Senior Strategic Project Manager in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho at Kootenai Health

Senior Strategic Project Manager

Step into a role that accelerates organizational progress and turns strategy into measurable results. As a leader advancing key initiatives and projects tied directly to Kootenai Health’s strategic plan, you will drive momentum from concept through execution and bring cross‑functional teams together to deliver meaningful change.

You will lead both direct and virtual multidisciplinary teams, guiding them through complex initiatives with clarity, purpose, and a commitment to excellence. Acting as a strategic partner to executive and service line leaders, you will respond quickly to emerging needs, strengthen internal capabilities, and help the organization align around shared goals.

In partnership with the Results Management Office, you will oversee the portfolio and program management of strategic initiatives, ensuring that projects stay on track, deliver value, and support long‑term organizational success. You will also play a key role in mentoring and guiding multiple project managers, helping them grow and perform at their highest level.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of the organization, elevate performance, and champion a culture of progress. Your leadership will spark alignment, accelerate execution, and create lasting impact across the entire system.

Waht you will do!

• Creates and oversees project scopes, timelines, tasks/responsibilities, and deliverables for assigned projects in collaboration with multi-functional teams
• Works with executive and service line leaders to develop charters, objectives, metrics, stakeholder engagement and communication plans, and monitoring systems
• Ensures tracking of deliverables, objectives, and outcomes for each project, including project status reporting to key stakeholders and sponsors
• Sets up and leads multi-disciplinary work teams to deliver on key deliverables and deadlines
• Ensures effective communication, training, and post-implementation support strategies are created and implemented among all stakeholder teams
• Responsible for positive relationship management with project team members as well as assisting teams
• Develops and maintains the process and tools for effective portfolio management in support of the Results Management Office
• Facilitates complex decision-making among multiple stakeholders with varying priorities, while using a tailored approach to meet the needs of stakeholders, ensuring solutions are both sustainable and scalable
• Engages stakeholders in solving problems of varying complexity, strategic priority, and visibility
• Uses change management and performance improvement tools. Builds awareness and commitment to the change effort, and leads the ongoing communications and alignment of stakeholders throughout the process
• Identifies, gathers, and analyzes all pertinent data, research, and/or information necessary to help make recommendations, inform decisions, and accomplish project goals. Processes information quickly and can translate and communicate clearly to a variety of audiences
• Conducts post-initiative assessments and makes recommendations for improvements based on those assessments
• Stays aligned with and shares best practices with other members of the project management team as a way of improving upon the collective development of team members
• Actively coach and mentor project managers in areas such as communication, leadership, and overall project management effectiveness.
• Applies a wide degree of creativity and latitude and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Performs other related duties and special projects as required as assigned
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
• Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or related discipline or equivalent experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Communications, Healthcare, Project Management, Planning, Business Analysis, and/or other relevant experience required
• Strong project management experience, including development of work plans, metrics, and monitoring processes
• Demonstrated experience and success in leading cross-functional and virtual teams for strategically-essential system initiatives with varying complexity
• Demonstrated superior organizational and communication skills, a high level of collaboration, and an ability to coordinate activities and move initiatives forward in partnership with stakeholders
• Experience in managing virtual teams preferred
• PMP certification preferred
• Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma preferred

Working Conditions:

• Typical equipment used in an office job
• Must be able to maintain a sitting position
• Repetitive movements

About Kootenai Health

Kootenai Health is a highly esteemed healthcare organization serving patients throughout northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest. We have been recognized with many accolades and distinctions, including being a Gallup Great Workplace, No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing Excellence. We pride ourselves on our outstanding reputation as an employer and a healthcare provider.

As your next employer, we are excited to offer you:

• Kootenai Health offers comprehensive medical plan options, including options for fully paid employer premiums for our full-time employees. For part-time employees, we offer the same plan options with affordable part-time premiums. In addition to medical insurance, we offer many voluntary benefits ranging from dental and vision to life and pet insurance. Kootenai Health also offers well-being resources and telemedicine service options to all employees, regardless of benefit eligibility. Benefits begin on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Kootenai Health’s tuition assistance program is available after 90 days. If you want to further your education, we'll help you pay for it
• Kootenai Health sponsors retirement plans for employees that enable you to save money on a pre-tax and Roth after tax basis for your retirement. Kootenai Health will match your contributions based on years of service ranging from 3-6 percent.
• Competitive salaries with night, weekend, and PRN shift differentials
• An award-winning and incentive-driven wellness program. Including a MyHealth corporate team, onsite financial seminars, and coaching
• Employees receive discounts at The Wellness Bar, PEAK Fitness, various cell phone carriers, and more
• Employee referral program that pays you for helping great people join the team
• And much more

Kootenai Health provides exceptional support for extraordinary careers. If you want to work in a high-quality, person-centered healthcare team, we can't wait to meet you!

Apply today!

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