Job Description

Healthcare Planner

Kahler Slater is seeking a Healthcare Planner to join our national healthcare team in delivering master planning, advisory services, acute care, ambulatory care, and pediatric environments.

Our ideal team member is passionate about translating our clients' goals into space strategies that are functional and efficient as well as aligned with the unique requirements of medical practice and patient care. In this role, you will bring an understanding of healthcare practice, regulatory guidelines, and design best practices. You will work in collaboration with our design team and clients to identify project goals and key drivers and create effective design solutions.

You will work across our healthcare team in alignment with our open and flexible culture that encourages individual initiative and collaboration. You will build trusting relationships within the team and across Kahler Slater.

Responsibilities of a Healthcare Planner:
Project Development

• Efficiently aids in the collaboration between the end-users, the owner, and the design team throughout all phases of the design process
• Develops, manages, and facilitates measurable data collection through interviews, focus groups, end-user surveys, observation, and post-occupancy evaluation
• Works with a strategist to develop operational volume projections and understands hospital operations
• Works directly with designers to right-size and develop massing of the building, translates volume projections into an architectural space program
• Develops design layouts in accordance with best practices, guidelines, and codes
• Reviews work for accuracy, omissions, legibility, and provides QA/QC review of the healthcare teams overall planning work

Leadership

• Partners with the client in determining goals and objectives of the healthcare facility through a clear programming and planning process, including use of lean processes
• Continually gain knowledge of industry innovations and challenges
• Effectively collaborates with a variety of project team members during the design process in our team-based working environment

Business Development

• Support team marketing and business development efforts which could include marketing proposal strategies, interviews, project pursuits, networking events, and thought leadership

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities of a Healthcare Planner:

• Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design preferred
• 5+ years of experience in healthcare programming and planning
• Experience with lean six sigma in healthcare environments preferred
• Excellence in all communications (oral, written, graphic) with the project team, clients, and stakeholders
• Strong facilitator of meetings leading clinical users through the design process
• 5+ years of Revit experience
• Proficient in digital 3D modeling to communicate planning ideas to users
• Successful team-orientation and collaboration behaviors
• Efficiently responds to client needs
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of healthcare guidelines and codes
• Able to coach and be coachable
• Effective time management with multiple deadlines
• Maintains a positive, professional attitude

Working relationships and scope for a Healthcare Planner:

• Reports to Team Leader
• Collaborate with other design and project team members
• Represents the firm in alignment with Kahler Slater's core values
• Mentors staff members

Working conditions of a Healthcare Planner:
Work is performed in a professional, collaborative hybrid environment. Occasionalovernighttravel is expected as it relates to serving clients and professional development.

Include a cover letter, resume, and portfolio when you apply.

Kahler Slater is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Kahler Slater is an E-verify employer.

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Job Tags

Flexible hours,

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