Healthcare Project Manager

Position Details

• Client: State of Ohio -Department of Health
• Job Title: Healthcare Project Manager
• Location: Columbus, OH 43215
• Duration: 12+ months (strong possibility of an extension)

Requirement Description

ODH is in need of a Healthcare Project Manager to assist in determining an appropriate IT solution for ODH's newborn screening programs.

Currently there are 3 separate data and programmatic systems for reporting state-mandated newborn screening results to the ODH, and managing the follow-up activities for those babies with abnormal screening results to ensure ODH is compliant with the ORC for the 3 types of newborn screening in Ohio - bloodspot, hearing and critical congenital heart disease.

These systems are not linked which results in duplicative information being collected and difficulties ensuring that all infants are appropriately screened A linked or unified system would provide efficiencies on data collection, program metrics, and customer service.

Expertise in newborn screening, laboratory information systems, case management, large, complex population-based data systems, and messaging (e.g.,HL7)

Mandatory Requirements/Time

• Needs to possess excellent communication skills in facilitating multiple projects
• A strong ability to drive a project forward
• Strong understanding of Hardware and Software Issues involved
• Strong organization and writing skills.
• Knowledge of formal requirements gathering methodologies, including research of comprehensive newborn screening data systems in market
• Experience developing Business Requirements - project initiation document, what the needed achievements will be, and the quality measures.
• Strong organization and writing skills.
• Experience developing graphic representations of complex business processes.

Mandatory Requirements/Time

• The Program Manager directs, controls, administers, participates in completing tasks, and regulates an enhancement or development program.
• The Program Manager is the individual ultimately responsible to the agency.
• The Program Manager's primary responsibility is to drive the entire effort from start to finish.
• The Program Manager must ensure that the program is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements

8 Plus years of experience in the following

• Direct work planning and scheduling design work.
• Manage, and track the program progress against the program plan.
• Research existing data systems on the market that may meet the needs of the project, review pros/cons with product owners, develop summary report
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related issues and resolution of issues.
• Coordinate, evaluate and present multiple proposals to agencies as necessary.
• Identify and manage program risk and develops risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
• Ensure team leads adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
• Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Resolve conflicts with sensitivity and tact.
• Coordinate the establishment of public health program standards and program specific procedures with team leads.
• Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures.
• Responsible for the capture and reporting of required program management metrics.
• Responsible to tailor and baseline all program templates.
• Develop and facilitate achievement of program service commitments and performance metrics.
• Ensure that tasks provide value and support the strategic direction of the program and meet public health service commitments; conduct reviews with agencies.
• Accountable for the final program management evaluation review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
• Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the State as appropriate.
• Identify and track issues.
• Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve program objectives.

Must Have Skills

• Leadership skills (to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team)
• Project Management/Business Analyst skills - to be able to document specifications needed for moving forward; keep team on track; etc.
• Research skills (to explore potential IT solutions to bring to the team)
• Experience with large health care data systems that contain protected health information and have case management capabilities
• Experience linking large (population-based) data systems, e.g., vital statistics birth records (140,000 births/year) and 3 individual newborn screening programs' data (screening results, confirmatory testing results, and treatment information) = 3 x 140,000/year = 420,000 records/year

Desired Skills/Time

• Large Newborn Screening and, laboratory information systems, case management, large complex population-based data systems, and messaging (HL7)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.