Healthcare Planner

The Healthcare Planner is responsible for working collaboratively on a team to execute technical healthcare planning projects for entire campuses and/or major construction projects for the federal government.

Guidon is well established doing federal healthcare planning work for the Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense Health Agency clients. The position will work closely with firm leadership and the Federal Healthcare Practice Leader to institute/redefine Guidon standards on planning.

• Professional Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree and experience working on/in healthcare systems. Work experience is more relevant than the specific degree.
• Experience working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to execute design/construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of healthcare adjacencies, department planning criteria, design process understanding, cross discipline knowledge and collaboration.
• Familiarity with federal healthcare criteria/standards and commercial standards including FGI and NFPA 99.
• A working understanding of computer applications used in a professional design office such as Photoshop, AutoCAD/Revit and Sketchup
• Ability to collaborate and share subject matter expertise with other team members in architecture and engineering staffs

• Experience conducting early healthcare project planning and programming.
• Experience applying LEAN principles to healthcare operations and healthcare design.
• Communication:
  Ability to effectively communicate, both graphically, written & orally, with a variety of stakeholders, including employees, clients, leadership and government officials.
• Proactive and assertive in problem-solving
• EDAC (Evidence based accreditation and certification)
• Ability to lead client design meetings.
• A strong work ethic and a drive to exceed client expectations.
• A team oriented professional willing to invest in their future.

• Work collaboratively on multi-disciplinary campus healthcare planning projects.
• Work within established project schedules, tasks and milestones to accomplish long-term planning projects.
• Support marketing efforts to secure planning projects through solicitation responses, interviews and client meetings.
• Participate in and facilitate design meetings, that culminate in recommended long-term campus plans for expanding healthcare services through design/construction projects.
• Develop space programs and provide input on functional department layouts and adjacencies.
• Represent the Firm with regard to design and design process-related issues to diverse stakeholders.
• Engage and support staff development through project engagement, staff training and education.
• Travel would be required to client healthcare sites.

• Do the small stuff. This mantra has guided our behaviors since our inception when literal dishes were the responsibility of everyone in the office. Helping one another permeates all areas of our culture.

• Do what you say. Keeping our word is not only important externally, but internally as well. Commitments are made to ourselves, each other, and our clients. Whether it be in professional development goals, annual firm updates, or project kick-off meetings, following through is all about maintaining a culture of accountability.

• Come with solutions. Identifying a problem is crucial but engaging the problem with potential solutions is even better. We tackle issues head on and take ownership – leading the charge toward a resolution.

• Listen first, talk second. This is a guiding principle in how we interact with each other and our clients. It prioritizes empathy and assumes nothing.