Health Services Analyst — Community Programs (Emergency)

County of Los Angeles; California (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services seeks qualified candidates for an Emergency Assistant Staff Analyst, Health Services Community Programs, to support homelessness initiatives and related health service programs.

Under emergency order, appointments may be made for up to 90 days with a path to permanent County employment. Candidates will be assessed on performance. The role requires analyzing programs, budgets, and staffing to improve operations and outcomes across DHS.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in a staff capacity analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, program, procedure, budget, or personnel.
• Two (2) years of highly responsible administrative or staff experience at the level of an Administrative Assistant III, Assistant Hospital Administrator I, Contract Program Auditor, or higher.
• You MUST meet one of the above requirements to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the budget planning for major health service programs and departments.
• Analyzes preliminary budget requests; conducts studies of line budget units' previous financial performance and cost effectiveness; performs revenue forecasts; and prepares findings and budget recommendations to management.
• Develops annual budget for assigned Department of Health Services line budget units; monitors the unit's expenditures against the plans; and prepares summaries of financial activities to keep management informed of financial condition.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and makes recommendations for organizing, staffing, financing, and the operation of major new departmental functions or major modifications of existing programs.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and makes recommendations on purchasing, leasing, equipping, and space planning of major departmental facilities.
• Conducts management studies of component organizations of the department to determine if acceptable management practices are being used and departmental policies enforced to assess organization, staffing, and financing; to define and report problem areas; and to develop recommendations for the solution of problems uncovered.

Job description

The County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services seeks qualified candidates for an Emergency Assistant Staff Analyst, Health Services Community Programs, to support homelessness initiatives and related health service programs.

Under emergency order, appointments may be made for up to 90 days with a path to permanent County employment. Candidates will be assessed on performance. The role requires analyzing programs, budgets, and staffing to improve operations and outcomes across DHS.