Project Manager Rural Healthcare Programs: Cranston, Rhode Island, Hybrid

Title: Project Manager – Rural Healthcare Programs

Location: Cranston, Rhode Island, Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Duration: Minimum 2 years (with potential extension)

Hours/Week: 35

Functional Role: Accessibility and Provider Improvement Manager

Description

Seeking a skilled Senior Project Manager – Rural Healthcare Programs with experience in project management, contract management, meeting facilitation, partnership development, and data-driven decision-making. The individual will work closely with leadership, program, data, and policy teams to ensure cross-functional healthcare accessibility projects move successfully from planning through implementation, operations, and evaluation. Sustainability planning will also be a key responsibility.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee and advance the implementation of accessibility priorities across organizations, partners, and community stakeholders, with a focus on improving healthcare accessibility initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams focused on strategy, policy, planning, program alignment, and evaluation.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration among government organizations, community partners, healthcare providers, advocates, and individuals with lived experience to support integrated implementation efforts.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, public-private workgroups, and advisory sessions, including preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and managing follow-up activities.
• Ensure stakeholder engagement and project activities promote accessibility, meaningful participation, and inclusion of individuals with disabilities and those with lived experience.
• Manage vendors, consultants, contracts, and external partners, including monitoring deliverables and supporting procurement and reporting activities.
• Translate strategic policy goals into actionable operational plans that can be implemented across organizations and community systems.
• Serve as the central point of coordination and communication to maintain project alignment, momentum, and shared ownership.
• Develop subject matter expertise to inform solution design, implementation strategies, and ongoing operational improvements.
• Support coordination between major accessibility initiatives and related efforts involving healthcare, housing, behavioral health, workforce development, transportation, education, and community services.
• Develop and maintain detailed project work plans, timelines, and implementation schedules.
• Track project deliverables, milestones, and organizational commitments to ensure accountability and timely execution.
• Identify implementation barriers, operational challenges, and process gaps while collaborating with stakeholders to develop effective solutions.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining strong organization, communication, and follow-through.
• Maintain project documentation, tracking systems, and project management tools to support transparency and accountability.
• Develop reports, presentations, dashboards, and communication materials to present project progress, outcomes, and priorities to leadership and stakeholders.
• Draft and edit documentation for clarity, readability, and effectiveness.
• Support data collection, project evaluation, and continuous quality improvement initiatives to measure implementation progress and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Specialized project management training, including Agile methodologies, facilitation, financial tracking, compliance monitoring, and cross-functional or matrix management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, facilitation, research, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of healthcare systems, disability services, healthcare providers, community organizations, advocacy groups, and related stakeholders.
• Knowledge of factors affecting healthcare access and health outcomes in underserved or rural communities.
• Experience with health program implementation, evaluation, policy development, strategic planning, program administration, research, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement.
• General understanding of public health, healthcare finance, healthcare delivery systems, and public health objectives.

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Law, Health Policy, Public Policy, Human Services, Social Work, Environmental Sociology, a licensed healthcare profession, or a closely related field.
• Professional experience in health policy, disability policy, public health, public administration, program administration, or a related field demonstrating:
  • Extensive understanding of ADA compliance and accessibility regulations.
  • Experience addressing social, economic, and environmental determinants of health affecting individuals with disabilities.
  • Experience managing large-scale, multi-agency or cross-functional projects with significant budgets.
  • Proven success managing complex timelines, contractors, and performance metrics.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement experience through advisory groups, advocacy organizations, and collaboration with individuals with lived experience.