WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY
The Project Manager Ambulatory Services is responsible for leading and executing a portfolio of operational, clinical, and administrative projects across the ambulatory enterprise. This role manages initiatives from design through implementation, applying strong decision making, analytical, and problem solving skills to drive performance improvement and ensure alignment with institutional standards.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, Public Health, Management Science, Engineering, Nursing, Social Sciences, or similar degree

• Experience
  4 years of relevant experience
  Advanced degree may be used in lieu of years of experience

Preferred

• Education
  Master’s Degree in a related field

JOB DUTIES

• The Project Manager serves as a primary point of contact for receiving, coordinating, and preparing project information for projects commissioned by ambulatory leadership.
• Responsibilities include managing project intake, establishing workflows, and supporting process development across ambulatory, clinical, and administrative areas.
• The role develops and maintains comprehensive project plans, including scope, budgets, timelines, goals, deliverables, and communication strategies.
• In collaboration with senior ambulatory leaders and stakeholders within ambulatory services and other departments, define project scope, goals and deliverables that support ambulatory operations and Health System performance improvement goals.
• Develop full scale project plans and associated communications documents; effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• The Project Manager identifies risks, manages dependencies, and resolves issues in collaboration with respective leaders.
• Additional duties include preparing standard and ad hoc reports, auditing departmental processes and recommending improvements, and ensuring compliance with applicable policies, and institutional requirements.
• The Project Manager will provide guidance to other project teams, conduct post project evaluations, and develop best practices and tools to support successful project execution.
• The position builds and maintains strong working relationships with ambulatory partners as well as collaborators from other health system departments, serving as a liaison to leadership, clinical directors, staff, and administrative offices.
• Embodies high reliability and accountability and provides proactive and accountable project support and leadership in all aspects of project management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.