**UPMC Western Maryland's Clinics & Practices is looking for a dynamic, goal-driven Project Manager to join their team!** **Candidates with experience working in a healthcare/physician's office with process improvement and workflow efficiency experience is highly preferred.** As the Project Manager, you will provide internal direction, leadership, and accountability for project management efforts among operations for all of UPMC Western Maryland's Clinics & Practices, to include our Urgent Care Offices. You will define project objectives and measures to be tracked by the responsible business owners, and develop and maintain detailed project plans. **Responsibilities:** + Identify trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within operations. + Perform cost/benefit analysis + Develop and implement key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives. + Work with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects. + Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures. + Develop cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies; ensure that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures. + Assist team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilities decision-making. + Assure quality of information through business case and application level testing; validate test results to initial business needs. + Provide concise and timely status reporting as required + Monitor operating performance against regional and national benchmarks. + Assist with achieving Operations division strategic goals as well as system strategic goals. + Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics, statistics, health care, management, or related business field required. + Minimum of four years of related work experience. + Master's degree preferred. + Experience in health care insurance or health care industry preferred. + Excellent computer skills required, including Access, Excel, Microsoft Project, and other pertinent computer software packages. + Strong management, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written) are required. + Excellent Project Management skills along with effective planning and organizational skills. Ability to perform planning for large initiatives/projects, managing all tasks required to provide services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**