Program Coordinator 1 (PCN 062405)

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

Welcome to the Department of Health. We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today. This Position Is Open To Alaskan Residents Only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What you will be doing: Come join our team and play a key role in advancing Alaska's Medicaid program, with a focus on licensed behavioral health services. In this position, you will be responsible for providing outreach, communication, training, technical support, and all licensing activities pertaining to residential childcare facilities (RCCF) and adult mental health residential homes (AMHR). You will work closely with providers and stakeholders to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulatory standards that govern residential care facilities and ensure background check processing of RCCF and AMHR licensed providers under the authority of the Department of Health. Additionally, you will be responsible for investigating reports of abuse and neglect, complaints against licensed RCCF and AMHR providers, and conducting licensure activities for all RCCF homes. You will assist with reviewing referrals for the Complex Behavior Collaborative (CBC) program and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR). This is an exciting opportunity to directly influence the alignment of behavioral health services with state and federal regulations, while driving continuous improvement in provider performance. If you're passionate about ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable Alaskans receiving residential care, we would like to hear from you. This Position Requires Frequent Work Travel

Requirements

• Alaskan Residents Only
• Possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies: Program Oversight, Project Management.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
• Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative controls, work processes, and/or procedures for a program, project, business, or organization.
• A Valid and Current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• A copy of your current and valid Alaskan driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the Minimum Qualifications listed below: Program Oversight : Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s). Project Management : Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Responsibilities

• Providing outreach, communication, training, technical support, and all licensing activities pertaining to residential childcare facilities (RCCF) and adult mental health residential homes (AMHR).
• Working closely with providers and stakeholders to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulatory standards that govern residential care facilities.
• Ensuring background check processing of RCCF and AMHR licensed providers under the authority of the Department of Health.
• Investigating reports of abuse and neglect, complaints against licensed RCCF and AMHR providers.
• Conducting licensure activities for all RCCF homes.
• Assisting with reviewing referrals for the Complex Behavior Collaborative (CBC) program and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR).

Benefits

• We offer exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans.
• The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent whose ideas, values, and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree