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21 Mar 2022

Full-Time Community Oversight Committee Policy Advisor

Oregon Health Authority – Posted by Oregon Health Authority Portland, Oregon, United States

Job Description

The OHA Equity and Inclusion Division is seeking a policy analyst with solid experience and passion for community engagement, advancing health equity, addressing systemic health inequities, and collaborating with diverse communities most harmed by social injustice and health inequities to support the work of the Community Oversight Committee.

 

Apply for this position now and you could be providing key strategic direction and vision to:

  • Oversee the development and program management of the CCO Community Oversight Committee who will be responsible for the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars directed at health equity investments statewide.
  • Oversee the evaluation of heath equity investment impacts.
  • Oversee the development of the CCO Community Oversight Committee framework for implementing Community Investment Collaborative (CIC), their funding criteria and proposals for ensuring the sustainability of CICs.

 

Your key deliverables in this position will include 1) Assessment of where touchpoints of implementation for HB 3353 are in OHA, and develop plans and timelines to work with all relevant executive leadership, divisions and units to ensure this legislation is fully implemented; 2) Providing program management and coordination of the Oversight Committee; 3) Providing training, and technical assistance to the CCO Community Oversight Committee members to support their success; and 4) Integrating lessons learned from the CCO Community Oversight Committee to  all OHA efforts and work related to community engagement, CCOs and 1115 Medicaid Waiver.

 

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What’s in it for you?

The OHA Equity & Inclusion division is a team of passionate individuals working to eliminate health inequities in healthcare delivery system. You will receive a comprehensive, competitive, and affordable benefits, leave, and wellness package, including:

  • Nearly unbeatable medical, vision, and dental benefits
  • 11 paid holidays
  • 10 hours of vacation per month, eligible to be used after 6 months of service
  • 8 hours of sick leave per month, eligible to be used as accrued
  • 24 hours of personal business leave per fiscal year, eligible to be used after 6 months of service
  • Pension and retirement programs
  • Opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
  • Continuous growth and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work
  • A healthy work/life balance, including flexible schedules and hybrid work options for many positions

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

 

Required Attributes

  • Any combination of experience and education equivalent to eight years of experience in professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
    • Example: A Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years of experience in professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.
  • Must be able to travel. Must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record or provide other acceptable method of transportation.

 

Requested Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Attributes:

  • Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health inequities and collaborating with diverse communities most harmed by social injustice and health inequities.
  • Critical assessment of barriers to equity and the ability to elevate and address them. This includes demonstrated skills to implement an equity and anti-racism framework in all efforts and aspects of their work.
  • Extensive knowledge and expertise in the social determinants of health and health equity.
  • Knowledge of best practices and expertise in community outreach and engagement, and in working with diverse populations and populations most impacted by health inequities.
  • Degree in Public Health, Human Services, Social Work, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Organizational Development or Public Administration, and/or coursework, training, and/or program development focused on social justice, diversity development and inclusion, dismantling institutional privilege, social determinants of health and equity, community organizing, and policy development preferred.
  • Experience implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs that promote health equity and reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with culturally and linguistically diverse community members, colleagues and other stakeholders.

 

Requested Technical Attributes:

  • Knowledge of Oregon Medicaid, Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs), CCO community advisory councils (CACs), how they operate, and their intersections and responsibilities to communities they serve.
  • Ability to translate OHA policy documents into plain language and proactively slow down processes to create context and foster more meaningful engagement of partners.
  • Knowledge of Section 1115 of the Social Security Act also known as 1115 Medicaid Waiver that gives CMS the authority to approve experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects that promote the objectives of the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs.
  • Expertise in community and partner engagement and management.
  • Ability to manage complex issues that are largely unidentified and that have state impact.
  • Ability to represent OHA and OEI at the state and federal levels.
  • Ability to facilitate consensus, foster meaningful discussion, seek broad-based feedback and surface key considerations.
  • Ability to perceive organizational and political sensitivities and act accordingly.
  • Ability to understands the political environment, management priorities, staff roles and responsibilities, and grasps external factors impacting the organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
  • Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to contractors or grantees.
  • Demonstrated experience monitoring contracts and grants, including developing statements or work, drafting Requests for Proposals.
  • Demonstrated experience managing program budgets, and developing programmatic budget reports.
  • Experience writing program and grant reports.
  • Experience with program and project management. For example, developing plans based on the needs of priority populations/partners and providing technical assistance on changes or improvements to program objectives, redirect program efforts in more productive areas, and develop reporting systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and facilitate conflict resolution.

 

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How to Apply

How to apply: Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-92082 Application Deadline: 04/10/2022

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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