Health Program Administrator

PMHCC Inc.•Philadelphia, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is public health management work administering the operation of citywide programs in Intellectual disAbility Services and/or Infant Toddler Early Intervention under the direction of the Chief Program Officer of IDS. The role involves directing the development of program policy and service standards, monitoring, analyzing, and evaluating contracted service providers, and developing specialized health programs and services. It also includes directing or participating in strategic and grant funding efforts, with significant contact with various stakeholders including funding agencies, service providers, community groups, and governmental administrators. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with ODP regulations, quality assessment, capacity building, and budgeting processes. The position supports various management teams to ensure adherence to ODP regulations and values, and collaborates internally and externally to support individuals transitioning to community support and services. This involves maintaining communication and ensuring stakeholder contract alignment through scope of work reviews and quarterly reports.

Requirements

Knowledge of Infant Toddler Early Intervention and/or Intellectual disability
Current legislation and funding mechanisms
The principles, practices and procedures of preparing public and private program budgets
The principles and practices of administrative organization and management as they apply to the coordination of a comprehensive and effective citywide program
Principles, practices, procedures, methods, techniques, literature, legislation and new developments
The facilities, media, methods and techniques of disseminating educational information to the public
Current research methodology for the area of specialization.
Community, civic and social resources of public and private agencies that provide services in specialization
Completion of master's degree coursework at an accredited college or university in Human services education, public administration, public health, city and regional planning, social work, public policy, science, epidemiology or related field.
Three (3) years of administrative, supervisory or technical experience in public or private educational, behavioral health, intellectual disability services, or services for children and/or youth with a developmental disability
At least one (1) year of experience at a senior administrative level, directing the planning, developing, monitoring and evaluation of program services and preparing program policy and standards for an intellectual disability services or early intervention services program

Responsibilities

Direct the development of program policy and service standards, the monitoring, analysis and evaluation of contracted service providers and the development of specialized health programs and services in their assigned specialties.
Directing or participating in strategic and grant funding efforts associated with respective programs.
Ensuring IDS' Oversight and Compliance in line with the Office of Developmental Program's (ODP) AE Operating Agreement, Quality Assessment and Improvement Processes and ensuring effective capacity building and budgeting processes as required by the Multi-Year Program Growth Strategy.
Working in support of the Administrative Services Management (ASMT), Training and Continuous Quality Improvement (TCQI), and Supports Services and Connections Team (SSCT) ensuring that the work of each team meets requirements of ODP regulations, bulletins, announcements and Every Day Lives Values in Actions strategies and recommendations.
Collaborates internally and with system partners to ensure effective and equitable waiver capacity processes to support individuals aging out of DHS, EPSDT, RTF placement.
Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to support individuals’ smooth transition to community support sand services.
Maintains effective communication and ensures external stakeholders contract alignment with services and support through the review of assigned reviews of scopes of work and quarterly reports.
Evaluate program quality and effectiveness and prepare recommendations based on evaluations.
Plan, organize and supervise the work of subordinates engaged in consultative and program monitoring work.
Plan, coordinate and evaluate comprehensive programs.
Incorporate research in program planning, direct and implement evaluation, data analysis and studies to identify children and individuals who are at risk.
Establish effective working relationships with associates, professional and administrative officials of health and human service agencies, community and special interest groups and the public.
Express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.