Healthcare Planner

The purpose of the Healthcare Planner is to solve complex space challenges and organize spatial strategic growth in a collaborative environment working in parallel with multiple healthcare departments and operational support teams. This position reports directly to the Design Manager and works with organizational leaders to successfully scope projects and strategically manage space requests. This position is not responsible for providing direct patient care.

Certifications: Licensed Architect - IL Dept of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFRP)

Education: Bachelor's Degree: Architectural Studies

Work Experience: Healthcare planning and design

Knowledge: Working knowledge of NFPA 101 (LSC), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Facilities Guidelines Institute for health care design, AIA minimum guidelines for healthcare construction and local building codes; Proficient in AutoCAD and Revit. Standard Microsoft Office Software. Skills: Applies critical thinking; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Demonstrate skills in converting abstract ideas into direction drawings and designs that are easily understood. experience preferred

• Ensure the development and implementation of the preliminary project design for projects within the facilities at Carle Health.
• Create a space program to understand the needs of the user. This includes reviewing space as initially configured to understand the potential and limitations the space provides, utilizing assessments conducted of the present operation of a unit or department to see if rearrangement creates a more efficient model and developing conceptual plans of the proposed space program to test the feasibility of the space and determining if further movement toward suggested plan should be pursued.
• Assuring conformance of the facility renovations with the existing facility master plan and other governing body regulations
• Comparing potential facility renovations with the facility master plan for conformance
• Reviewing the potential renovations and future buildings for compliance with the municipal planning commission and obtaining all necessary approvals and permits
• Directly producing or overseeing development of plans and system standards
• Through coordination with the users produce plans and specifications for smaller projects
• Overseeing the development of the plans and system standards for the larger projects
• Acting as a liaison with the design and construction team to keep the project on time and schedule
• Managing project budget development for pre approval of proposed construction projects
• Serving as the Hospital Liaison for the applicable regulatory agencies
• Communicating with various agencies during plan review, project inspections and closeout
• Monitoring the consulting design team to assure that the organization is getting the best value for what is being proposed
• Create and maintain room data sheets which include physical footprints, design capacities, dimensions, and operational limits Create and maintain room data sheets which include physical footprints, design capacities, dimensions, and operational limits
• Assist with implementation of Owner Project Requirements

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our more than 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include seven, award-winning hospitals across eight hospital campuses and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physicians Group, Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle BroMenn Medical Center including Carle Eureka Hospital and associated Carle Health Medical Group clinics all hold Magnet with Distinction designation, the nation's highest honor for nursing care granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital all hold the exclusive Magnet designation.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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