project management educational training or certification program.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Other performance improvement certification (e.g., TQM, BPM, etc.).

Primary Location: California,Walnut Creek,Walnut Creek Psych/Hearing Aid Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32
Shift: Day
Workdays: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Walnut Creek Hospital - Mental Health/Psychiatry - 0206
Pay Range: $66240 - $85712 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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