Medicaid Project Manager # 26-25246

US Tech Solutions; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions in Columbia, SC is seeking a qualified Project Manager to lead healthcare IT initiatives. You will translate business needs into requirements, craft and execute project plans, manage risks, and ensure all deliverables meet quality and timeline standards.

You will collaborate with staff, management, and vendors, embedding yourself in the business to understand project details and drive value. PMI certification and 3+ years in healthcare IT PM are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in project management

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing business requirements
• Build a project plan and execute to that plan
• Manage project risks and issues
• Ensure deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion
• Report on project status and strategies orally and in writing
• Interact with staff, management and external organizations including vendors
• Embed themselves in the business to understand project details beyond schedule management

Skills

SharePoint

risk management

stakeholder engagement

communication skills

engagement across teams

Medicaid/Healthcare IT knowledge

PMI Certification

PMP (preferred)

Education

PMI Certification

Tools

SharePoint

Visio

PowerPoint

MS Project

Word

Access

Excel

Job description

• Assists with developing business requirements;
• Building a project plan and executing to that plan;
• Managing project risks and issues;
• Ensuring that all deliverables and activities are completed with high quality and in a timely fashion;
• Reporting on project status and strategies orally and in writing; Other related duties as assigned
• The Project Manager will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.
• A successful project manager in this role will embed themselves in the business being managed in order to understand the details of the projects, not just management of a project schedule.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience working with SharePoint and other typical project management tools, including Visio, PowerPoint, MS Project, Word, Access and Excel
• Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks.
• Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts
• Superb communications skills (written and oral)
• Effective listener
• Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations; ability to get people with competing, diverse interests to work together
• Experience in Medicaid or other healthcare claims system(s) IT projects preferred, but not mandatory
• Must be able to manage multiple high profile, high priority projects at one time

Required skills (rank in order of importance):

• 3+ years of experience in project management
• 3+ years of project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.

Required certifications:

• PMI Certification

Preferred skills (rank in order of importance):

• Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

Location:

Hybrid (Columbia, SC) 4 days in the office, 1 day remote.

Candidate Location:

Locals to SC preferred.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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