Project Manager

Riggs Community Health Center, Inc.; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Riggs Community Health Center, Inc. is seeking a highly organized GROW Initiative Project Manager to coordinate grant-funded initiatives focused on maternal health, dental health, and chronic disease management.

This role turns approved goals into actionable plans, coordinating across departments and community partners. The ideal candidate communicates effectively, manages multiple projects, keeps teams accountable, and identifies process improvements while supporting the organization’s mission

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, project management, healthcare administration, public administration, or related field preferred.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, operations, teams, or cross-functional initiatives required.
• Experience with budgets, project timelines, and performance reporting strongly preferred.
• Healthcare, community health, nonprofit, public health, or grant-funded program experience preferred but not required.
• No clinical license or medical degree required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and measurable objectives for grant-funded initiatives.
• Coordinate maternal health, dental health, and chronic disease management projects with department leaders, staff, and community partners.
• Facilitate project meetings, track assignments, monitor deadlines, and communicate progress to leadership.
• Identify project risks, delays, and resource needs, and recommend solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets in collaboration with Finance and grant leadership.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, supporting records, performance measures, and grant reporting materials.
• Coordinate vendor communication, procurement activities, equipment readiness, and training schedules.
• Collaborate with Clinical Services, Dental, Finance, Quality, Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, and external partners.
• Support workflow development, staff training resources, quality improvement, and implementation readiness.
• Develop sustainability and transition plans to support successful project outcomes beyond the grant period.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Prioritization

Problem solving

Communication skills

Cross-functional coordination

MS Office

Data reporting

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Associate or Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Project Manager

Management Lafayette, IN, US 1 Attachments

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1732

Riggs Community Health Center is seeking a highly organized and collaborative GROW Initiative Project Manager to coordinate grant-funded initiatives focused on maternal health, dental health, and chronic disease management. This position will help turn approved project goals into actionable plans, coordinate activities across departments and community partners, monitor progress and budgets, and ensure grant deliverables and reporting requirements are met.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and problem-solver who can manage multiple projects, keep teams organized and accountable, and identify opportunities to improve processes while supporting Riggs Community Health Center’s mission of Improving Health. Improving Lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and measurable objectives for grant-funded initiatives.
• Coordinate maternal health, dental health, and chronic disease management projects with department leaders, staff, and community partners.
• Facilitate project meetings, track assignments, monitor deadlines, and communicate progress to leadership.
• Identify project risks, delays, and resource needs, and recommend solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets in collaboration with Finance and grant leadership.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, supporting records, performance measures, and grant reporting materials.
• Coordinate vendor communication, procurement activities, equipment readiness, and training schedules.
• Collaborate with Clinical Services, Dental, Finance, Quality, Operations, Human Resources, Information Technology, and external partners.
• Support workflow development, staff training resources, quality improvement, and implementation readiness.
• Develop sustainability and transition plans to support successful project outcomes beyond the grant period.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, project management, healthcare administration, public administration, or a related field preferred.
• Experience coordinating projects, programs, operations, teams, or cross-functional initiatives required.
• Experience with budgets, project timelines, and performance reporting strongly preferred.
• Healthcare, community health, nonprofit, public health, or grant-funded program experience preferred but not required.
• No clinical license or medical degree required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong organizational, time management, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, meeting facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to coordinate work across departments and hold project contributors accountable without direct supervisory authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to maintain accurate records, interpret performance data, identify trends, and prepare reports and presentations.
• Sound judgment, adaptability, initiative, and commitment to protecting confidential organizational and patient information.

This position is primarily office- and clinic-based, with computer work, meetings, and occasional travel among Riggs locations and community partner sites. Schedule flexibility may be needed to meet project deadlines or attend community meetings. Reasonable accommodations will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Required Stevens Amendment Disclosure:

This Rural Health transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Huma Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $206,927,896.80 with 100% funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.