Overview
Main Purpose of Job
This Administrator IV position assists in the daily operations of the Urgent & Acute Care Division and the Operations & Data Team which works across multiple units. This position plays a key role in collecting data to monitor and evaluate the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, crisis services, and criminal justice behavioral health service grant programs to inform program improvement. This position also provides daily support for implementing Maryland Behavioral Health Connect, the statewide Bed Registry & Referral web-based platform that will enable service coordination and electronic referrals for the first time in Maryland. This position establishes data collection workflows, evaluates jurisdiction, program, expenditure, system data, identifies and applies agency policies, makes recommendations for program and system improvement, and develops reports to share data with internal and external stakeholders.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Six years of administrative staff or professional work.
Notes:
1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university for five years of the required experience.
4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The desired candidate should possess the following:Experience with data monitoring and analysis, developing data reports, and translating data into programs and system improvements.
Experience with Qualtrics.
About Maryland Department of Health
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) provides health care services through State programs, local health departments, State-run hospitals and residential centers, and contracts with private-sector health care providers. MDH can be divided into four major divisions - Public Health Services, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Health Care Financing. In addition, MDH has 20 boards that license and regulate health care professionals; and various commissions that issue grants, research and make recommendations on issues that affect Maryland’s health care delivery system. MDH employs over 6,500 individuals with a budget of more than $12 billion to provide needed services to Maryland communities.
