Project Implementation Specialist

Jobtailor; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Hartford, CT is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead Rural Health Transformation Program initiatives. You will coordinate multiple project teams and partners, ensuring timely deliverables and compliance across activities.

Required are 4+ years in program/project management in healthcare, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office and Microsoft Project; PMP is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health administration, public policy, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in program or project management, preferably in healthcare.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for executive materials.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills managing multi-stakeholder projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day implementation activities across Rural Health Transformation Program projects.
• Coordinate communication among project teams, stakeholders, and partners.
• Assist with developing, reviewing, and disseminating materials while ensuring compliance.
• Track progress, risks, issues, and escalation needs.
• Prepare reports and implementation updates for leadership.
• Support planning and execution of meetings, internal and external.
• Identify operational challenges and troubleshoot solutions with teams.
• Maintain organized project documentation and version control.
• Gather feedback to inform continuous improvement.
• Contribute to implementation strategies, tools, and processes.
• Maintain productive relationships with colleagues and partners.

Skills

Project Management

Healthcare Program Implementation

Communication

Organizational Skills

MS Office

Microsoft Project

Stakeholder Coordination

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health or related field

Master's degree preferred

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Project Management Tools

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day implementation activities across multiple Rural Health Transformation Program projects and keep tasks and deliverables on schedule
• Coordinate communication and collaboration among project teams, stakeholders, and partner organizations
• Assist with developing, reviewing, and disseminating project materials while ensuring branding, disclosure, and compliance requirements
• Track project progress and document milestones, risks, issues, and escalation needs
• Prepare reports, monitoring and evaluation documents, summary reports, meeting materials, and implementation updates for project leadership
• Support planning and execution of internal and external organization meetings
• Identify operational challenges and work with project teams to troubleshoot and support solutions
• Maintain organized project documentation, workflows, guidance documents, and version control
• Gather and synthesize feedback from participating entities to inform continuous improvement
• Contribute to implementation strategies, tools, and processes
• Maintain productive relationships with colleagues and partners

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health administration, business, public policy, public administration, or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of experience in program or project management, preferably in a healthcare or public health setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level materials
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, evolving program environment
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects and competing deadlines
• Strong proficiency with project management tools and MS Office, including Microsoft Project
• Preferred: Master's degree in a relevant field
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credential
• Preferred: Experience with Medicaid, CMS, or other local, state, or federal health programs
• Preferred: Experience supporting health-related projects, program implementation, or cross-functional initiatives
• Preferred: Familiarity with rural health systems, community health workers, or behavioral health services
• Preferred: Experience working in or closely with a government agency or government-funded program
• May require occasional statewide travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management within healthcare settings, with strong capabilities in communication, organization, and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in developing project materials and maintaining compliance while managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Healthcare Program Implementation
• Excellent Written And Verbal Communication
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Proficiency With MS Office

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Program Management
• Compliance Requirements
• Monitoring And Evaluation
• Documentation Management
• Risk Tracking
• Feedback Synthesis
• Implementation Strategies
• Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
• Operational Troubleshooting

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Judgment
• Independence
• Relationship Management

Certifications & Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

Industry Keywords

• Public Health
• Healthcare
• Rural Health Systems
• Community Health Workers
• Medicaid
• CMS
• Government Agency Experience
• Health Administration
• Public Policy
• Public Administration

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Project
• Project Management Tools
• MS Office