Sr. Medical Architect/Planner | Other | Full-Time
Posted: 01/19/2012
Application Deadline: 02/03/2012
Job Title: Sr. Medical Architect/Planner
Job Type: OtherMedical Planner
Job Status: Full-Time
Short Description: Sr. Medical Architect/Planner
Kaiser Permanente/National Facilities Services
Anaheim, CA
Duties/ Responsibilities: Designs/plans inpatient and outpatient medical facilities templates, programs, and standards for expansion, replacement and retrofit
projects. Reviews plans developed by field teams and consultants to confirm conformance with standards and to identify best practices. Plans utilization, planning allocation rules, sizes, layout, design, and/or infrastructure of space and facilities for hospitals and medical facilities consistent with requirements of technology integration, efficiency, safety, and cost effectiveness. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard architectural/design/engineering/planning techniques, procedures, and standards. Researches, plans, designs, reviews functional/spatial/design/infrastructure requirements of new structures or renovation, and assists field teams and KP service areas in preparing information regarding function, design, specifications, materials, equipment, estimated costs and construction time for management approval. As needed, prepares scale drawings and may provide technical input to contract documents for building contractors.
Essential Functions:
• Under general supervision, performs all conventional and moderately advanced planning and/ or architectural techniques, procedures, and standards. Plans and completes assignments requiring more advanced techniques.
• Coordinates the development of templates and standards for planning, design, structure specifications, materials, equipment, estimated costs, and constructability of medical and support spaces– with focus on user requirements, safety, cost efficiency, and integration of technology and best practices.
• Performs programming, planning, design and development and documentation activities of broad scope including spreadsheets, drawings, calculations, manuals/comprehensive documents and coordination with hospital/medical facility users.
• Develops presentation materials and present to various audiences. Leads moderately sized special projects as assigned.
• Develops and leads Content Expert Panels. Serves as resource and advisor to field teams and KP service areas/regions.
• As appropriate, conducts inspections inside buildings to assess current state versus desired end state and to capture those requirements.
• As needed, provides technical guidance to designers/drafters and less experienced architects/planners.
• Adheres to accepted industry and company standards.
• Works on assignment of diverse scope.
• Generally performs within broadly defined practices and guidelines, and also modifies or suggests enhancements.
• Requires planning to coordinate with other departments or resources.
Skills/ Requirements: Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum of 9 years healthcare planning and/or architectural, design experience.
• Experience leading user groups.
• Experience representing work to senior management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, space planning or equivalent.
• Thorough knowledge of policies, practices and systems.
• Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.
• Full knowledge of industry practices.
• Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.
• Technical, professional & business knowledge and experience of healthcare delivery.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Graduate coursework preferred.
• License preferred.
• Experience with training/mentoring junior staff preferred.
Education Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, space planning or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Graduate coursework preferred.
• License preferred.
Salary / Wages: To be discussed if resume passes prescreening.
Additional Notes: Please apply to job #107372 at www.kp.org or email your resume to Mary Pueringer at mary.c.pueringer@kp.org. We are looking for Medical Planning experience and want to see that experience on the resume. Thank you for your interest!
Contact Information:
Mary Pueringer
Address:
1800 Harrison Street,
Oakland, California, 94612
Phone: (510)625-2660
Fax:
Email: mary.c.pueringer@kp.org
