Project Manager, Government Healthcare Programs

RWJBarnabas Health

Somerset (NJ)

On-site

USD 84,000 - 100,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

403(b)

PTO

Short & Long Term Disability

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Programs

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Project Manager to support planning, implementation, and ongoing management of enterprise Population Health initiatives focused on government, regulatory, and value-based care programs.

You will serve as a key liaison between Corporate Population Health, analytics teams, and Epic Healthy Planet to ensure program requirements translate into effective workflows, reporting, and performance monitoring.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
Minimum three years of governmental healthcare programs experience.
Experience managing cross-functional initiatives with clinical, operational, analytics and technology stakeholders.
Strong project management, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate complex Population Health quality initiatives from planning through implementation and operationalization.
Develop project plans, timelines, governance structures, status reports, risk mitigation strategies, and stakeholder communications.
Partner with Corporate Population Health, Quality, Medical Group Operations, Care Management, Finance, Epic teams, and clinical leadership to achieve program objectives.
Monitor regulatory requirements, quality measure performance, reporting deadlines, and program deliverables.
Support audit readiness, compliance activities, and regulatory reporting submissions.
Collaborate with Epic Healthy Planet and Informatics teams to ensure workflows, decision support tools, registries, dashboards, and reports meet requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Population Health

MSSP / MIPS knowledge

Healthcare Analytics

Regulatory Reporting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration

Master’s degree in Healthcare/Business

Tools

Epic Healthy Planet

Epic System knowledge

Job description

Project Manager, Government Healthcare Programs

Req #: 0000270900

Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services

Department: ACO

Pay Range: $84,022.00 - $99,777.00 per year

Location: 379 CAMPUS DRIVE, SOMERSET, NJ 08873

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: RWJ - 379 Campus Dr,

Somerset

Department Name: ACO

Req #: 0000270900

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $84,022.00 - $99,777.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

A Typical Day

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Project Manager to support the planning, implementation, and ongoing management of enterprise Population Health initiatives focused on government, regulatory, and value-based care programs.This position serves as a key liaison between Corporate Population Health, operational leaders, analytics teams, and Epic Healthy Planet to ensure program requirements are translated into effective workflows, technology solutions, reporting, and performance monitoring capabilities.The Project Manager will oversee strategic initiatives related to programs such as Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), HEDIS, and other federal, state, and payer-sponsored quality initiatives.

Lead and coordinate complex Population Health quality initiatives from planning through implementation and operationalization
Develop project plans, timelines, governance structures, status reports, risk mitigation strategies, and stakeholder communications
Partner with Corporate Population Health, Quality, Medical Group Operations, Care Management, Finance, Epic teams, and clinical leadership to achieve program objectives
Monitor regulatory requirements, quality measure performance, reporting deadlines, and program deliverables
Support audit readiness, compliance activities, and regulatory reporting submissions
Collaborate closely with Epic Healthy Planet team and Informatics teams to ensure Epic workflows, clinical decision support tools, registries, dashboards, reports, and quality measures accurately support business and regulatory requirements
Facilitate translation of operational and regulatory needs into Epic system enhancements and workflow optimization opportunities
Coordinate validation, testing, deployment, adoption, and performance monitoring of Epic Healthy Planet and related Population Health solutions
Partner with analytics teams to define key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, scorecards, and reporting requirements used to measure program performance
Identify opportunities to improve quality outcomes, care gap closure, care coordination, operational efficiency, and value-based reimbursement performance
Present project updates, risks, recommendations, and performance results to operational and executive leadership

This Role Might Be For You If..

Project and Program Management
Population Health and Value-Based Care
Healthcare Quality and Regulatory Reporting
Data-Driven Decision Making
Process Improvement and Workflow Optimization
Executive Communication and Presentation
Cross-Functional Leadership
Technology and Business Alignment
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement
Reporting Relationship

To Be Considered

Required

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Nursing, Information Systems, or a related field
Minimum three (3) years of active governmental healthcare programs experience
Experience managing cross-functional initiatives involving clinical, operational, analytics, and technology stakeholders
Strong project management, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

Master's degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, MSN, or related field)
Working knowledge of EPIC
Experience with Population Health, Quality Reporting, Value-Based Care, or Government Healthcare Programs
Minimum five (5) years of healthcare project management experience
Knowledge of MSSP, MIPS, HEDIS, HRRP, TEAM, ASM, and other quality incentive programs
Experience with Epic Healthy Planet, population health analytics, healthcare reporting, or clinical informatics

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

Medical/Dental/Vision plans
403(b)
PTO
Short & Long Term Disability
Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Discounts Through our Partners
- NJ Devils
- NJ Performing Arts Center
- Verizon
- And many more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered,high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.