Program Manager ; Rural Health Transformation; RHT) Program Director​/TG

* This is a Temporary Grant Position.*

The Agency's mission is to be boldly innovative in improving the health and quality of life for South Carolinians.

This position is located under the Deputy Director of Programs, Richland County
. This is an in-office role and not a telecommute or remote position.

We are looking for a Program Manager I (Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program Director), who will direct the overall operations of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program and is responsible for overseeing the implementation of program activities, coordinating with other agencies and appropriate stakeholders, and ensuring necessary reports/documentation are submitted to CMS to comply with requirements. Candidate must demonstrate proven ability to manage shifting priorities in a dynamic environment.

The RHT program is a federal initiative led by CMS and focuses on promoting innovation, strategic partnerships, infrastructure development, and workforce investment to help state governments strengthen healthcare access, quality, and outcomes in rural communities. This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of Health Programs.

• Creates and leads comprehensive RHT program roadmap and operational plan that identifies objectives, milestones, deliverables, timelines, resources needed, risks, stakeholders, and all program outcomes to be measured. Develops program reporting (including key performance indicators) and monitoring processes to drive progress towards the RHT program’s strategic goals and SCDHHS’ quality initiatives. Manages yearly grant cycle and establishes review processes to evaluate program outcomes against objectives and identify lessons learned.
  
  Creates an escalation process and ensures sufficient communication with Agency leadership and other internal and external stakeholders. Coordinates and submits CMS required reporting and documentation. Ensures RHT Program is in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Oversees the implementation and management of SCDHHS’ five quality initiatives:
  Connections to Care, Leveling Up, Wellness Within Reach, Shoring up to Sustainability, and the Tech Catalyst Fund. This work includes coordinating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of RHT-funded initiatives and pilot projects, creating and maintaining project management deliverables (timelines, status reports, escalations, risks/issues reporting and solutioning, etc.), assisting with data collection and analysis/reporting, administrative and budget reporting, and serving as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for assigned initiative related stakeholders (subrecipients).
  
  Conducts site visits to subrecipients twice per month.
• Oversees the accurate collection, analysis, visualization, and submission of RHT program data to drive performance measurement tracking and inform decision-making and ensure compliance. This includes developing and maintaining a centralized database to track project activities, KPIs and associated outcomes, analyzing and visualizing data to assess program status, and developing dashboards, scorecards, and infographics for various internal and external stakeholders to provide updates and communicate findings.
• Develops and maintains stakeholder engagement strategy and corresponding plan. Interacts and works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to executive leadership, other agency team members, community organizations, other state agencies, health care associations, providers, members of the public, and legislators to support SCDHHS’ quality initiatives. Attends relevant meetings and leads stakeholder forums and public meetings as required.
  
  Serves as primary liaison to…