UI Health - Strategic Project Manager - Ambulatory Services
Hiring Department: Ambulatory Care Adm
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1040701
Posting Close Date: May 6, 2026
Salary: The salary range of
employees currently holding equivalent position is $104,111 - $131,362.
About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Description:
About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences
System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the
people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago
(UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed
tertiary care hospital, 30+ outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health
Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also
includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health
Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane
Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and
Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford,
Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health
equity.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental,
Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition
waivers for employees and dependents.
Position Summary
The Strategic Project Manager will support the development and implementation
of strategic initiatives by assisting with the creation of comprehensive
program plans for key organizational initiatives. This will include managing a
portfolio of projects of strategic and operational importance to the
organization, in addition to developing and maintaining a dashboard to track
progress towards organizational goals. The Strategic Project Manager will work
closely with managers,
directors, and analysts to identify areas for
improvement and to achieve the department's strategic goals and objectives,
which include: providing exceptional outcomes, creating an engaging culture,
providing an ideal patient experience, planning for strategic growth, and
ensuring a sustainable future.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Participate in strategic planning and development of overall
ambulatory activities by identifying, analyzing, presenting, and implementing
initiatives and programs to improve service, increase volume and revenue,
improve clinic efficiency and patient access. - Responsible for the development of project work plans and
performance metrics, monitoring work plans and metrics to assure activities are
executed on-time and on-budget, coordinate the internal and external resources
to complete activities as assigned. - Recommend program modifications or new programs to improve
utilization and quality of care, and implement the program changes upon
approval. - Responsible for leading an assigned portfolio of
projects/initiatives through active engagement of Executive Leadership and all
stakeholders. - Lead activities including project proposal/charter
definition, budget development, resource allocation, management, information
distribution and meeting facilitation. - Develop, execute, and manage detailed project/work plans,
schedules, project estimates for resource requirements, and status reports. - Manages the activities of project staff and acts as the
central coordinator of project communication. - Conduct effective issue resolution and conflict management
skills throughout the process to ensure the team continues to move forward. - Develop, implement, and maintain performance dashboards to
provide transparency into growth, access, and patient experience, and financial
performance metrics across clinics. - Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and communicating
monthly, quarterly, and yearly progress in line with the Ambulatory
Department’s strategic plan, goals, and metrics. - Work collaboratively with and take professional guidance
from the Associate Chief Operating Officer. - Collaborate with UI Health resources and committees to
create strategies to increase clinical program visibility and outreach to serve
the community and reduce health disparities. - Involved in developing communication plans of
improvement/change efforts. - Perform other related duties and participate in special
projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Health Administration or related accredited, Health Administration program.
- A minimum of three (3) years previous healthcare related experience preferred. Demonstrated project management and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills, strong health care industry knowledge and experience working in a hospital setting highly preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, management and communication skills. Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.