Health Program Manager 4

Salary : $3,915.20 Biweekly

Location : Anchorage, AK

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 47744

Department : Health

Division : Senior & Disabilities Services

Opening Date : 10 / 22 / 2024

Closing Date : 11 / 1 / 2024 5 : 00 PM Alaska

Division : Senior and Disabilities Services

Position Open To : Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit : Supervisory

Range : 23

Job Description

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing :

As the Health Program Manager 4, you will be key in managing and overseeing quality assurance activities for programs and services within Senior and Disabilities Services.

In this role, you'll oversee Adult Protective Services, Provider Certification and Compliance, Quality Assurance, Research and Analysis, Project Management, and various systems.

You will have the opportunity to monitor and evaluate operations, ensuring that resources are used effectively, processes run smoothly, quality control is maintained, and policies, procedures, and programs are implemented successfully.

Your leadership will directly contribute to enhancing the quality of services provided.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture :

Our mission is to promote health, well-being, and safety for individuals with disabilities, seniors, and vulnerable adults by facilitating access to quality services and supports that foster independence, personal choice, and dignity.

Benefits of Joining Our Team :

This incumbent will be a member of the Senior Leadership team. This close-knit team works in a positive and dynamic work environment and is committed to quality services for seniors and people who experience disabilities.

The Division promotes continuous learning and personal growth, as well as access to development and advancement opportunities.

The Working Environment You Can Expect :

The office is located in Northeast Anchorage (1831 Bragaw Street). It is near Costco, East High School, various restaurants, and a coffee shop.

Parking is readily available at the office. The incumbent will work closely with other members in the Division and the Department of Health.

The position involves regular travel locally and occasionally throughout and outside the state. Once the incumbent has successfully passed the probation period, there may be an opportunity for a hybrid telework schedule.

Who We Are Looking For :

To be successful in the position, the candidate will need the following core competencies :

• Administration and Management : Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production.
• Supervision : Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance;

ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote, discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

Special Notice : Requires frequent travel around Anchorage and occasional travel within and out of state.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Health Program Manager 4 :

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.

They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.

They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager / agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.

supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Any combination of education and / or experience that provides the applicant with the competencies in :

Program Planning : Ensures state / Tribal / community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community (e.

g., current data and trends; proposed federal, state, and local legislation; commitments from organizations to act)). Develops program goals and objectives.

• Community Dimensions of Practice : Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community.
• Partnering : Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Public Health : Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
• Human Capital Management : Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.

Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems.

Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations.

• Leadership : Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Conflict Management : Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations.

Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

Equivalent to those typically gained by :

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in biological, health or behavioral science; health practice; education; public, healthcare, or business administration; or a closely related field;

AND / OR

• Progressively responsible professional supervisory experience performing health program planning, development, coordination, evaluation, or implementation;
• providing technical health care assistance and consultation; conducting health care utilization or quality assurance examinations;

and / or delivering health care service.

Special Note : Agencies employing Health Program Managers are responsible for administering a wide range of medical, behavioral, and social health insurance programs for children and adults.

Positions typically focus on a particular health area. Where licensure is required, the job vacancy announcement will identify the type of license necessary to apply for that specific position.

The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious disease and / or biohazards. Travel may be required.

Professional experience" means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices;

and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Progressively responsible" means indicating growth and / or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following :

• Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• Three (3) most recent performance evaluations, if available.
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name / URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant's level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task.

The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and / or support the required minimum qualifications / competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application.

If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications / competencies for a position and are required with each application.

Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution / URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview;

if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable.

If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.

S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, your job title, employment dates, and whether you were working full-time or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.

If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position to which you are applying.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level.

Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered.

If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE : Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE

You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to apply successfully.

Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here :

NOTICE

Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095.

If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the 'govermentjobs.

com' domains. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY : Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.

O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area.

Requests for information may also be emailed to

For applicant password assistance, please visit

Contact Information

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at :

Name / Title : Caroline Hogan, Acting Deputy Director

Email :

Careers with the State of Alaska offer MANY benefits

The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.

For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)

Insurance Benefits

• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical / vision / dental
• The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State : See for additional information.
• AVTEC
• Confidential
• Correctional Officers
• Marine Engineers
• Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
• Supervisory
• Unlicensed Vessel Personnel / Inland Boatman's Union
• Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
• The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
• General Government
• Labor, Trades and Crafts
• Public Safety Employees Association
• Masters, Mates & Pilots
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)

Optional Insurance Benefits

• Group-based insurance premiums for
• Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
• Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses

Retirement Benefits

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) / Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Note : The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options

See for additional information

Paid Leave & Other Benefits

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year

I acknowledge I understand the education and / or experience being used to meet the minimum qualifications for this position must be adequately documented in this application in order to be considered.

I acknowledge I understand this requirement

Please rate your level of proficiency in Program Planning : Ensures state / Tribal / community health improvement planning uses community health assessments and other information related to the health of a community (e.

g., current data and trends; proposed federal, state, and local legislation; commitments from organizations to act)). Develops program goals and objectives :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I havesuccessfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I havesuccessfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limitedapplication or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Community Dimensions of Practice : Distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental organizations in providing programs and services to improve the health of a community :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Partnering : Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Public Health : Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Human Capital Management : Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.

Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems.

Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Leadership : Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Conflict Management : Encourages creative tension and differences of opinions. Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations.

Manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Administration and Management : Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation and production :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

Please rate your level of proficiency in Supervision : Plans, distributes and monitors work assignments, sets task priorities, evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance, ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote, discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports :

• Mastery : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed all relevant concepts, procedures, and practices and facilitate knowledge transfer to others.
• Fluency : Able to successfully apply all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have successfully performed the concepts, procedures, and practices independently.
• Literacy : Ability to communicate all relevant concepts, procedures and practices of the subject area. I have limited application or practice.
• Discovery : Awareness of basic / fundamental concepts, procedures, and practices of the subject area.
• None of the above.

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