Project Manager – External Quality Review

Remote U.S.

@Orchard LLC is supporting a not-for-profit corporation that partners with public and private sectors to create high-quality, safe, and efficient delivery of health care and human services programs. Our client has multiple lines of business including population health, utilization review, managed care organization quality review, and quality assurance for programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Our client is also a national leader in fighting fraud, waste, and abuse for large organizations across the country.  In addition, our client operates a foundation providing grant opportunities to those with programs for under-served communities.

The Project Manager plans, manages, and coordinates activities of designated project(s) to ensure that goals or objectives of project are accomplished within prescribed time frame.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties similar in level and scope may be assigned based on the specifics of the project and/or client contract.

• Reviews project proposal or plan to have knowledge of project requirements, procedures for accomplishing project and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Assists in establishing work and staffing and assignment plans for each phase of project.
• Maintains and manages electronic and hardcopy of contract deliverable files.
• Monitors and coordinates deliverables ensuring completion and timely reporting of deliverables.
• Develops and utilizes management tools to identify issues and trends, suggesting responses.
• Is aware of the project activity due dates and sends appropriate alerts to assigned personnel to ensure project is on schedule.
• Monitors and coordinates the activities of the project to ensure project progresses on schedule and deliverables are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintains working knowledge of customer needs and contract requirements, deliverables, and the resources required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• The position manages the activities of a project/s and handles day-to-day affairs of a team, but is not responsible for the long-term traditional functions of a direct manager as this is an individual contributor position.

Required Experience:

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with at least two years’ experience in project management or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• At least 2 years of External Quality Review (EQR) experience preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Active and current Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Healthcare Management (CPHM), or Certified Case Manager (CCM)
• Registered Nurse (RN) desirable.

If you match the requirements for this opportunity and believe you have the experience and talent to succeed in the role, we need to hear from you!

Established in 2010, @Orchard LLC, also known as, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI.  Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atOrchard.com.