Project Manager 2
Project Manager 2
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18-09-2025
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Job Description
Title: Project Manager 2
Location: Austin TX
Duration: 4 months
Pay rate: $55.00/HR on W2
- A Project Manager (PM) is needed to manage the Provider Enrolment and Management System (PEMS) Plus Credentialing project. PEMS is HHSCs system for enrolling providers into the Medicaid program. Providers must be enrolled to deliver services to Medicaid clients and receive payment from HHSC or the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and/or the Dental Maintenance Organizations (DMO). In addition to Medicaid enrolment providers must also be credentialed by the MCOs and DMOs that they contract with. The credentialing process ensures providers have appropriate qualifications to provide the services they are contracting for. For example a physicians license would be verified through the credentialing process. This project will ensure the credentialing process is fully integrated into the PEMS application to streamline provider enrolment and reduce the number of steps providers must take to get enrolled and credentialed.
- The worker will serve as a Project Manager for the PEMS Plus Credentialing project and support activities as needed. The worker will manage and lead the project of integrating the credentialing application used by MCOs/DMOs into PEMS. The worker will report to governance committees on the activities of the project. The worker will identify record and ensure trading partners are aware of critical path dependencies integration points and oversee testing plans. The worker will work closely with the Director of Provider Services and the Deputy Associate Commissioner for MCS Operations Management. This Project Manager will oversee and lead the work of other project staff to ensure tasks are assigned tracked and completed timely and accurately.
- The worker will be responsible for delivering quality products that meet the states desired operational and technical requirements. The worker will have considerable latitude to use their experience and judgement to ensure successful completion of their assigned tasks. The worker will be required to multi-task analyze priorities communicate clearly and set expectations for the phases of the project. The worker will be responsible for communicating with multiple internal and external stakeholders including program and technical staff and other contracted and vendor resources. The worker will participate in meetings track deliverables and schedules and alert management of any issues that may impact providers.
The services to be provided include but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinating duties and responsibilities with PEMS Sprint Teams and Provider Services.
- Development maintenance and monitoring of integrated project timelines in coordination with PEMS project timelines.
- Ensuring that the project plan maintains tasks schedules and status updates as well as disseminating information to team members.
- Oversight and reporting of critical path dependencies between PEMS projects.
- Communicating project status issues and risks to department management HHSC vendors Provider Services and PEMS sprint teams. Developing mitigation plans as necessary.
- Communicating status of program initiatives to department management and other impacted stakeholders.
- Planning and managing efficient project meetings and documenting key decisions.
- Designing strategies to mitigate or avoid identified project risks and difficulties.
- Required certification in Project Management by a recognized project management organization. Scrum Master a plus.
- Resumes will not be accepted from applicants outside of Texas. The worker will be required to travel as needed to the primary work location in the Austin office. Remote work may be considered in accordance with HHSC Telework Policies which includes in-office attendance
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