Health Program Associate (40 Hour)

Description

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• Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
• Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
• Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
• Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
• Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
• Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
• Supporting behavioral health providers with receiving timely payments from health insurance carriers for services provided.
• grant writing or monitoring;
• Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
• Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
• May be involved in approval of grants or projects;
• program consultation;
• May speak publicly about program issues and develop information for public distribution;
• May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
• Additional responsibilities may include assisting in the maintenance of the agency website and its computerized case management system.
• Assists division head in expediting program;
• Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
• Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
• Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
• Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
• lead and train staff.
• Initial assessment of consumer/provider needs.
• analyze, evaluate and interpret data;
• Advocating for greater access behavioral health care and resources with the overarching goal of improving consumer outcomes. This may require meeting with consumers and providers when necessary.

Requirements

• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• Considerable knowledge of
• Ability to
• Experience meeting deadlines.
• Knowledge of
• Considerable ability to plan, organize and direct a complex technical program;
• interpersonal skills;
• Experience engaging with individuals seeking behavioral health support and corresponding by phone, in writing, or in person.
• Experience engaging with behavioral health providers.
• Experience with assisting individuals with problem-solving.
• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• For state employees one (1) year as a Health Program Assistant 2 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
• oral and written communication skills;
• formal program planning, development, management or evaluation;
• Experience researching information and making appropriate referrals.
• A Master's degree in health education, hospital administration, public administration, public health or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• Experience utilizing computer software programs.

Benefits

• Location: 153 Market Street in Downtown Hartford, easily accessible for all commuters.
• Accessing mental health and behavioral health care resources.
• Hybrid opportunity, combination of in-office and telework
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance