Project Manager (Healthcare) – Remote in Nashville, TN

Project Manager (Healthcare) -Remote - Kepro - Nashville, TN - work from home jobCompany: KeproJob description: Job Description:Following a 2022 merger of CNSI and Kepro, Acentra Health combines clinical services, technology solutions, and data analytics to accelerate better health outcomes. This is a great time to of passionate individuals working together to pursue the most effective solutions to today's complex healthcare challenges. Our culture is fueled by passion and driven by purpose. Project Manager (Remote)• Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for a new challenge?• Do you have a passion for supporting others through implementing projects involving health care and medical management which may include health plan operations, utilization management, case management, claims, health care start-up and/or health care services? • Do you have a bachelor's degree in a clinical, allied health, business, public health, public administration, hospital administration, health care administration, or a business administration field? • Do you have at least 5 years' professional project experience in health care, specifically Medicaid or MCO Care Management operations projects?• Are you looking for a new challenge to enhance your project management skills in complex and fast-moving projects? • Are you motivated, energetic and excited to become part of the Acentra Health team? If so, you might be our next new team member! Important Notes:• This is an Operations position, NOT an IT Project Management role, even though comfort and experience with IT processes and implementations are essential. • This is a fully remote position that may require occasional automobile and/or air travel (10-25%) to and overnight stays near existing and new Acentra Health office locations (pending the status of the pandemic).• Eastern or Central time zones preferred. Who we need:Your project management skills and knowledge and experience in healthcare operations will help you implement high priority contracts focused on care management, health care quality and assessment operations. Your ability to envision, strategize and plan will support your ability to execute projects. You can capably diagnose and solve problems, identify risk and strategize mitigation. You are willing to roll-up your sleeves and do what it takes to deliver.You can successfully manage the customer, project communications, risks and support operations through stabilization of their new contract. You are an end-to-end thinker and able to fully document processes and plans. You can adapt to multiple types of projects and can prioritize and manage multiple diverse projects simultaneously. You are naturally inclined toward process improvement. Why us? We are a team of experienced and caring leaders, clinicians, pioneering technologists, and industry professionals who come together to redefine expectations for the healthcare industry.State and federal healthcare agencies, providers, and employers turn to us as their vital partner to ensure better healthcare and improve health outcomes. Singularly Focused. Mission Driven. Accelerating Better Outcomes is our Mantra! We are mission-driven to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact. We do this through our people. You will have meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives across the country. We are a company that cares about our employees, and we give you the tools and encouragement you need to achieve the finest work of your career.Benefits are a key component of your rewards package. Our benefits are designed to provide you additional protection, security, and support for both your career and your life away from work. Our benefits include comprehensive health plans, paid time off, retirement savings, corporate wellness, educational assistance, corporate discounts and more. What you'll do:• Support Business Development team by developing project schedules, bid content and process workflows for inclusion in RFP/RFQ responses; must be able to comprehend an RFP/RFQ and be able to create a schedule and an implementation plan that depicts the tasks, deliverables and milestones necessary to stand up a new health care operation• Lead cross-functional teams to implement operations for small and large contracts in the health care space (federal, state, commercial); support other company initiatives/projects as needed• Develop and deliver documentation including (but not limited to): Project schedule, executive and customer status report, risk management plan, communication management plan, customer meeting agenda/notes, internal meeting agenda/notes, business requirements documentation• Review and support operations' development and submission of written project deliverables; obtain all necessary customer sign-off• Evaluate and support project readiness for contract go-live• Manage issues and risks; work with the team to develop mitigation strategies, drive issues to resolution and escalate to senior leadership as needed• Develop operational and technical/system process workflows for new business opportunities incorporating operations, technology and reporting• Write business requirements for technology configuration, public web sites, reporting; lead sessions with operations and technical teams to support development of thorough requirements• Support user acceptance testing, often bridging the gap between IT and Operations• Utilize your project management skills to successfully support other priority projects• Quickly learn our healthcare (UM, CM, assessment workflow) technology - must have ability to learn new technology quickly• Other duties as assignedWhat you'll need:Required Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in clinical, allied health, business, public health, public administration, hospital administration, health care administration, business administration or technical field; Master's degree preferred• PMP certification strongly preferred (must be eligible for and willing to obtain PMP within 1 year of employment)Knowledge, Skills, Abilities• Ability to think end-to-end and solve problems along the way• Familiarity with project management standards and industry best practices, including PMBOK• Adaptability to handle multiple diverse project types simultaneously• Ability to communicate successfully with project teams, lead customer meetings, and present executive status reports• Technology acumen - ability to learn Acentra Health's systems and processes in support of designing solution/workflows necessary for a new operationExperience• 5 years' professional experience with similar work - Project Management of health care projects and implementations across a matrix organization (specifically Medicaid and MCO Care Management projects)• Experience with health care and medical management which may include health plan operations, utilization management, case management, claims, health care start-up and/or health care services• Experience with process mapping, operational and system configuration business requirements and user acceptance testing• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Teams; Smartsheet (preferred) or MS Project for project schedulesThank You!We know your time is valuable and we thank you for applying for this position. Due to the high volume of applicants, only those who are chosen to advance in our interview process will be contacted. We sincerely appreciate your interest in Acentra Health and invite you to apply to future openings that may be of interest. Best of luck in your search! ~The Acentra Health Talent Acquisition TeamEOE AA M/F/Vet/DisabilityAcentra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.Requirements:Project Manager (Healthcare) -Remote - Kepro - Nashville, TN - work from home jobExpected salary:Location: Nashville, TNProject Manager (Healthcare) -Remote - Kepro - Nashville, TN - work from home jobJob date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 05:34:20 GMTApply for the job now! 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