About this role
About Us
At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.
Short Description
THIS POSITION IS IN CAPE MAY, Nj
The Project Manager leads the successful planning and execution of Information Technology projects at Cooper University Health Care.
Desired Candidates will have the background below.
- Public health background- Project management experience- Grant experience
1. Manage projectsManages multiple projects of varying degrees of complexity and risk from inception to successful completion. Effectively applies Cooper PMO methodology and enforces project standards.2. Leads project PlanningDocuments the scope and objectives of assigned projects. With the support of the team and sponsors, develops a comprehensive and well planned method for fulfilling project scope and objectives. Identifies skill sets, team roles and financial resources needed to accomplish project goals. Creates reliable project resource estimates, project work plans, and timelines. 3. Scope ManagementManages project scope throughout project, documenting and escalating for approval scope changes, in order to understand and plan for the impacts of the change.4. Manages Project TeamProvides team leadership throughout the project. Oversight and management of team members, addressing team cohesion, conflict management, independent work, on time delivery, performance mentoring, motivation, and evaluation. 5. Project CommunicationCommunicates effectively with relevant project staff and stakeholders. Develops and executes project communication plans, specific to the project and appropriate for all levels of the organization. 6. Meeting FacilitationPrepare for and lead project meetings, including team meetings, sponsor meetings, vendor meetings, etc. Manages meetings, keeping on agenda and time, addressing attendee over or under participation, closes out meeting with topic summary and documented action items. Distributes meeting minutes.7. Manage risk and issuesWith support of team, identifies tracks and develops solutions for issues and risks. Escalates issues appropriately and timely. Develops contingency plans to mitigate issue and risk impact.
7. Manage risk and issuesWith support of team, identifies tracks and develops solutions for issues and risks. Escalates issues appropriately and timely. Develops contingency plans to mitigate issue and risk impact.8. DocumentEither personally completes or manages through assigned project team the completion of detailed project documents as stipulated by the project management framework or identified during the project planning phase. Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
Experience Required
2-4 Years of experience
Education Requirements
Bachelor Degree Required
Salary Min ($)
USD $29.00Salary Max ($)
USD $50.00Other facts
About Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey and provides access to primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care, all within one complete health system. Cooper has nearly 14,000 team members including 1,600 nurses, more than 1,000 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 600 advanced practice professionals. Hospitals throughout the region send their most complex and critically ill and injured to Cooper for treatment by our highly skilled experts.
Ranked year after year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top health systems in the Philadelphia Metro area, Cooper is consistently recognized for its quality, safety, and exceptional patient care.
Cooper has three hospitals: South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center, Cooper University Hospital in Camden, which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region; Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, and Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, which is the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley. Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), six urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore, including large regional hubs in Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees, Willingboro, and Sewell.
Cooper University Health Care is affiliated with – and its physicians make up the faculty of – Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, which is located on the Cooper Health Sciences Campus in Camden, New Jersey. Cooper has a long history in the City of Camden and is playing a leading role in its revitalization.
What you'll do
- The Project Manager leads the planning and execution of IT projects, managing multiple projects from inception to completion. Responsibilities include project planning, scope management, team leadership, communication, and risk management.
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