Project Manager

HEART OF OHIO FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS•Columbus, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working within several teams in the organization (QI team, Process Team, etc.) and across departments, the Project Manager assists with project implementation by applying QI and project management principles. The Project Manager works with everyone from frontline staff to senior leadership to external vendors to ensuring the success of projects. The position has a significant role in grant writing and reporting to secure and maintain funding for grants. The Project Manager has an important role in data analysis and quality assurance.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required.
Strong organization and time management skills are required.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative is required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required.
Microsoft Excel skills must be strong with knowledge of functions, creating tables, and ability to problem solve with complex data sets.
Works cooperatively with other staff members.
Displays sensitivity in a multi-cultural environment.
Bachelor’s degree required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Degree in healthcare, management, project management, or similar field.
Certifications such as CPHQ and Lean Six Sigma are beneficial, but not required.
Strongly preferred one-year experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

Applies QI, Lean, Six Sigma, and project management principles in implementing projects and programs.
Use tools like PDSA, process mapping, FMEA, and others that are appropriate to the task.
Be the boots-on-the-ground during new project implementation to identify and overcome barriers to implementation.
Delegates or assigns tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them
Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
Works with the project team and managers to ensure successful transition of project from implementation phase to maintenance phase.
Provide support to managers and data to ensure ongoing success of projects.
Participates in QI teams, Process team, and other ad hoc and standing team meetings as assigned.
Write grants to acquire funding for new projects.
Gather needed information from other departments to have all documentation needed to submit grants.
Work with appropriate staff to implement grants and report on required data.
Ensure finance has the needed contacts and information that they need to ensure payment for grant activities.
Deliver and/or make presentations on project and program progress and results.
Acquire and analyze data.
Provide data to frontline staff, supervisors, and senior leaderships for decision making.
Assists in other assigned data reporting tasks. Example: submitting supplemental data to insurance companies, using internal data and external data from payers to identify completed visits to earn revenue from payer quality incentive programs, etc.