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Complete Description:

**local candidates strongly preferred

**there will be NO phone interviews or Skype for this position, NO exceptions

PM will have 10+ years experience on managing projects according to PMBOL standards.  Health Claims Processing experience expecially in Medicaid is preferred. 

Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Follows standard project management industry practices.  Works closely with PMO.  Prefer experience with healthcare claims processing especially Medicaid.  Local and experience with VITA PM practices.  Able to work effectively with User and Vendor teams.  Risk management skills and escalation experience a must.

Develops, plans, and implements the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Follows standard project management industry practices such as the PMI's framework. Understands business and technical objectives of a project and works closely with project sponsor. Creates project charter and work plan and tracks budget and schedule progress via appropriate metrics. Establishes project organization and methodologies and defines roles and responsibilities. Documents risks and develops mitigation plans. Manages scope. Creates and implements a communication plan. Builds an effective team, assigns tasks to team members, and evaluates outcomes. Negotiates resources. Communicates to stakeholders and project sponsor. Identifies, tracks, and ensures resolution of issues and removal of barriers. Provides technical support to project team members. Handles complex application features and technical designs. Designs and implements the components required for complex application features. Generally manages a group of applications system analysts. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Professional certification is highly desirable. May require specific PC, workstation, operating system, application or platform skills. Provides overall direction to the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of a project. Exercises management responsibility over the achievement of performance, revenue, and profit objectives of a project and its contracts. Ensures that the project plan maintains tasks, schedules, estimates, and status, and disseminates information to team members and customers. Creates a structure and organization for the management of a complex environment with emphasis on quality, productivity, and consistency. Directs corrective actions in any area where performance falls below objectives. Arranges for the assignment of responsibility to other supporting facilities, business areas, and support functions, and monitors their performance. Self-directed and independent. Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project. Project Managers are required to be qualified under the Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards for IT Project Managers. http://www.vita.virginia.gov/oversight/projects/default.aspx?id=589

Skills:

Skill        Required / Desired          Amount               of Experience

MS-Project experience, Business Requirements gathering experience, good interpersonal and team skills

Required             4              Years

Must possess PMP certification through PMI or PM certification through VITA - No other certifications qualify.  

Required                             

MS-Office adept (Excel,Word,PowerPoint), Project Monitoring and escalation skills, Risk Management

Required             2              Years

Healthcare claims processing experience, Familiarity with Dual Eligibilty or ACA MAGI req a plus

Required             3              Years

Candidate must have PMP certified? Must possess PMP certification through PMI or PM certification through VITA - No other certifications qualify.