Health Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Excellent reading comprehension, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Meet at least one of the stated minimum qualification pathways: a four-year degree and six years of full-time professional-level experience in program administration, development, operations, or management; ten years of qualifying education and/or experience; the specified combination of professional-level experience, education, and graduate-level education or experience; or qualifying continuous state executive branch management experience.
• Qualifying experience must be full-time and professional-level where specified. Education and experience may be combined under the stated credit-hour equivalencies; completion of the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program counts as one year of full-time experience or education.

Responsibilities

• Develop policies and procedures for health regulatory programs and identify and clarify program goals and objectives.
• Make decisions about the financial and technological resources needed for the programs.
• Collaborate with the commissioner, deputy commissioners, and bureau chiefs to develop strategic plans for key initiatives and organizational matters.
• Direct and make decisions about drafting administrative rules for the Healthy Hometowns, pharmacy benefit manager, Affordable Care Act, and mental health parity regulatory programs.
• Analyze state and federal insurance laws, rules, and regulations, and recommend solutions to program challenges.
• Present information to the Commissioner and senior staff to support Division decision-making.

Benefits

• Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Nine paid holidays per year
• Flexible work schedules
• Telework opportunities on Monday and Friday
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional development and learning opportunities