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Role: IT Project Manager (PMP Certified)
Location: Remote
Type: C2C/W2
Duration: 12+ months
Client: State of Vermont Agency of Digital Services (ADS) / Agency of Human Services (AHS)
Project: School-Based Services EHR Support
Job Summary:
The State of Vermont is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to provide ongoing project management support for the implementation of a statewide Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Medicaid billing solution for the Medicaid School-Based Services (SBS) Program.
The Project Manager will work closely with State teams, stakeholders, and the implementation vendor to ensure the project is completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
The ideal candidate should have strong project management experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to follow the State's Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) processes.
Experience in healthcare IT, EHR implementations, Medicaid programs, or similar government IT projects is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Coordinate project activities with State teams, stakeholders, and implementation vendors.
- Prepare and submit weekly project status reports.
- Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and action items.
- Conduct project meetings, prepare agendas, document meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.
- Maintain project documentation and organize files in the State's designated document repository.
- Monitor project progress to ensure activities are completed on time and within budget.
- Track project budgets, expenditures, and approved financial changes.
- Manage changes to project scope, schedule, budget, and resources through the State's change management process.
- Maintain stakeholder registers, decision logs, and project deliverable tracking documents.
- Work with the implementation vendor to track project deliverables and support their review and approval.
- Coordinate with the State's EPMO Portfolio Manager and project governance teams.
- Follow the State's hybrid project management methodology, including Agile practices.
- Use Azure DevOps, the State's project management tools, and Microsoft Office applications to manage project activities.
- Support project closure activities, including lessons learned and final project reports.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Active PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification Mandatory.
- HIPAA Training Mandatory.
- Experience managing IT projects and coordinating project teams.
- Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting.
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience managing project risks, issues, changes, and budgets.
- Ability to prepare project documentation, status reports, and management presentations.
- Knowledge of project management and governance processes.
- Ability to use Azure DevOps and Microsoft Office tools such as MS Project, Excel, Word, and Visio.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate with multiple project teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience managing healthcare IT or EHR implementation projects.
- Experience working on Medicaid programs or Medicaid billing systems.
- Experience with State government or public-sector IT projects.
- Experience working with healthcare software implementation vendors.
- Experience supporting Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) processes.
- Experience managing large-scale system implementations involving multiple stakeholders.
Additional Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
- Must successfully complete the required background verification.
- Must be employed by the contracting company before starting work on the State project.
- Must be available to work full-time during Vermont State working hours.
- Must follow State security, confidentiality, and data protection policies.
- Must be able to provide proof of PMP certification and HIPAA training.
Required Documents for Candidate Submission
- Updated resume highlighting relevant IT project management experience.
- Copy of active PMP certification.
- HIPAA training completion certificate.