Senior Project Management Advisor

Title: Senior Project Management Advisor

State Role Title: Information Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: $108,879- $127,586

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Med Assistance Svcs

Location: Dept of Medical Asst Services

Agency Website: www.dmas.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is excited to offer a competitive hourly opportunity to serve as an Administrative Services Team Supervisor. The selected competitive candidate will provide exceptional delivery of services to the agency’s Appeals Unit.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Motivate and manage an interdisciplinary team of administrative team members within the Appeals Division to promptly
complete initial appeal reviews, request missing case information, ensure cases are scheduled, complete assigned tasks, and perform other administrative duties as needed.

Direct the activities of the Administrative Services Team, while providing hands on support to manage the team’s workload and ensure quality output.

Ensure team members are trained and continuously growing in their skills.

Support the sustainment of a culture of teamwork and high expectations for employees.

Work collaboratively with other leaders in the Appeals Division to ensure continuity of operations and continuously improve processes and procedures.

Provide excellent customer service, treating everyone who interacts with the Division with respect and dignity; ensure
every appellant receives full due process; support a collaborative and positive work environment; and produce a quality work product.

Located in beautiful Central Virginia, the Richmond area puts you just 2 hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Beach and Washington DC. To learn more about the Richmond, VA area visit: https://www.virginia.org

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is working to improve the health and well-being of Virginians through access to high quality health care coverage.

DMAS wants talented individuals who can align their experience with the mission of the agency and its core values – service, collaboration, trust, problem solving and adaptability.

At the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) we encourage and promote that you Come as you are | Become who you want to be | That is our promise.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable knowledge of/experience with Medicaid and/or other Health Claims Processing Systems.

Considerable knowledge of/experience with Project Management practices and principles; planning, assigning, and managing resources; constructing project budgets and schedules; and managing multiple projects with competing priorities.

Considerable knowledge of/experience with both the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (e.g., design, build, test, deployment) and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) (i.e., initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing projects).

Knowledge of/experience with successfully leading project teams through implementations, including at least one successfully led project in excess of $1M.

Considerable knowledge of/experience with MS Project, including creating, managing, analyzing, and reporting on integrated project schedules.

Knowledge/experience with interpretation and application of federal and state laws and regulations.

Experience in meeting deadlines.

Experience with internal/external stakeholders.

Additional Considerations

Knowledge of/experience with Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) or Medicaid.

Knowledge of/experience with claims processing in large scale healthcare processing systems.

Knowledge of policies, principles, and practices of public administration, management, and business administration.

Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

Maintains PMP credential and relevant state project management qualifications (e.g., VITA).

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

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