Typical examples of duties include the following: - Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
- Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
- Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
- Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
- Assists division head in expediting program;
- Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
- Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
- Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
- Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
- Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
- Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
- Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
- Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
- May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
- May be involved in approval of grants or projects;
- May speak publicly about program issues and develop information for public distribution;
- Performs related duties as required.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:
- Support DPHs implementation of these various interstate licensure compacts which expedite licensure across state lines and expands access to qualified health clinicians in rural communities;
- Help manage letters of qualifications for physician compact, help processing technicians ensure all compact applications are complete, and assist with overall management of all compacts that the state is enrolled in, including promoting enrollment in the compact and encouraging rural facilities to consider out-of-state hiring from other compact states;
- Provide outreach to increase rural participation, review background checks, verify credentials, issue qualification letter, ensure timely processing and compliance with compact requirements;
- Be the subject matter expert on the different rules and requirements for each compact for DPH staff as well as various stakeholders in the state and each compact; and.