Project Manager - La Palma, CA

No industry is moving faster than health care. And no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward. Here, we're on a mission to make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a Project Manager, you'll drive innovation forward, impacting millions of lives. This is the opportunity to grow and develop, bring all your study, all your training and your energy to a new level.
 
As a Project Manager, you'll work within our business model that is highly adaptable, allowing you to quickly and effectively address emerging needs in a changing health care landscape. You will be involved with initiatives crossing business teams and operating groups to coordinate projects, define performance, and drive results. You'll investigate non-standard requests and problems, make presentations to leadership and take pride in completing projects on time and within scope. If your heart starts pounding when you realize the impact you can have by bringing your skills to a team made up of some of the smartest people you'll ever work with, then join us for something special. Join us as we continue to take on challenges and create innovative solutions. The rewards for performance are significant. You'll help improve the health of millions as you do your life's best work.(sm)
 
This Process Improvement Team Project Manager role will support the Organizational goals of continued growth and operational efficiency.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Provides project management expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques
Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope
Prioritizes and organizes own work to meet deadlines
Analyzes and investigates problems within area of expertise
Uses pertinent data and facts to identify and solve a range of problems within area of expertise
Provide explanations and interpretations to others on topics within area of expertise
Investigates non-standard requests and problems, with some assistance from others
Makes presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Demonstrates strong project management skills
4+ years of project management experience
3+ years data analysis experience
Intermediate level of proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
Previous Healthcare Industry experience
Preferred Qualifications:

PMP Certification
Lean Six Sigma Certification
2+ years of experience/knowledge of  system development life cycle (SDLC)
Intermediate level of proficiency with Visio
Managing IT projects experience
 
AppleCare Medical Management Group was incorporated in 2003. Over the last 17 years, the multispecialty medical group of independent practices has expanded into new communities, contracted with more hospitals and health plans, and added over 50 new doctors - but the mission has remained the same. Today, AppleCare Medical Management is comprised of hundreds of board-certified private-practice, independent physicians. Collectively, our physicians have been serving the Southeast area of Los Angeles and Northern Orange County for decades, providing their medical expertise and passion to improving the health of our communities.
 
 
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