Health Planner

Seneca Nation Health System • Town of Brant, NY

21d

About The Position

The Health Planner coordinates and supports health planning, program development, and organizational planning activities for the Seneca Nation Health System (SNHS). The role supports annual work statements, needs assessments, priority determinations, program planning and evaluation, grant development, data tracking and analysis, and required organizational reporting. It coordinates department and program plans and helps identify organizational needs, priorities, and long-range planning activities. The Health Planner also assists with the annual Indian Health Service (IHS) contract proposal and scope of work, grant opportunities, funding requirements, and other planning initiatives, collaborating with SNHS leadership, Directors, departments, and external partners to support programs, resource planning, organizational initiatives, and SNHS’s mission and goals.

The position reviews legislative actions for related impacts, prepares the annual IHS proposal and SNHS annual report, assists with grant proposals and funding applications, and conducts or assists with community and organizational needs assessments. It contributes to policy and resolution development, supports a program performance monitoring system and data collection, follows up on reporting, analyzes program statistics, and helps prepare responses to funding-agency requests and corrective actions. The role also supports public information and presentations, provides audio-visual assistance for SNHS events, promotes cooperative staff efforts to maintain quality patient care, and completes mandatory meetings and training while following applicable policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health, Healthcare Administration, Community Health, Health Services Planning, or a related field; two years of work experience is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience may be considered in lieu of the stated educational requirements.
• Valid New York State driver’s license required.
• Demonstrated understanding of project management and implementation.
• Ability to assess data reflective of patient status and interpret information needed to identify requirements relative to age-specific needs.
• Computer literacy and knowledge of desktop publishing.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new systems and adapt to real-time changes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a large hospital, academic medical center, outpatient health care setting, or IHS/tribal health setting.
• Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Project Management, or a related field, with three years of work experience.
• Two years of experience managing grant funding, reporting, and budgeting.
• Experience working with at-risk populations experiencing adverse social determinants such as poverty, lack of transportation, substance-use disorder, and food insecurity.
• Certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, or willingness to obtain it within one year of the start date.

Responsibilities

• Review legislative action for impacts related to IHS, Medicaid and Medicare, resource allocation, and contract compliance.
• Prepare the annual program-wide IHS contract proposal and scope of work.
• Prepare and distribute the SNHS annual report, summarizing program monthly reports.
• Assist with identifying, developing, preparing, and submitting grant proposals and other funding opportunities; coordinate internal and external review and approval.
• Conduct or assist with community and organizational needs assessments to identify health priorities, service needs, trends, gaps, and program opportunities.
• Assist in developing draft SNHS resolutions and policies, as well as annual program-specific goals and objectives.
• Supervise a monitoring system that assesses program performance and work with the Data Systems Site Manager to ensure adequate data collection and retrieval.
• Follow up on timely report submissions and compile statistical summaries to analyze program needs, resource allocation, and priorities.
• Oversee preparation of responses to funding-agency reports and information requests, and assist staff with plan revisions or corrective actions when actual performance differs from plans.
• Assist in developing and distributing public information resources and coordinate SNHS material for the Seneca Nation public newsletter.
• Assist in preparing informational presentations for public events and provide audio-visual support for SNHS-sponsored meetings, workshops, and conferences.
• Promote cooperative staff efforts to maintain high-quality service to patients, physicians, and other staff and assure quality patient care.
• Participate in and complete mandatory staff meetings, trainings, and in-services.
• Follow department, SNHS, and Seneca Nation policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for the individual; family coverage is available.
• Short-term and long-term disability options.
• Annual vacation and PTO accrued weekly.
• 16 paid holidays per calendar year.
• 401(k) with 5% matching.
• Parental, medical, education, and bereavement leaves.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level