Project Mgr, Provider Network Management

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net's mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.healthnet.com



JOB SUMMARY:



Under direction, the Project Manager manages one or more mid sized, cross-functional projects (15 or fewer participants and/or $300k budget). This position is responsible for managing a variety of projects for varying operational functions, all with a clear beginning and end (date of implementation). This position does not encompass roles that are assigned a functional responsibility that occurs on a recurring or cyclical basis. The Project Manager should relinquish responsibility for projects at their end (implementation date). An example of an activity that this position would not be responsible for would be the ongoing maintenance of system after it's implementation.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the design process, research administration, monitoring and implementation of departmental/cross-functional projects.

Provides project leadership and management.

Ensure designated project goals and objectives are accomplished within prescribed timeframes and budget constraints and project sponsors are well informed of project status.

Drive to resolution all process related issues through the use of financial/operational/process-impact analysis and the corresponding development of alternatives and recommendations.

Create and manage cross-functional project plan to communicate and track project timelines, milestones, costs and deliverables.

Plan and coordinate all required internal and external communications and training to implement newly defined processes, measurements, reporting and procedures.

Cooperatively defines and publishes process- focused performance metrics including significant service, quality and cost components.

Participate in policy and procedure reviews, process changes or any corporate, organization, or department initiative to evaluate impact to current projects in support of planned activity.

Works closely with identified project teams to perform detailed analysis and produce reports.

Assists department in identifying opportunities for workflow improvement.

Completes Project Management Certification program.
REQUIREMENTS


REQUIREMENTS:



Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, or related field required.



Certification/License:

Project Management Certification preferred



Experience:

Minimum three years project management experience.

2 years experience working with Tricare

Health Care or other relevant industry experience is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Intermediate knowledge of standard Project Management and/or Business Analyst principles and techniques.

Highly organized and able to handle multiple priorities.

Process improvement, workflow benchmarking and/or evaluation processes.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Must be detail-oriented.

Proficiency with systems and variety of software applications.

Ability to work in a team environment.

Knowledge and understanding of MHS Tricare

OR
Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.



As a government contractor, this position requires U. S. citizenship and proof of favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense form SF85P or higher security.



Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.



Health Net and its subsidiaries are an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D.