Job Description

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.

UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.

The Program Manager provides project management, performance improvement support, and strategic coordination across teams within Medicaid quality programs, including the Care Innovation and Community Improvement Program (CICIP), and the broader Population Health portfolio. This role drives program execution, fosters collaborative partnerships, and ensures high‑quality, evidence-based improvements aimed at advancing system-wide community and population health goals.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.

Project & Portfolio Management

• Coordinate projects within Medicaid quality portfolios, including:
  • Maternal and Infant Health, Access to Mental Health Services, Access to Treatment for Substance use Disorders, and Management of Chronic Health Conditions.
• Independently develop, implement and manage multiple concurrent projects using standard project management principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Communicate and reinforce clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations for project team members.
• Ensure timely, high-quality deliverables and effective progression of project plans.

Performance Improvement & Change Facilitation

• Facilitate utilization of the performance improvement methodologies by means of assisting project teams with the performance improvement process.
• Collaborate with clinical providers, staff, and subject matter experts to identify, implement, and spread evidence-based practices.
• Manage key operational and clinical metrics in collaboration with system data analysts to track progress and evaluate impact.
• Lead and facilitate patient engagement activities to ensure patient perspectives and experiences shape project direction and outcomes.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Connect the portfolio initiatives with internal and external partners to share our best practices and learn from other healthcare system successes.
• Facilitate regular leadership and project team meetings with consistent cadence, clear agendas, and structured follow-up to accelerate improvement and remove barriers.
• Support cross-functional stakeholder groups in operationalizing new, innovative initiatives and advancing strategic health improvement efforts.
• Act as a liaison between portfolio initiatives and broader Population Health and Community Health department programs, ensuring alignment and visibility across the organization.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Clinical, Engineering, Business, Public Health or a related field.

Formal improvement training preferred. Formal project management training preferred.

Minimum Required: 2-3 years’ experience in a related job discipline. Preferred: 1-3 years equivalent experience in healthcare.

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About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com. 

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.

UC Health is an EEO employer.