SENIOR STAFF ANALYST, HEALTH / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Staff Analyst, Health vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Staff Analyst, Health. Positions allocable to this class are restricted to Department of Health Services administration and are distinguished by their responsibility for supervising professional employees in the research, analysis, and preparation of recommendations regarding the use and deployment of resources and the implementation and improvement of operations and programs having department-wide impact.

Requirements

One (1) year of highly responsible and complex administrative or staff experience at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Supervising Administrative Assistant III, Assistant Hospital Administrator II, Staff Analyst, Health, or higher.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Responsibilities

Direct and coordinate integration efforts that advance shared Substance Use Disorder (SUD) service delivery system commitments among the three Health Departments (Department of Health Services, Department of Public Health, and Department of Mental Health), and across the social service systems to support delivery of effective care that improves lives and outcomes. This includes actively seeking opportunities to work with the Department of Mental Health (DMH), Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), and the Probation Department to develop meaningful relationships that lead to improved and expanded collaborative opportunities to support shared clients; and developing strategy and implementation plans with senior department leadership; and manages and supervises a group of analysts to support this work by reviewing their work, delegating work, assessing and ensuring that the work of this unit supports the overall integration goals and support services.
Conduct strategic analysis and manage development and implementation of priority projects including those directed by State legislation (e.g., SB 43 / LPS Reform) and ensure that needs of SUD only patients are clearly understood, advocated for and addressed; participate in County level discussion with senior leadership and achieve beneficial system transformation.
Cultivate and grow relationships with Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans to implement core CalAIM components related to shared patients and coordinating on State-level efforts to improve integration of care across the specialty and non-specialty health systems; and identifying opportunities to ensure that care coordination and case management efforts are effectively implemented within the contracted provider network to support clients with multiple diverse and complex needs.
Develop operational systems, including policies and procedures and technology platforms, to improve efficiency and usability of beneficiary, financial, contractual, clinical, and programmatic information, and data to achieve performance metrics; and improve Bureau's ability to ensure programmatic effectives through all Divisions and in collaborative efforts with other Departments both directed and not directed by the Board of Supervisors.
Serves as Division liaison for other County Departments and the State as it relates to implementation of related functions and participates in meetings as required and leads development of responses to inquiries on collaborative projects which are State, County or Bureau directed.

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