Program Coordinator 1 (PCN 062405)

Job Description

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:

Come join our team and play a key role in advancing Alaska's Medicaid program, with a focus on licensed behavioral health services.

In this position, you will be responsible for providing outreach, communication, training, technical support, and all licensing activities pertaining to residential childcare facilities (RCCF) and adult mental health residential homes (AMHR). You will work closely with providers and stakeholders to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulatory standards that govern residential care facilities and ensure background check processing of RCCF and AMHR licensed providers under the authority of the Department of Health.

Additionally, you will be responsible for investigating reports of abuse and neglect, complaints against licensed RCCF and AMHR providers, and conducting licensure activities for all RCCF homes. You will assist with reviewing referrals for the Complex Behavior Collaborative (CBC) program and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR). This is an exciting opportunity to directly influence the alignment of behavioral health services with state and federal regulations, while driving continuous improvement in provider performance.

If you're passionate about ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable Alaskans receiving residential care, we would like to hear from you.

This Position Requires Frequent Work Travel

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships.

Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community.

The benefits of joining our team:

We offer exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans. The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent whose ideas, values, and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment.

The working environment you can expect:

Anchorage Regional Office: Conveniently located at 3601 C. St., Suite 878, Anchorage, AK 99503, Midtown Anchorage, and within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry.

A hybrid work environment offers the opportunity for designated telework and in-office days.

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).
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Special Notice:

• This position requires frequent Travel via airplane or vehicle to remote locations throughout the State of Alaska or the Lower 48 to conduct inspections.
• A Valid and Current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

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 2: classspecs

Minimum 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 rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, 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 competencies in

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

• 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.

• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

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 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

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications, if not already provided in the application.

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

1. A copy of your current and valid Alaskan driver's license.

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

APPLICATION NOTICE

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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.

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Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Jamie LangProgram Manager

Phone: 907-269-3780Email: [email protected]