Project Coordinator I

Job Description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare — Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don’t just offer jobs — we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named toBecker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare — three years running.
• Consistently ranked amongSIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in America.
• Honored withModern Healthcare’s Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
• Proud holder ofThe Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

TheProject Coordinator I, PMO supports the successful planning, coordination, and execution of projects and PMO initiatives. Working in partnership with Project Managers and other stakeholders, this role helps maintain project schedules, documentation, communications, action items, risks, and reporting.

The Project Coordinator I serves as a key coordination resource for project teams, helping ensure project activities remain organized, documented, and progressing according to established timelines and PMO standards. The role may also coordinate smaller or lower-complexity projects with guidance from a Project Manager or PMO leader.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities, meetings, resources, deliverables, and timelines in partnership with Project Managers and project teams.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, task lists, action items, and other project documentation.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions, and follow up with responsible owners as needed.
• Support Project Managers in monitoring project progress and identifying items requiring attention or escalation.
• Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, notes, action items, status updates, and other project communications.
• Facilitate routine project meetings and follow up on assigned actions and commitments.
• Serve as a coordination point between project team members, stakeholders, and the PMO.
• Maintain accurate and current information in project management systems, databases, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Assist with project status reporting and communicate changes, risks, issues, or delays to the appropriate Project Manager or PMO leader.
• Ensure project documentation is organized, complete, and maintained according to established PMO standards and methodologies.
• Support project intake, initiation, planning, execution, and closeout activities.
• Coordinate smaller or lower-complexity projects with appropriate guidance and oversight.
• Support PMO processes, governance activities, templates, tools, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and organizational processes through hands-on project experience.

Key Skills

• Strong organizational and time-management skills with demonstrated attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to effectively coordinate activities across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Strong follow-up skills and ability to track commitments through completion.
• Ability to identify potential risks, issues, or delays and communicate them appropriately.
• Professional interpersonal and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Proficiency with standard business productivity and project management tools.
• Willingness and ability to learn project management methodologies, processes, and best practices.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience, preferably involving project coordination, project administration, operations, business administration, or a related function.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, project management, information technology, or a related field may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience supporting projects, programs, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience using project management or work management tools.
• Experience maintaining project schedules, documentation, action items, status reporting, or related project artifacts.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and terminology.
• Experience working within a PMO or structured project delivery environment is preferred.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office and/or home-office environment.
• Team members must be able to operate standard office equipment, computers, and keyboards.
• Ability to participate in virtual and in-person meetings as required.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.