Job title:Project Manager
Location:Nashville, Tennessee
Duration: 12 months
Description:
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Assist with statewide expansion planning and implementation for Uninsured Adult Healthcare Safety Net providers, ensuring alignment with Rural Health Transformation Program goals.
• Provide strategic direction to support providers in scaling services, expanding capacity, and improving access for uninsured adults in rural and underserved communities.
• Assist with program operations, workflows, and timelines to ensure efficient delivery of expansion activities across multiple provider sites.
• Ensure full compliance with federal award requirements, reporting standards, performance measures, and fiscal guidelines.
• Develop, monitor, and manage program budgets, contracts, and funding allocations related to expansion activities.
• Collect, analyze, and report program data to track progress, identify gaps, and drive evidencebased improvements.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with healthcare providers, community organizations, state agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and submit required federal and state reports, progress updates, and documentation for audits or program reviews.
• Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and system improvements to strengthen the Safety Net infrastructure and ensure sustainable growth.
• Present program updates to executive leadership, boards, legislative bodies, and community forums.
Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to lead complex, multiyear public health programs with clear vision and strategic direction.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, prioritization, and milestone tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information for diverse audiences.
• Ability to lead stakeholder engagement efforts and maintain positive, trustbased relationships.
• Skilled in presenting program outcomes, policy updates, and strategic recommendations to leadership and external partners.
• Understanding of public health systems, primary care, specialty care workflows, and rural healthcare delivery.
• Strong customerservice orientation for supporting clinicians and rural providers.
• Ability to manage sensitive situations with diplomacy and professionalism.
• Commitment to equity, access, and improving health outcomes for underserved communities.
Education and Experience:
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, healthcare management, nursing, public policy, business administration, information systems, or a related field.
• A master’s degree in public health (MPH), health administration (MHA), public policy, or a related discipline is preferred and may substitute for some experience requirements.
• Demonstrated experience (typically 3–5 years or more) in public health program management, healthcare operations, clinical program coordination, or management of healthtechnology initiatives.
• Experience leading multistakeholder projects involving health systems, rural clinics, or community-based organizations.
• Background in grant-funded program administration, including reporting, budgeting, compliance, and federal or state program requirements.
• Experience with telehealth, specialty care coordination, or technologyenabled providertoprovider services in or with rural or underserved populations is highly desirable
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail and multi-tasking skills, and be able to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other applications as needed.