Project Specialist

Location

Sacramento, CA | United States

Job description

At Medusind we take immense pride in offering superior, cost-effective solutions covering the whole spectrum of tasks and processes to the healthcare industry.
A significant factor is that our workforce comes with a rich domain expertise and robust compliance norms.

Our four-prong approach of an excellent management team coupled with detailed eye for processes, experienced manpower, and cutting-edge technology helps us deliver superior, cost-effective services to our clients across the globe.

Benefits: 

• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401K.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Voluntary additional life insurance.
• Voluntary supplemental insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 48 hours of sick time after three months.
• 80 hours of vacation time after six months.
• $400 referral bonuses.

Position Overview:

• Under the direction of the Director of Special Projects, the Project Specialist has the responsibility of day-to-day operations managing client expectations, developing detailed project plans, defining scope of projects, understanding project gaps, following-up with team members on specific tasks and when needed assign tasks to appropriate support staff.

Essential duties & responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Project Related Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Create a detailed project management plan that sets milestones and deadlines. 
• Develop other project documents including workflows and resource documents
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, and schedule
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, or schedule to ensure that project requirements can be met
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
• Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks
• Detect, report, and provide solutions to project-related issues
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan
• Change Management and Process Improvement
• Track project performance using appropriate KPIs, metrics, tools, and other techniques
• Submit deliverables and ensure they adhere to quality standards
• Perform any other relevant, project-related duties when needed

Team Related Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the team throughout all project management phases
• Ensure that all team members have the required information and resources to carry out their tasks effectively
• Manage diverse teams and projects (sometimes simultaneously)
• Facilitate daily/weekly meetings
• Meet with individual team members to find and fix any issues
• Foster a culture based on accountability

Client-oriented responsibilities:

• Manage communication with external and internal stakeholders
• Organize and participate in client meetings
• Ensure compliance with client requirements and business needs
• Ensure customer satisfaction
• Bring together all company units to meet client demands

General business responsibilities

• Maintain business relationships
• Contribute to the development of the company, its processes, and its projects
• Recommend further improvements
• Align the company’s general business targets with the project’s objectives and outcomes

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Healthcare Administration or Business Administration; or the equivalent of 3-5 years of Healthcare Project Management experience. Or 3-5 years of full-time experience in all facets of FQHC/CHC Project Managing within a multi-entity, healthcare environment;
• Or a combination of education and work experience may be considered.
• Project Management credential preferred.

Since 2002, organizations across the entire healthcare spectrum have leveraged our deep expertise and high-quality solutions to maximize revenue, reduce operating costs and navigate the changing healthcare landscape.Medusind’s unique combination of deep industry expertise, robust operational capability, and client-focused service significantly improves the efficiency and profitability of healthcare organizations. Client satisfaction is the primary focus of the Medusind leadership and staff.Our highly experienced personnel, cutting edge technology, and forward thinking approach allows us to deliver effective solutions while staying ahead of healthcare industry changes.

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Salary

$20 - $25 per hour