IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Achieving Access to Quality Healthcare for All
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HCCN HIT Project Manager
Director of Clinical Quality
Part-Time
Exempt
DOE
March 2013
General Statement:
The Idaho Primary Care Association (IPCA) is a non-profit organization that provides
assistance to a network of health centers and other safety-net providers, supports the
development of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Idaho, and enhances the
operations and performance of health centers.
Under the guidance of the Director of Clinical Quality and the Executive Director, the
Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) Health Information Technology (HIT)
Project Manager carries out initiatives and activities to strengthen and expand the health
center HIT in Idaho, including serving as the coordinator and liaison with the CHCs
under IPCA’s Health Center Controlled Network grant. This position also has lead
responsibility for integration and coordination of the Idaho Primary Care Association’s
other information technology activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
Serve as coordinator and liaison between IPCA, the health center organizations, and
IPCA’s technology contractors under IPCA’s Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN)
grant. This includes coordinating the process of development and implementation of
interfaces between the CHCs’ Electronic Health Records (EHR) and a centralized data
repository/data warehouse, which will be undertaken by IPCA’s technology contractors.
Work with the Director of Clinical Quality and the HCCN to develop analytic tools for
CHCs to improve clinical quality measures, and provide technical assistance in using
technology to support reporting quality measures.
Provide technical assistance to health centers in assessing their readiness to adopt
meaningful use standards.
Serve as a general resource for information on HRSA/BPHC policies and program
expectations on related topics. Identify issues and route requests clearly and efficiently
to subject matter experts, local IT, or hosting facility. Contribute in developing,
implementing and maintaining policies, procedures and associated training plans. Set
and meet project timelines, budgets, deliverables and milestones
IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Achieving Access to Quality Healthcare for All
Acts as a liaison with external health initiatives such as the Idaho Health Data Exchange,
Accountable Care Organizations and Health Information Exchanges.
Work with IPCA programs and operations in utilizing technology.
This position will be highly collaborative with other HCCN team members and programs,
and will require attending special project meetings, ad-hoc conference calls, and inperson meetings.
Travel inside and outside of Idaho up to 30% time.
Qualifications:
 Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Technology or related degree
 Three years’ experience working with healthcare data
 Grants management experience
 Fluency in written and spoken English
 The ability to speak or make presentations in front of groups
 Ability to work outside of normal business hours when needed
 Ability to attend conferences and workshops for further education to expand and
improve management skills
 Ability to travel to CHCs throughout Idaho up to 30% time
 Strong ability to create project plans, prioritize tasks and define project deliverables
 Strong ability to understand the needs of users and convert those needs into technical
development
 Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with demonstrated change
management experience
 Demonstrated ability to work successfully with customer/client groups and/or
experience in membership organizations
 Knowledge of report development and analysis of health care data
 Strong knowledge Business Intelligence concepts
 Knowledge of clinical quality improvement and primary care operations/workflow
 Knowledge of Federal Meaningful Use Criteria
 Ability to stay current on health care reporting requirements such as UDS,
Meaningful Use, and Patient Centered Medical Home
 Ability to coordinate work and activities with outsourced developers and contractors
 Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws
 Must be flexible, self-directed, able to prioritize multiple tasks, able to manage a full
workload
 Ability to work with minimal supervision and maximum accountability
 Attention to detail and excellent written, analytical, and verbal communication skills
 Ability to work as a team member and work effectively with diverse people and
demonstrate cultural sensitivity.
IPCA is an equal opportunity employer
IDAHO PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION
Achieving Access to Quality Healthcare for All
TO APPLY:
If interested and qualified for this position, please submit a resume, cover letter and
salary history via email or postal mail to:
IPCA
Human Resources
1087 W River St., Ste. 160
Boise, ID 83702
HR@Idahopca.org
No phone calls please.
**The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being
performed by personnel assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be
construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of
personnel so classified. **