Healthcare Project Manager

Healthcare Project Manager

HEALTHCARE PROJECT MANAGER
MONTGOMERY, AL

Position Summary: The Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program, with a primary focus on establishing, expanding, and evaluating the Regional Intelligent Care Collaboratives (RICCs) initiative. This position will oversee complex, multi-stakeholder projects designed to modernize rural healthcare technology infrastructure, strengthen interoperability, enhance cybersecurity, improve care coordination, and support sustainable healthcare delivery across Alabama.

Working closely with federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics (RHCs), rural emergency hospitals (REHs), community mental health centers (CMHCs), healthcare technology vendors, state agencies, and community partners, the Project Manager will ensure successful implementation of EHR modernization, health information exchange connectivity, care coordination platforms, cybersecurity initiatives, and shared-services models that advance rural healthcare transformation.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, results-oriented professional with experience managing healthcare technology, healthcare operations, grant-funded initiatives, and multi-organizational collaborations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Health Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Systems, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible project management experience.
• Experience managing complex healthcare, health information technology, healthcare operations, or grant-funded initiatives.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across diverse organizations.
• Strong project planning, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management software.
• Ability to travel throughout Alabama as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Health Informatics, or related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification.
• Experience with FQHCs, rural healthcare systems, community mental health centers, hospitals, or healthcare associations.
• Experience with EHR implementation, optimization, interoperability, health information exchange, or healthcare data analytics.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, healthcare technology infrastructure, and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing federally funded programs or large-scale transformation initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of healthcare operations, care delivery models, and healthcare technology systems.
• Understanding interoperability standards, health information exchange, and data integration principles.
• Ability to facilitate collaboration among executive leaders, clinical teams, IT professionals, and external partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Management and Implementation

• Lead day-to-day implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program and Regional Intelligent Care Collaboratives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, work plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, and performance tracking tools.
• Coordinate project activities for the organization.
• Monitor project progress and ensure deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues when necessary.
• Support compliance with grant requirements, reporting obligations, and program performance expectations.
• Prepare executive-level project updates, status reports, presentations, and dashboards.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaborative Leadership

• Serve as the primary liaison among participating providers, vendors, consultants, state agencies, and community partners.
• Facilitate Regional Intelligent Care Collaborative meetings, workgroups, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Build strong relationships with participating FQHCs, RHCs, REHs, CMHCs, and regional referral partners.
• Promote collaboration and alignment among participating organizations to achieve program objectives.
• Support change management efforts associated with technology adoption and workflow redesign.

EHR Modernization and Interoperability

• Coordinate implementation of EHR upgrades, optimization efforts, and interoperability initiatives.
• Support integration with the Alabama One Health Record (ALOHR) Health Information Exchange.
• Coordinate vendor implementation activities, interface development, testing, deployment, and user acceptance processes.
• Monitor progress related to data migration, system configuration, workflow redesign, and provider adoption.
• Facilitate implementation of shared data platforms and longitudinal patient record solutions.
• Support deployment of technologies that improve clinical quality, financial performance, and care coordination.

Care Coordination and Network Transformation

• Assist in implementing integrated care management and care coordination solutions.
• Support development of workflows that improve patient engagement, referral management, transitions of care, and care gap closure.
• Coordinate activities that strengthen collaboration among primary care, behavioral health, specialty care, and hospital partners.
• Monitor performance measures related to access, quality, utilization, and health outcomes.

Cybersecurity and Technology Infrastructure

• Coordinate cybersecurity assessments, improvement plans, and implementation activities.
• Support participating organizations in strengthening cybersecurity readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor implementation of cybersecurity tools, training initiatives, incident response planning, and risk mitigation activities.
• Coordinate shared-services activities related to technology infrastructure and cybersecurity operations.

Data Management and Reporting

• Track program performance metrics and key performance indicators.
• Collect, analyze, and prepare monthly program data and performance reports to leadership, funders, and stakeholders.
• Develop reports demonstrating program impact, outcomes, milestones, and return on investment.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.

Financial and Contract Management

• Monitor project budgets, expenditures, invoices, and contractual deliverables.
• Coordinate with finance staff and vendors to ensure proper fiscal oversight.
• Support procurement activities and vendor management processes.
• Assist with grant reporting, documentation, and compliance monitoring.