Duration: 12 months to start
Job Description:
General Statement of Duties:
At a high level of expertise, undertake complex professional assignments involving planning and policy, program development and implementation, data analysis, research, and stakeholder engagement related to rural health workforce transformation in Rhode Island. Such responsibilities shall be executed with a high degree of independence, in support of the objectives of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) and related health system and workforce initiatives, including Health Workforce Planning (HWP) and Health Care System Planning (HCSP).
Supervision:
Work under the direction and guidance of the Director of Health Workforce Transformation and/or other senior program and policy leadership with considerable latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgment in the utilization for professional standards and techniques.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise personnel assigned to assist on a regular project basis and ensure that work products are developed in a qualitative and timely manner.
Scope of Work
Rural Health Transformation
Assist in the management and/or implementation of all workforce initiatives within Rhode Island’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), including, but not limited to:
- Pre-employment and incumbent worker job training
- Career & Technical Education
- Professional Development & Continuing Education
- Primary Care Residency
- Ladders to Licensure
- Clinical Placement Consortium
- Recruitment & Retention incentives
- Behavioral Health Certificate for Home Care
- Develop, implement, and monitor contracts with RHTP subrecipients, grantees, and vendors
- Develop and monitor performance tracking systems
- Develop and implement reporting systems
- Develop and implement program evaluation tools
Integration of RHTP with Health Workforce Planning (HWP) and Health Care System Planning (HCSP)
- Integrate and align statewide HWP and HCSP (Executive Order 24-04) to achieve RHTP objectives. Such responsibilities shall include:
- Manage and support engagement of state staff, private sector partners, and other key stakeholders
- Facilitate internal and external communications, including contact management, email, website development, and Constant Contact
- Develop high-level subject-matter knowledge of health system and workforce development planning, policy, and programs to support initiatives that increase the supply, sustainability, capacity, and diversity of the current and future health workforce
- Lead or support efforts to enhance and promote healthcare career awareness initiatives
- Lead or support efforts to develop healthcare career ladders, apprenticeships, and other career advancement initiatives
- Lead or support efforts to analyze health workforce data to inform and evaluate health workforce policy and programs
- Lead or support efforts to increase access, affordability, and completion of healthcare-related higher education
- Provide general support and resources on workforce matters to colleagues across health & human services, including behavioral health, oral health, developmental disabilities, community health workers, hospitals, long-term care, and primary care
- Research relevant state and national workforce and education policies and programs to inform and advance RHTP and related workforce initiatives
Required Qualifications for Appointment
Knowledge, Skills, and Capacity :
- Must have a thorough understanding of the key stakeholders in healthcare workforce and health system planning, including state agencies, healthcare providers, higher education, training providers, professional associations, trade associations, community-based organizations, labor organizations, insurers, funders, advocates and others across systems of care and populations served.
- Must have significant knowledge of the principles and practices of health workforce development, including policy and planning, program administration, research, data analytics, and stakeholder engagement.
- Must have significant knowledge of the factors that limit access to health services and adversely impact health outcomes of rural Rhode Islander
- Must have a general understanding of public health, including healthcare finance, and healthcare delivery, and public health objectives.
- Must have excellent writing, public speaking, presentation, facilitation, research, and interpersonal skills.
Education and Experience
Education:
- Such as may have been gained through: Possession of a Master’s degree from a college of recognized standing with specialization in a relevant field of Health Policy, Public Policy, Human Resources, Education, a licensed health profession, or a closely related field; and
- Such as may have been gained through considerable employment in a professional position with responsibilities related to workforce development, health policy, public health, public administration, education, program administration, or other relevant experience.
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