Health Program Associate (35 Hour) Hybrid #261013-4406HC-001

State of Connecticut; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive benefits

Leadership development

Work-life balance

Zusammenfassung

State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) seeks a Health Program Associate for the Facility Licensing and Investigations Section in Hartford, CT. The role supports regulatory oversight, policy implementation, and review of facility submissions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

Travel is required statewide with some telework possible. The ideal candidate will have strong regulatory, public health program administration, and reporting skills and will

Qualifikationen

• Seven years of professional experience in a health organization.
• One year of health care program administration, health systems agency or other health care organization in areas such as grant writing/monitoring, program planning/management/evaluation, program consultation, public relations.

Aufgaben

• Develop, implement, and monitor protocols.
• Review and process reports and information submitted by licensed facilities.
• Prepare reports, memos, and legislatively required documentation.
• Perform investigations and maintain regulatory files.
• Complete additional duties to support licensing and oversight functions.

Kenntnisse

Regulatory knowledge

Public health program administration

Policy implementation

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Records

Jobbeschreibung

Introduction

Bring your healthcare regulatory expertise to DPH as a Health Program Associate! The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to serve as a Health Program Associate within the Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) of the Healthcare Quality and Safety Branch. FLIS licenses and inspects healthcare facilities and laboratories across the state. This role supports regulatory oversight, policy implementation, and the review of facility submissions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. Please note: Candidates who are offered and accept a position with DPH Facility Licensing and Investigations Section must be free from conflicts of interest at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter in accordance with the CT Code of Ethics and complete all required trainings.

Position Highlights

• Location: Hartford, CT
• Work Schedule: Typically Monday - Friday
• Work Shift: Full-time, First Shift
• Work Hours: 35 hours per week
• Please note:
• Travel throughout the state is required
• An opportunity for some telework in accordance with State policies may be permitted

What We Can Offer You

• Comprehensive benefits - visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn more
• Opportunities for leadership development, professional growth, and continued learning
• A supportive environment that values collaboration, compassion, and work/life balance

In This Role You Will

• Develop, implement, and monitor protocols
• Review and process reports and information submitted by licensed facilities
• Prepare reports, memos, and legislatively required documentation
• Perform investigations and maintain regulatory files
• Complete additional dutires as needed to support licensing and oversight functions

More About The Agency

• Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
• Preventing disease, injury, and disability
• Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state health program or project this class is accountable for performing high level work in the implementation and coordination of the non-clinical aspects of health care programs or projects.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
• Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
• Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
• Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
• Assists division head in expediting program;
• Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
• Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
• Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
• Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
• Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
• Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
• Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
• Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
• May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
• May be involved in approval of grants or projects;
• May speak publicly about program issues and develop information for public distribution;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • purposes, plans, objectives and programs of public health agencies including changing patterns of preventive medicine and environmental health;
  • relationships between risk factors and evidence of health problems;
  • changing aspects of social-medical philosophies;
• Knowledge of
  • research and evaluation design methodologies;
  • state and community organizations and programs involved in field of public health and medical care;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to plan, organize and direct a complex technical program;
• Ability to
  • analyze, evaluate and interpret data;
  • lead and train staff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 , resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
• Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing [e-mail] .
• Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.

Minimum Qualifications - General Experience

• Seven (7) years of professional experience in a health organization.

Minimum Qualifications - Special Experience

• One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in health care program administration, a health systems agency or other health care organization in at least one of the following areas:
  • grant writing or monitoring;
  • formal program planning, development, management or evaluation;
  • program consultation;
  • public relations activities.
• For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Health Program Assistant 2.
• NOTE: A health care organization is defined as a large multi-dimensional agency with responsibility for developing health programs.

Minimum Qualifications - Substitutions Allowed

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in health education, hospital administration, public administration, public health or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• For state employees one (1) year as a Health Program Assistant 2 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting and applying laws and regulations in a regulated setting and knowledge of health care programs or facilities.
• Experience reviewing, evaluating, and interpreting information submitted pursuant to regulatory requirements.
• Experience with developing, implementing, and monitoring policies and procedures.
• Experience preparing reports and utilizing computer programs; including Microsoft office, e-mail, electronic medical records and other programs.
• Experience working with data and developing databases.

Special Requirements

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

QUESTIONS? WE’RE HERE TO HELP

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Alyssa Hovanec at [e-mail]

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.