Project Director

Title: Project Director Location: United States Rhode Island Cranston Other Locations: null Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organizations worldwide. The 130,0 people of Xerox serve clients in more than 160 countries. If you meet the requirements of this position and want to work for a world class company with a great marketplace reputation, apply today. ACS, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for Rhode Island's Money Follows the Person project. The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has received a five year award from the federal Centers of Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration Project (MFP). MFP is designed to provide assistance to states to balance their long term care systems and help Medicaid enrollees' transition from institutions to the community. The major focus for this work is to develop and implement responsive "person centered" home and community based supports and responsive systems of care that can: identify and work with people able to successfully transition to a home or community setting with proper supports; facilitate successful transition; and enable the person to succeed in that setting. The Project Director will have overall responsibility for the planning, design, coordination, implementation and operation of the Rhode to Home MFP Demonstration Project. The Project Director will have overall responsibility for ensuring that all MFP participants are able to live safely and securely in the community while guiding project staff to meet all five Operational Protocol benchmarks. The Project Director will supervise Care Coordination services such as Transition Assessment, Housing, Transition Coordinators and Medical/Therapy consultants. Other responsibilities include stakeholder communications: CMS liaison; report submission; strategic planning and developing project materials. The MFP Project Manager will work closely with senior staff of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, to provide expert leadership and support to the effective implementation and operation of the MFP Demonstration. On a day to day basis this position will report to the Administrator of the Office of Institutional and Community Supports. * Finalize the MFP operational protocol and plan for program implementation, * Develop and implement strategies for community outreach and education; identification of target population; comprehensive assessment and care plan development; facilitation of housing and community based long term care services; oversight and monitoring; implement metrics to evaluate effectiveness and costs of care. * Conduct readiness reviews and implement MFP project, * Monitor project performance, expenditures, and meet re balancing LTC goals, * Work with stakeholders throughout the demonstration * Serve as chief liaison to CMS and its evaluation and technical assistance contractors, * Assist the State design strategies and programs to re balance the long term care delivery and financing systems compatible with Medicaid, and; * Prepare MFP and other LTC reports for CMS, the State or other interested parties