Program Coordinator 1 (Cancer Education & Quality Assurance Coordinator - PCN 061689)

Education & Training Coordinator

Welcome to the Department of Health! We'd be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to Alaskan residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing :

• Functions as the Education & Training Coordinator : Designs and delivers in-house and statewide training on cancer reporting, abstracting, coding (ICD-O, staging, treatment), and case finding according to national standard setters' requirements, while providing opportunities for Alaskan ODS to earn NCRA-approved continuing education credits.
• Serves as the Quality Assurance Coordinator : Ensures statewide accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of cancer data through audits, edit analysis, and compliance monitoring aligned with NAACCR and NPCR standards.
• Leads the development, implementation, and documentation of the ACR quality assurance program, including updating operation reports, leading re-abstracting audits, providing feedback to reporters, edits, and corrective action for reporting facilities.
• Serves as a resource to cancer reporters by providing ongoing technical assistance and mentorship to health care facilities, produces a quarterly newsletter, and, when needed, helps cancer registrars resolve data discrepancies with reporting facilities.
• Participates in ACR operations, such as death clearance, quality control, and call-for-data submission activities. Attends staff meetings and participates in Department-wide meetings and trainings when required.

Mission and Values / Culture : The mission of the Division of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. As a member of the HAVRS team, you will have the opportunity to make important contributions to this mission and make a difference in improving the health and well-being of Alaskans. The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section (HAVRS) is chiefly responsible for the administration of :

Benefits of Joining Our Team : Benefits include health and retirement plans, 12 paid state holidays, paid leave accrual, union representation, and the potential for annual performance-based pay increases. Cancer registry staff enjoy flexible schedules within regular 8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday business hours (7.5-hour workdays), as well as options for alternative schedules and hybrid telework. This position also offers a unique opportunity to work with some of Alaska's best and brightest public health and medical professionals, develop and engage in educational and training opportunities, develop and engage in activities that improve cancer data quality, and apply your unique knowledge, skills, and abilities to be a valuable resource to cancer reporters statewide.

The Working Environment You Can Expect : This position is located in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Frontier building, 3601 C. Street, which offers free parking in a parking garage and is within a 5-minute walk of four stops for two popular bus routes. Staff share desk space with other staff within our Unit. The area includes Cuddy Park, the Loussac Library, and several food options, such as grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops, within walking distance or a five-minute drive from our office.

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 :

Special Notice :

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Minimum Qualifications :

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Any combination of education and / or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in :

Equivalent to those typically gained by training from an accredited college or university in any field and / or progressively responsible experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative controls, work processes, and / or procedures for a program, project, business, or organization.

Special Note : "Competencies" means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. "Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. "Training" and "education" are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. "Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and / or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information :

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment :

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

To verify education is being used to meet and / or support the required minimum qualifications / competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications / competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution / URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before