MTP Tribal Program Manager (HCPM/OTA) - Project

DGS Office of External Affairs; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The MTP Tribal Program Manager role, based in Olympia, serves as a statewide policy expert for Washington State Health Care Authority’s Medicaid Transformation Project initiatives affecting Tribal Nations and Indian health care providers.

This telework-eligible position leads development and implementation of health care improvement initiatives, manages complex rule promulgation, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements, reporting to the Office of Tribal Affairs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of policy research and analysis experience; or 8 years of
• Two years of experience working with or for Tribes and/or Indian health care providers
• Ability to analyze and communicate information in multiple formats and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Knowledge of the Indian health care system and understanding of health care as a treaty right (preferred)
• Knowledge of the 1115 waiver (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of health care improvement initiatives
• Manage complex rule promulgation and ensure compliance with state and federal requirements
• Report to the Office of Tribal Affairs and focus on maximizing access to quality care for AI/AN populations
• Engage with policy analysis, contract management, and stakeholder engagement

Skills

Policy analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication across formats

Ability to analyze and communicate

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or related field

Policy research and analysis experience (4+ years; or 8 years)

Job description

The MTP Tribal Program Manager serves as a statewide policy expert for the Washington State Health Care Authority's Medicaid Transformation Project initiatives affecting Tribal Nations and Indian health care providers. This telework-eligible project position, based in Olympia, leads the development and implementation of health care improvement initiatives, manages complex rule promulgation, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements. The role reports to the Office of Tribal Affairs and focuses on maximizing access to quality care for American Indian/Alaska Native populations through policy analysis, contract management, and stakeholder engagement.

Key qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or related field, plus 4 years of policy research and analysis experience; or 8 years of
• Two years of experience working with or for Tribes and/or Indian health care providers
• Ability to analyze and communicate information in multiple formats and collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Knowledge of the Indian health care system and understanding of health care as a treaty right (preferred)
• Knowledge of the 1115 waiver (preferred)