Job Description

Do you have experience developing, implementing, and providing oversight of policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities? Are you passionate about co-creating human-centered, community-driven solutions that are validated through qualitative and quantitative data to fully reflect care experience? We look forward to hearing from you!

This posting will be used to fill one (1) 24-month Limited Duration, full-time position. The position is classified and is represented by a union.

Work Location: Salem/Marion or Portland/Multnomah; hybrid position

What you will do!

The primary purpose of this position is to convene, facilitate, and lead an advisory committee that will provide guidance to the agency on establishing, funding and operating a pilot program to improve the health outcomes of Oregonians impacted by racism, to administer a pilot program based on the advisory committee’s direction, produce legislative reports and compile a feasibility study. The inception for this work is House Bill 4052 passed in the 2022 legislative session. The House Bill specifies that the pilot program will provide grants to one or more entities to operate two culturally and linguistically specific mobile health units in this state and that eligibility requirements for grants must align with the health equity framework of the authority’s 2020-2024 State Health Improvement Plan, Healthier Together Oregon.

This position will plan the mobile health units pilot program operations, identify project scope, create a project plan and timeline, assign roles and responsibilities, and recommend project budget and spending plan. This position will be required to identify potential risks and difficulties within the mobile health units’ pilot, and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them as well as recommend changes to project plan in response to unforeseen changes or unexpected results. This will also include verifying, monitoring and tracking project deliverables, budget, schedule and performance, and coordinating project activities in support of the program’s operations with internal teams and stakeholders.

This will position will be responsible for gathering data and conducting research on the pilot program and formulating policies and suggesting legislative changes to support achieving the program’s objectives as stated in HB 4052 of the 2022 legislative session. This will include studying the feasibility of expanding mobile health units throughout this state based on the effectiveness of the pilot and through comprehensive operational research, developing new information about the subject under study, establishing criteria to identify and measure the program’s effectiveness, and developing methods to improve operations or developing new approaches to the program’s evaluation.

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

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

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of 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 four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Desired Attributes

• Demonstrates skills in the following areas:

• Community and Partner Engagement
• Contract Administration
• Data Synthesis, Analysis and Reporting
• Legislative Coordination
• Performance / Process / Quality Improvement
• Policy Advisement
• Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Project Management
• Strong Oral and Written Communication
• Systems and Organizational Improvement
• Expert level Technical Assistance

Salary Range:  $5,747 – $8,831 Monthly

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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