Healthcare Planner Royal Oak MI

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.