Status: Full-time

Department: Medicaid Services Contract

Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Job ID: 8990

Position Summary

1 position located in Baton Rouge

Responsibilities

• Work closely with individual project leaders to identify, document and coordinate project tasks and timelines.
• Keep accurate records, create project plans, compile project status reports, and provide status deliverables to UNO management and DHH stakeholders.
• Coordinate project plans and specific milestones with external entities (DHH contractors, other State Agencies, etc.) as needed to ensure the success of projects with non‐UNO/Medicaid dependencies.
• Assist Medicaid staff in formulating a consistent approach in determining project requirements and scope.
• Act as primary project status resource to Medicaid and UNO management.
• Organize and maintain Medicaid project priorities’ documentation.
• All project managers shall be certified as Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) or Project Management professional (PMP) within six months of the effective date of this contract or within one year of the employee’s hire date, whichever is later.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in managing projects.
• Excellent analytical skills, effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up, and verbal/written communications skills.
• Ability to set, follow, and meet deadlines

Desired Qualifications

• Advance d degree.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in managing projects.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server or Microsoft SharePoint.
• Experience in presenting information to technical and non‐technical audiences.
• Professional experience with DHH information systems or programs utilized by the department.
• Professional experience in health care field, Medicaid eligibility or Medicaid program support.
• CAPM, PMP, PgMP, PMI‐ACP, PMI‐RMP, PMI‐SP, OPM3 or other relevant industry certifications.
• Supervisory experience

Closing Date

Position will remain open until filled.