What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interior Design Coordinator position at St. Joseph's Health?
Job Description
The Interior Planning Coordinator supports the Facility Planning, Design and Construction Department by coordinating space allocation, space planning, move management, and signage/wayfinding activities across the health system. This role is also responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of interior finish and furniture standards in support of renovation, relocation, and capital projects.
The Interior Planning Coordinator serves as a key resource for project teams, operational departments, consultants, and vendors to help ensure interior environments are functional, maintainable, consistent, and aligned with organizational standards and healthcare operational requirements.
Qualifications
Work requires a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Facilities Management, Space Planning, or related field preferred. Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in interior planning, furniture coordination, facilities planning, healthcare design, or related environments preferred. Experience within healthcare, hospital, or institutional environments preferred. Familiarity with furniture systems, interior finishes, and space planning processes preferred. Knowledge of interior materials, furniture systems, and space planning principles. Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using Tango (or similar space management/IWMS platforms), CAD, or facilities planning tools preferred. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholder groups in a healthcare environment.
About Us
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
About The Team
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.
The Interior Planning Coordinator supports the Facility Planning, Design and Construction Department by coordinating space allocation, space planning, move management, and signage/wayfinding activities across the health system. This role is also responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of interior finish and furniture standards in support of renovation, relocation, and capital projects.
The Interior Planning Coordinator serves as a key resource for project teams, operational departments, consultants, and vendors to help ensure interior environments are functional, maintainable, consistent, and aligned with organizational standards and healthcare operational requirements.
Qualifications
Work requires a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Facilities Management, Space Planning, or related field preferred. Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in interior planning, furniture coordination, facilities planning, healthcare design, or related environments preferred. Experience within healthcare, hospital, or institutional environments preferred. Familiarity with furniture systems, interior finishes, and space planning processes preferred. Knowledge of interior materials, furniture systems, and space planning principles. Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities simultaneously. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using Tango (or similar space management/IWMS platforms), CAD, or facilities planning tools preferred. Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholder groups in a healthcare environment.
About Us
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
- Competitive salary*
- Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
- 403b retirement plan options with company match**
- Health & Wellness*
- Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
- PTO, and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- LTD : Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance Options
- Onsite Day care Program
- Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
- 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
About The Team
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.