Health Program Manager 1 (PCN 062344M)

Job Description

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged to Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health

Wed 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 :

In this position you will provide development implementation and evaluation of Personal Care Services and Home and Community-Based Waiver programs. You will participate in service planning after reviewing the Consumer Assessment Tool support plans and amendments to plans as well as monitor and evaluate providers of these services to ensure practices are in compliance with CMS guidelines for implementation.

Mission and Values / Culture :

Our mission is to promote health well-being and safety for individuals with disabilities seniors and vulnerable adults by facilitating access to quality services and supports that foster independence personal choice and dignity.

Benefits of Joining Our Team :

By joining our team you will work with a group of professionals committed to the well-being and safety of seniors and individuals who experience a disability. We offer a flexible fun environment from which to facilitate access to quality services and support to help meet the needs of clients and your role you will have direct influence on the managers ability to effectively and efficiently attain department goals and objectives. You will be provided the opportunity to build your skills and build knowledge and competencies in new areas.

The Working Environment You Can Expect :

This postion will be located at 1835 Bragaw Street Suite 350 Anchorage Alaska.

This location is convenient to numerous shops and restaurants.

This position is scheduled for a 7.5-hour workday; start and stop times can be flexible between the hours of 7 am and 5 : 30 pm.

Hybrid Telework is possible with this position after training and approval from the Division Director.

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 :

• Decision Making : Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Interpersonal Skills : Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who May be possbly difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.
• Self-Management : Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative effort and commitment towards completing assignments promptly; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Health Program Manager 1 : Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

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.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager / agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports / demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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

Equivalent to those typically gained by :

A Bachelors 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

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.

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 diseases and / or biohazards. Travel may be required.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview please provide the following :

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

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 applicants 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.

EDUCATION

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 employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE : Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage found here : regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the domain. For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page at 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- in Juneau or TTY : Alaska Relay 711 or 1- 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.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll-free) or if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to .

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For specific information about the position feel free to contact the hiring manager at :

Lauren Scarmuzzi / Health Program Manager 2

Phone : Email :

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1