Clinical Project Manager

Emerus Holdings, Inc. is a leader in small-format hospitals, partnering with health systems to provide care in local communities. The Clinical Project Manager is responsible for coordinating projects related to hospital openings and enterprise initiatives, ensuring timely and budget-compliant execution while engaging with various departments and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop, track, communicate project schedules for assigned projects

Be the point of contact and coordinate all departments that must come together throughout the projects; depending upon the project, this could include Management, Construction, Staffing, HR, IT, Supply Chain, Licensing, Lab, Radiology, Pharmacy, Quality, Marketing, Compliance, Physician Staffing, Credentialing, Policies & Procedures, Forms, etc

Manage resources with peers and functional managers

Identify and manage project risks and issues

Ensure that all required contracts are in place

Report on project budgets

Provide frequent project status to management and project teams, including reporting and meetings

Make informed and effective decisions when presented with multiple options on how to progress with the project

Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities with minimal oversite

Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines

Develop and manage Activation and Operations Readiness plans for new hospital openings

Lead end-to-end project management for new hospital openings from initial agreements through operational launch

Develop and execute readiness plans including Activation/move-in and operational startup

Partner with JV stakeholders and leadership to ensure scope, timeline alignment

Lead enterprise-wide projects including clinical programs, operational improvements, and capital/equipment upgrades

Partner across Finance, Nursing, Marketing, IT, and Compliance

Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with measurable outcomes

Support initiatives to enhance system performance and scalability

Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and budgets

Serve as primary coordinator across all stakeholders

Identify and mitigate project risks

Provide consistent status updates to leadership

Facilitate structured meetings and decision-making

Capture lessons learned for continuous improvement

Act as liaison between internal teams, JV partners, and executive leadership

Build strong relationships and drive alignment

Communicate clearly and concisely to diverse audiences

Manage competing priorities in high-visibility environments

Participate in review of blueprints for new hospital opening projects regarding layout and electrical placement, clinical requirements for the building, etc

Work with regional CEO, CNO and functional and clinical departments to perform audits before hospital openings to validate hospital is ready to see patients

Coordinate development of punch list of items for Construction to be corrected in the new hospital prior to opening; work with the team to prioritize and track completion

Work with Supply Chain to confirm supplies are delivered to new hospitals before opening, as required

Travel to all hospital locations as required; be on-site at hospitals at pivotal times during process including Operations walk-throughs, Turnover, Move-in, etc

Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required

Collect lessons learned and track completion in future projects

Take initiative to keep abreast of developments in Project Management and pursue continuous education

Fill in for the supervisor when requested

Perform additional duties as assigned

Ability to work off-hours and on call when required

Preferred

Experience with Smartsheet preferred

Strong spatial skills preferred

Familiarity with DNV Interpretive Guidelines, CMS CoP, ISO and NIAHO or other regulatory standards and accreditation organizations is advantageous

Smartsheet experience

DNV guidelines familiarity

CMS CoP knowledge

ISO standards knowledge

NIAHO knowledge

spatial skills

Company

Neighborhood hospital operator providing emergency, inpatient, and diagnostic care.

The Woodlands, Texas, USA

https://www.emerus.com/

Founded in 2006

1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

4+ years experience as a project manager in healthcare, strongly preferred

Bachelor's Degree or higher required

PMP required

Clinical licensure or relevant clinical credential required (e.g. RN, LVN, ARRT, RRT/CRT, CPhT, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to successfully lead teams on complex project completion

Organizational skills with the ability to identify and manage priorities

Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

Addresses challenges effectively even in uncharted territory

Self driven, capable of making informed decisions with minimal guidance

Achieves objectives without the need for rigid guidelines

Communicates well both verbally and in written form

Able to maintain clear and concise documentation

Demonstrated ability to hold successful meetings

Balances driving details and keeping an eye on completion of the end goal

Takes initiative

Shows an interest in learning new things

Follows through on commitments and expects the same of others

Proficient in MS Office, including MS Project

Strong customer service focus required

Fluent in English; written and oral communication required

Experience with Smartsheet preferred

Strong spatial skills preferred

Familiarity with DNV Interpretive Guidelines, CMS CoP, ISO and NIAHO or other regulatory standards and accreditation organizations is advantageous

Required skills

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Preferred skills

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Experience

4+ years