Senior Project Management Advisor

Title: Senior Project Management Advisor

State Role Title: Information Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: $108879- $127586

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Med Assistance Svcs

Location:Dept of Medical Asst Services

Agency Website:

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 agencys 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 teams 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:

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 rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) does not offer employment-based Sponsorship. Selected candidates will have their work authorization completed using the EVerify Program.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is an Executive Branch agency that will adhere to all policies and procedures to include the Commonwealths Department of Human Resource Management Policy 1.61 Teleworking.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check Education Checks if applicable Work History Verification with references.

If you wish to apply for a job with the Department of Medical Assistance Services an application and/or resume for employment must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed faxed emailed or hand-delivered applications/resumes will not be accepted. Consideration for an interview is based solely on the relevant information presented in the state application and/or resume submitted before the closing date.

Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services practices fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status political affiliation genetics or disability in the recruitment selection and hiring of its workforce.

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealths Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter use this link: or call DARS at or DBVI at

The Department of Medical Assistance Services is a V3 certified state agency that provides hiring preference to veterans and members of the reserves and/or National Guard in support of executive order 29 (2010). If you are a Veteran or Spouse of a Veteran or Active Military Member DMAS encourages you to apply and respond accordingly on your state application

Contact Information

Name: DMAS Talent Acquisition

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.