Project Manager (Limited-Term)

Position Summary



EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE
***This is a Limited-Term (up to 2 years) position***


As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

UMC is home to a Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Position Summary:
Responsible for the successful management of technology projects that are comprised of cross-functional teams of technical and business professionals, including 3rd-party vendors and contractors. The IT Project Manager will manage projects from concept to completion and drive project performance to deliver on time and on budget while managing scope, risks, and issues. This includes ensuring resource availability and allocation; developing a detailed project plan to monitor and track project progress; managing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques; measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques; communicating and documenting to the project team, stakeholders, sponsors, steering committees, and all levels of management project status, issues, and successes.

Job Requirement

Education/Experience:

Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Public Administration, Finance, or a closely related field and must also have practical hands-on experience managing and delivering IT projects on-time and on-budget using structured methodology and standard project management tools and techniques.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

Project Management Professional Certification

Additional Position Requirements

Candidates who document the following preferred requirements/qualifications in their application will receive preference in consideration:

• Experience leading large complex construction/move projects within an acute care hospital (or similar setting)
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements

Knowledge of:

Project management techniques and tools and experience using project management software; scope, time, quality, cost and risk management; operational principles and concepts related to the department or functional area to which assigned; principles and practices of budget development and administration; principles and practices of change management; project management and analytical techniques; software life-cycle methodology; applicable laws, codes and regulations; standard office practices and procedures; records management principles and practices; computer applications related to the work; techniques and procedures for administrative and business applications; correct business English, including spelling, grammar and punctuation; departmental policies and procedures; applicable hospital and department safety practices and standards and techniques; patient rights; infection control policies and procedures; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.

Skill in:

Project Management principles, documents and plans; planning, directing and reviewing the work of others on a project or day-to-day basis; planning and organizing; developing and implementing goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards; delivering results on time, on budget, and to the very highest standards; facilitating and analyzing; using initiative and independent judgment with general policy guidelines; building strong relationships with people at all levels; preparing clear and concise reports; using computers and related software applications; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, stamina to remain seated and maintain concentration for an extended period of time, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or an eligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

• Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System "PERS"! https://www.nvpers.org/front
  • Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage
• Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (twelve scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
• Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan
• Nevada has no State Income Tax
• No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Closing Date/Time: 5/26/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

• 

• University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

• 702-383-2000

Show more