Program Manager II

Centene Management Company•Columbia, SC

1d•Remote

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Applicants for this job have the flexibility to work remote. There is approximately 10-15% travel for in-person department meetings to the Columbia, SC office. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT. Position Purpose: As part of Absolute Total Care, a subsidiary of Centene, you will plan, support implementation and oversight of various Medicaid, Medicare, LTSS (Long Term Support Services) initiatives by utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements, meet business needs, and strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will bring experience supporting South Carolina Medicaid, Medicare programs including LTSS within a managed care organization. Support business department initiatives that promote, quality, safety and cost of care opportunity. Responsible for gathering requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment. Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures. Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable. Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation. Communicate program status to management and key stakeholders. Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks. Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes. Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives. Manage projects through the full project life cycle. Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders. Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks. Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. There is approximately 10-15% travel for in-person department meetings to the Columbia, SC office.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience required.
3+ years of quality improvement, program management or project management experience required.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.

Nice To Haves

Health care experience preferred.
The ideal candidate will bring experience supporting South Carolina Medicaid, Medicare programs including LTSS within a managed care organization.
Support business department initiatives that promote, quality, safety and cost of care opportunity.

Responsibilities

Plan, support implementation and oversight of various Medicaid, Medicare, LTSS (Long Term Support Services) initiatives by utilizing cross functional teams to deliver defined requirements, meet business needs, and strategic objectives.
Gather requirements, creating plans and schedules, managing resources, and facilitate project execution and deployment.
Utilize corporate and industry standard tools and techniques to effectively oversee programs according to department procedures.
Maintain detailed business process documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans as applicable.
Create and monitor all department deliverables to ensure adherence to quality standards including clinical reporting documents, related reference materials, and policy and procedure documentation.
Communicate program status to management and key stakeholders.
Identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
Identify requirements, procedures and problems to improve existing processes.
Coordinate cross-functional meetings with various functional areas to meet overall stakeholder expectations and business objectives.
Manage projects through the full project life cycle.
Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders.
Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify and secure resources, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all policies and standards.