Position: Healthcare Planner
Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Work Type: On-site / Office-Based
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ Years
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Planner to lead programming, planning, and operational analysis for healthcare projects. This role acts as a key liaison between healthcare clients, clinical staff, and design teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered, and code-compliant facility planning.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in healthcare workflows, facility programming, FGI guidelines, and occupied facility planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead healthcare facility programming and space planning (hospitals, clinics, behavioral health, etc.)
- Conduct operational workflow analysis, site visits, and stakeholder interviews
- Develop functional space programs aligned with clinical needs and FGI guidelines
- Coordinate planning across SD, DD, CD, and CA phases
- Support infection control (ICRA) and occupied renovation planning
- Facilitate user group meetings and client workshops
- Coordinate with architects, engineers, and medical equipment planners
- Translate clinical operations into functional design solutions
- Participate in healthcare RFPs, proposals, and presentations
- Support healthcare planning standards and internal knowledge development
Requirements
- 5+ years healthcare planning, healthcare architecture, or clinical operations experience
- Strong knowledge of FGI Guidelines and healthcare regulations
- Experience with ICRA and occupied healthcare environments
- Proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working with clinical teams and healthcare leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- EDAC certification (or in progress)
- ACHA membership (or pursuing)
- Experience in lean healthcare planning or patient flow optimization
- Experience with SF330 or healthcare proposals
- Experience with hospital systems or large healthcare facilities
Work Environment
Collaborative healthcare-focused design environment with interaction across architects, engineers, clinicians, and healthcare administrators. Includes office work, client meetings, facility walkthroughs, and site visits.
🚀 Career Opportunity
This role offers high visibility and direct involvement in healthcare strategy, facility planning, and clinical operations alignment across complex healthcare projects.
This is a remote position.
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