Health Program Manager 3 (Injury Prevention Unit Manager - PCN 061777)

State of Alaska; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 annual paid holidays

Personal leave with accrual based on 1

Hybrid telework schedules

Flexible hours

Excellent insurance and retirement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The State of Alaska seeks a Health Program Manager 3 to lead the Injury Prevention Unit. This role focuses on statewide injury prevention, data-driven program design, and collaboration with communities, healthcare partners, and public health officials.

Hybrid and in-person options across Alaska are available. You will mentor staff, manage grants and budgets, and represent the division in statewide injury prevention efforts.

Qualifications

• Program Planning: Ensures state/Tribal/community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community.
• Community Dimensions of Practice: Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.
• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances across boundaries to achieve common goals.
• Public Health: Applies knowledge of public health principles to protect and improve health.
• Human Capital Management: Manages workforce and staffing needs; recruitment and performance management.
• Leadership: Influences and motivates others; adapts leadership styles to various situations.
• Conflict Management: Manages conflicts constructively.

Responsibilities

• Lead statewide injury prevention efforts using data and evidence-based practices.
• Engage with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public health officials to build a comprehensive statewide network of injury prevention programs.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to public health staff while representing the section and state leadership.
• Write and manage grants and budgets that support priority injury prevention programs.

Skills

Program Oversight

Stakeholder Management

Performance Measurement

Leadership

Conflict Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Health Program Manager 3 (Injury Prevention Unit Manager - PCN 061777) in Multiple Locations, AK

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

This position is currently located in Anchorage. The position may be in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, or Ketchikan, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:

Join the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP) team and lead meaningful, statewide injury prevention efforts that help make Alaska a safer and healthier place to live, work, and play by:

• Implementing a public health approach through data and evidence-based practices to reduce injuries in Alaska, including transportation injuries, falls, drownings, poisonings, firearm-related injuries, and other areas of interest, using frameworks such as shared risk and protective factors,


• Engaging with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public health officials to build and maintain a comprehensive, statewide network of injury prevention programs,


• Providing leadership and mentorship to public health staff while representing the section and state leadership in injury prevention efforts, and


• Writing and managing grants and budgets that support priority injury prevention programs.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

This role is part of the Division of Public Health’s Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP).

In this role, you’ll help advance that mission by organizing, directing, and coordinating the Section’s work to reduce the impact of injury among Alaskans.

The benefits of joining our team:

By joining our Section, you’ll collaborate with a friendly and supportive crew, including seasoned experts, savvy epidemiologists, creative communications pros, and an awesome administrative team. Together, we’re committed to using science and data to drive our decisions and make Alaska an even better place to live, work, and play. Come be a part of our mission and help us create positive change!

• 12 annual paid holidays


• personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served


• hybrid telework schedules


• flexible hours


• excellent insurance and retirement benefits


• professional development opportunities

The working environment you can expect:

Our team is a mix of remote and in-person at the Anchorage office. If you join us remotely, we look forward to connecting on Teams and Zoom through our work, music, and activities driven by our Fun Committee. If you join us in Anchorage, our 7th-floor offices in the Frontier Building boast stunning views of the Chugach Range and offer ample covered parking, on-site vending machines, and excellent building security.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Program Oversight: Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s).


• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort; including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative).


• Performance Measurement: Knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using financial and nonfinancial measures, including identification of evaluation factors (for example, workload, personnel requirements), metrics, and outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the competencies in:

• Program Planning: Ensures state/Tribal/community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community (e.g., current data and trends; proposed federal, state, and local legislation; commitments from organizations to act). Develops program goals and objectives.


• Community Dimensions of Practice: Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.


• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.


• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.


• Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.


• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.


• Conflict Management: Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations. Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

Equivalent to those typically gained by: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biological, health or behavioral science; health practice; education; public, healthcare, or business administration; or a closely related field; AND/OR Progressively responsible professional supervisory or lead level experience performing health program planning, development, coordination, evaluation, or implementation; providing technical health care assistance and consultation; conducting health care utilization or quality assurance examinations; and/or delivering health care service.

Special Note: Agencies employing Health Program Managers are responsible for administering a wide range of medical, behavioral, and social health insurance programs for children and adults. Positions typically focus on a particular health area. Where licensure is required, the job vacancy announcement will identify the type of license necessary to apply for that specific position. The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious disease and/or biohazards. Travel may be required.

This position may require occasional travel.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

Contact Information

Name/Title: Theresa Feeley‑Summerl / Program Manager
Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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