Program Analyst Coordinator- Region 3 Field Office- Atlanta

Georgia Department of Revenue•Atlanta, GA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is seeking a Program Analyst Coordinator for the Division of Mental Health, based at the Region 3 Field Office in Atlanta. The position is hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week in the office, and requires 30% travel. The job description also refers to the position as a Transition Coordinator. The role plans, analyzes, evaluates, and implements behavioral health program policies and initiatives. It provides advice and technical assistance to address barriers to program delivery, conducts research and analysis, supports policy development, and prepares briefings, reports, and other documents. A central focus is coordinating transitions from hospitals or other intensive treatment settings to appropriate, least-restrictive settings, while supporting continuity of care and follow-up. The coordinator works with DBHDD Regional Offices, hospitals, crisis stabilization units, providers, and other stakeholders; develops processes and training; and uses data and site visits to assess supports for individuals who have transitioned. The position requires a related bachelor's degree and five years of professional job-related experience, including two years in a lead-worker, team-leader, or supervisory role; alternatively, one year of experience at the lower-level Social Services Program Consultant 3 position or equivalent. Preferred qualifications include a master's degree and four years of behavioral health management experience, relevant professional licensure, and experience in quality/utilization management, training, consultation, service design, evaluation or statistics, and transitions from facility-based to community-based services.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and five years of professional job-related experience, including two years in a lead-worker, team-leader, or supervisory role; or one year of experience at the lower-level Social Services Program Consultant 3 (SSP042) or equivalent.
Travel 30% of the time.
Hybrid work with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
Certain positions may require evaluations, vaccinations, professional licensure, and certifications; required licenses must be current and permit practice in Georgia.
Drug screening, TB evaluation, and annual influenza vaccination may be required; limited exemptions may be available for documented medical contraindications or qualifying religious beliefs.
National and state background checks are a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree and at least four years of professional experience in behavioral health management.
Licensure in Social Work, Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
Professional-level Quality Management or Utilization Management experience.
Training and consultation experience.
Knowledge of behavioral health service design models.
Knowledge of evaluation and/or statistics.
Experience with service systems transitioning from facility-based to community-based models.

Responsibilities

Plan, formulate, analyze, evaluate, and/or implement program policies for behavioral health programs.
Provide advice and assistance to overcome barriers to program delivery and application.
Develop, oversee, coordinate, and manage new initiatives, special activities, and programs affecting behavioral health services.
Conduct research, reviews, and analyses of behavioral health-related management programs and policies.
Serve on review committees, study groups, and behavioral health task groups to review and develop policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Recommend improvements, address deficiencies, and develop alternative solutions to complex cross-cutting issues.
Prepare policy documents, briefings, reports, summaries, information-request responses, and other program-review materials.
Provide support and technical assistance to DBHDD Regional Offices, hospitals, crisis stabilization units, providers, and other stakeholders to coordinate transitions from hospitals or intensive treatment settings to appropriate, least-restrictive settings.
Collaborate with Mental Health staff at the State Office, hospitals, and Regional Offices to develop and implement continuity-of-care and follow-up processes for transitioned individuals.
Develop and provide training to Regional staff, hospital staff, and other stakeholders as needed.
Work with Regional Office staff to develop utilization-management processes that promote efficient and effective use of programmatic resources.
Use data collection, analysis, and on-site visits to assess the adequacy of supports provided to transitioned individuals.
Maintain working knowledge of DBHDD services and the DBHDD Provider Manual, and provide technical assistance and support concerning access to and quality monitoring of SPOE/PPOE processes, Intensive Case Management, Community Support Team, housing supports and bridge funding, crisis stabilization units, contracted private psychiatric beds, crisis service centers, crisis apartments, and other residential options.