The Project Coordinator will assume primary responsibility for planning, directing, coordinating and delivering project activities through the entire project life cycle (from initiation to hand off to customer) that are broad in scope. The Project Coordinator (or Assistant Project Manager) is responsible to achieve project objectives and completion on time, on budget, and in conformance to Jefferson Health New Jersey project management methodologies and standards.

The Project Coordinator (or Assistant Project Manager) will be responsible for facilitating and executing a wide variety of projects and initiatives within the organization, with external entities, and in the community. This role is expected to function alongside organizational leadership and engage in projects as a strategic and operational partner. This role will be a part of the administrative leadership team and will help drive a wide variety of ambulatory operational initiatives

A project coordinator is an associate who ensures that the people and resources devoted to achieving project outcomes are appropriate. This person reports to the on-boarding manager, and assists with developing strategies and processes to achieve project completion. The expectation is a combination of responsibilities, including but not limited to developing and implementing processes for project completion; assessing effectiveness of processes; communicating progress on projects to project stake-holders, team members and supervisors; and implementing rapid cycle changes to execute projects seamlessly.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Well-versed in problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Understands financial statements and is able to develop and monitor budgets and P&Ls.
• Must possess the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people including various healthcare professionals, administrators and various business leaders.
• Previous project management experience preferred.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree required Bachelor’s degree required (or) 4+ years of direct experience

Master’s Degree in Public Health, Business Administration or related field desirable.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.