JC-429154 – Section Chief

Overview

Job Description and Duties
This job announcement is a re-posting. If you have already applied to JC-403996, you do not need to re-apply, we have your application on file.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently hiring for a Section Chief (Health Program Manager II) within our Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ)!

The Health Program Manager II works under the administrative direction of the Standards Interpretation Branch Chief. This position is based in Sacramento, CA and may be eligible for a hybrid-telework schedule with some in-office requirements.

The Health Program Mangaer II will use their skillset to direct a multidisciplinary team in conducting policy and clinical evaluations of program flexibility and skilled nursing facility staffing waiver requests submitted by health care facilities.

This individual will also collaborate with various health disciplines, community agencies, other state agencies, as well as many internal and external partners in implementing health programs and in developing and interpreting health policies, regulations and procedures in coordination with Federal, State and local agencies.

Responsibilities:

– Direct a multidisciplinary team conducting policy and clinical evaluations of program flexibility and skilled nursing facility staffing waiver requests submitted by health care facilities.

– Provide guidance and advice in the development of accurate and comprehensive analyses related to program flex issues to ensure the program’s goals are aligned with the department’s mission.

– Provide subject matter expertise on emerging health care policies, practices and technologies. Responsible for final waiver and program flex decisions.

– Direct staff in the evaluation of facility proposed alternatives, compliance reviews and final determinations.

– Consult with internal subject matter experts, district office, and federal agency staff to assess alternative methods of compliance with licensing and certification requirements.

– Provide statewide oversight of program flex and waiver review activities to ensure that health care facilities comply with state and federal requirements.

– Coordinate CHCQ Field Operations staff activities to conduct ongoing monitoring for compliance. – Participate in meetings with program managers, district administrators, and consultants, and provide management with information, status reports, and other data to enable them to perform their assigned functions.

– Share best practices for each facility type; monitor and evaluate program flex request trends to assess the need for regulatory changes and make recommendations to program management regarding policy changes.

– Collaborate with various health disciplines and community agencies in implementing health programs and in developing and interpreting health policies, regulations and procedures; coordinate policy relationships with Federal, State and local agencies to ensure that CHCQ policies are developed in compliance with Federal, State and local policies.

– Develop strategies to strengthen connections between CHCQ and Field Operations staff. Builds and maintains relationships between CHCQ staff and healthcare facilities.

– Establish and maintain work priorities, including developing goals and objectives, and developing work plans. – Hire, orient, train, evaluate, counsel, and utilize the corrective action processes as appropriate and ensure staff is current in all program areas of responsibilities.

– Monitors staff performance and prepares annual performance and probation reports as necessary. Reviews and approves timesheets, etc.

Before appointment to this position, you must first obtain list eligibility by taking and passing the Health Program Manager II exam:

https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1204