Do you have experience integrating community and partner voice into health policy and program at all phases of planning, development and implementation, and evaluation? Are you passionate about inviting collaborative dialogue and action to ensure policies and programs promote health equity and mitigate or eliminate disparate health outcomes? We look forward to hearing from you!
Work Location: Salem/Marion or Portland/Multnomah; hybrid position
What you will do!
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the Medicaid Division has a cohesive and comprehensive approach to community engagement across program and policy areas and that community and partner voice is integrated into health policy and program at all phases of planning, development and implementation, and evaluation.
In this position, you will:
- Define the strategic approach, provide oversight, and foster co-creative relational dynamics for all community and partner engagement activities.
- Provide strategic consultation, subject matter expertise, and leadership guidance.
- Establish strategies, processes, and accountability structures to assure standardization, transparency, and equity.
- Promote collaborative and strategic relationships with partners.
- Take a collaborative leadership role in shaping, influencing, and ensuring that Medicaid policies and programs promote health equity, mitigate or eliminate disparate health outcomes, and facilitate the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power for all OHP members.
OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership and has a strategic goal to end all health inequities by 2030.
What's in it for you?
- We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
- Paid Leave Days:
- 11 paid holidays each year
- 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
- 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
- Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
- Pension and retirement programs
- Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
- Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Minimum Qualifications
Seven years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR four years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Desired Attributes
- Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid, and with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waiver and demonstration projects.
- Knowledge and understanding of the full continuum of behavioral health care, with specific understanding of the cross section between mental health, substance use disorder, community criminal legal system and systemic racism.
- Specific knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, iterative design, and continuous improvement strategies; including experience in effectively managing teams and fostering a trusting team culture.
- Demonstrated skills with:
- contracts/interagency agreement administration, financial and budget management, tracking and oversight, procurement.
- legislative process; specifically reviewing, interpreting and analyzing legislative concepts and legislative bills developing, implementing policies and programs
- project management
- quality improvement methodologies and metrics
- research and evaluation methods, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
- strong communication skills, both oral and written, to communicate qualitative and quantitative information, present and articulate the value and relevance of data, research, and administrative studies.
- successful meeting facilitation
- advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook skillset; and skilled use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Smartsheet.
How to apply:
Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-174293
Application Deadline: 02/13/2025