Information Technology Project Manager

Overview

CareConnectMD DCE is a specialized High Needs Direct Contracting Entity (DCE) geared towards Medicare beneficiaries who reside in a nursing home. Developed by geriatric professionals, the program provides a care model that is designed to meet the unique health care needs of nursing home residents. Under this value-based care model, CareConnectMD DCE will deliver care coordination services in close collaboration with primary care physicians, specialists, and advanced practice professionals in California, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and others on the horizon.

Learn more at www.careconnectmd.com

Position Description

The Project Manager, (PM), works with project sponsors and teams to develop and track various projects to include tasks, responsibilities, due dates, outcomes reporting, meetings, outreach/training program, and coordination with vendors. The PM supports the High Needs Direct Contracting Entities (HN DCE) Program through process documentation, implementation and tracking of key initiatives and coaching team members in an agile format. The PM is responsible for the development and tracking of project plans, participation and support in meetings, agenda development, minutes, follow up, and tracking of responsibilities. The PM will help maintain effective communication with team members and leadership team, as well as the provider network.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and coach team members, while helping to guide team members to maximize their contributions to the group
• Ensures that both employees and stakeholders understand the practical approach of product development, as well as that they adopt the Scrum framework in general.
• Acts as a servant leader and helps guide team to create higher quality and higher value products by coaching them on how to maximize the benefits they can receive from the Scrum framework.
• Prepares and analyzes data regarding outreach efforts, metrics, quality, practice patterns, and translating reports for varied audiences, and data/report work as assigned
• Produces and edits deliverables, such slide presentations, letters, education materials, reports, guidelines, and other documents to keep the team and external stake holders updated about the status of projects, as well as elevate blocking issues that require external assistance
• Prepares agendas, minutes, and project summaries, and tracks project timelines for project teams and executive leadership
• Maintains files and documents related to project management and quality
• Special project management as assigned by Senior Management Team
• Other duties, as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Health Care-related field of study. Extensive work experience may be substituted at employer's discretion for educational requirements.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in project management

Industry Experience:

• Hospital & Health Care
• Information Technology and Services
• Research

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Scrum Master a plus

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Ability to interact effectively with executive leaders, physicians, members of various clinical and administrative teams, and office staff, and representatives of various businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to compose letters and narrative reports, ability to organize complex statistical and narrative reports, charts, and exhibits into a complete document suitable for publication and distribution.
• Proficient use of personal computer, along with word processing, spreadsheet, databases, and presentation graphics software.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks frequently with short timelines, to prioritize and organize work, and to complete assignments in a timely, accurate manner.
• Thrives in an unstructured, start-up environment.
• Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively, prioritize tasks and has initiative and excitement to take on unfamiliar tasks.
• Collaborative, approachable, and positive team player

Core Competencies (each position may have some overlapping competencies, others may be unique to a particular role)

• Instills trust
• Customer focus
• Manages ambiguity
• Collaborates
• Drives results

To ensure the health and safety of our workforce while doing our part to protect those around us, CareConnectMD is requiring proof of full COVID vaccination for employees as a condition of employment, subject to legally-recognized accommodations.