Part-Time Project Manager (Contract)

Orchid Health•Portland, OR

5d•$60 - $60•Remote

About The Position

The Part-Time Project Manager coordinates clinic-level and organization-wide initiatives to ensure progress on strategic priorities, clear accountability, and alignment across teams. This role brings structure, follow-through, and visibility to complex work without owning strategy or people management. The Project Manager serves as a trusted operational partner to leadership, helping translate goals into actionable plans and ensuring projects move forward with clarity and care. Core Outcomes Success in this contract looks like: Strategic projects are clearly scoped, actively tracked, and delivered on time. Leaders and teams have reliable visibility into project status, risks, and next steps. Project work follows consistent, lightweight practices that reduce friction rather than add bureaucracy. Cross-team communication is clear, timely, and grounded in shared priorities. Lessons learned from projects are captured and shared to strengthen the organization over time. A reduction in change fatigue as measured by the following two levels of self-management questions: Are you involved in the decisions that directly affect your work? How long does it take on average for important decisions to get made and needed changes to occur?

Requirements

3 or more years of experience in project coordination or project management.
Strong organizational, communication, and facilitation skills.
Proficiency with digital project management tools such as Asana, Trello, or Monday.com.
Proficiency with Google Workspace Suite of tools.
Ability to translate big-picture goals into actionable steps.
Self-directed, dependable, and comfortable working in a remote environment.

Nice To Haves

Local to Oregon is preferred.
Experience in healthcare operations.
Experience with change management methodologies.
Familiarity with self-managed or Teal organizational structures.
Alignment with Orchid Health’s mission and commitment to rural health equity.
Project management certification.

Responsibilities

Support the planning, execution, and tracking of priority clinic and organizational initiatives.
Translate strategic goals into clear action plans, milestones, and deliverables.
Provide recommendations for and help implement practical project and change management practices, including sprint-based work and retrospectives.
Maintain project schedules, task trackers, and documentation in Asana.
Support meeting preparation, facilitation, follow-up, and progress tracking.
Identify risks and barriers early and escalate with proposed mitigation options when needed.
Draft concise project charters, roadmaps, updates, and leadership reports.
Maintain shared systems and documentation to support transparency and accountability.
Support shared learning across clinics and teams.
Model Orchid Health’s wellbeing-first, self-management values in daily work.
Foster trust, clarity, and collaboration across diverse teams.
Navigate complexity with curiosity, care, and professionalism.