Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CalOptima is a mission-driven community-based organization dedicated to serving member health with excellence and dignity. The Program Manager for Community Health will lead program design and implementation, focusing on health equity initiatives and collaboration with community partners to improve healthcare access.
Responsibilities
- Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability
- Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department
- Leads program development, implementation of activities and oversight for various ECH programs and project plans, including innovative pilots consistent with regulatory and accreditation requirements and CalOptima Health's Board of Directors' priorities
- Implements activities supporting the Health Equity enterprise-wide efforts for NCQA, DHCS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other regulatory agencies as they align with priorities set by leadership. This could include, but is not limited to, supporting CalOptima Health's Health Equity strategic priorities, collaborating with the Orange County Health Care Agency on their Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan processes and supporting community stakeholders' health equity efforts that align with DHCS health equity priorities
- Coordinates identification and management of data and works with Information Technology Services (ITS), Finance, Enterprise Analytics and Quality Analytics departments to obtain relevant data to strategize and plan
- Keeps current on the local, state and federal health care environment, identifying issues that may impact CalOptima Health's programs focused on health equity and health-related social needs
- Develops recommendations and proposals for leadership consideration
- Assists with tracking and reporting of Health Equity and key strategic plan priorities and tactics
- Completes other projects and duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration or related field required
- 3 years of experience in program development, preferably in the health care industry or a managed care environment, required
- An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying
- Master's degree in public health, health administration or related field
- 1 year of experience and aptitude for working in a highly matrixed, mission-driven organization
Benefits
- This position is approved for Full Telework (\u2022\u2022If the position is Telework, it is eligible in California only\u2022\u2022)
- A comprehensive benefits package
- CalPERS pension program and additional retirement packages.
- A generous PTO program
- A quality work life balance
- Various wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Career development opportunities
- Flexible scheduling
- And the satisfaction of knowing your work directly impacts and improves healthcare access for thousands of individuals and families.
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