Medicaid Project Manager
US Tech Solutions, Inc.
Columbia, SC
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$77.52–$80.19 Per Hour
JOB TYPE
Temporary, Contractor, Full-time
SKILLS
Business Development, Communication Skills, Consulting, Department of Health and Human Services, Documentation, English Language, Health Information Technology, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Interpersonal Skills, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Medicaid, Metrics, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Outsourcing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Program Planning, Project Estimates, Project Management Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Software, Project Planning, Project/Program Management, Requirements Management, Resource Management, Risk Management, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Columbia, SC
POSTED
26 days ago
Job Summary:
Scope of the Project:
South Carolina seeks an expert in Project Management of medium to complex projects.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a consultant to act as Project Manager on multiple IT projects.
General Duties:
- 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.
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
- People Skills
- Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to executive management. Strong proficiency in English is required.
Required Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance):
- 3-5+ years of experience in project management
- 1-3+ years of project management in a healthcare insurance information technology environment.
- Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation
Preferred Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance):
- Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
Required Education/Certifications:
- Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
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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