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.