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Company Name : State of Colorado Job Opportunities
Location : Colorado
Position : Innovative Models of Care Policy Analyst (REMOTE WORK OPTION IN-STATE)
Job Description : Department Information
STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED: OPTION FOR REMOTE WORK IN STATE
NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.
This position is term-limited through March 31, 2024.
The
Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package:
PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage
Life and AD&D Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
10 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave
Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees
Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements
Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado’s Work-Life Employment Discount Program
Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees
Reduced college tuition through CSU Global
Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility
We are looking for an
Innovative Models of Care Policy Analyst to join the
Benefits and Services Management Division (BSM) of the
Office of Community Living (OCL)!
The BSM Division administers the state’s long term care programs such as nursing facility, hospital backup, and community long term care programs such as Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver programs. The division provides oversight and monitoring for the state’s single entry point system for access to the state’s long term care programs. The Division plays an important role in the Department’s mission to improve access to cost-effective, quality long term care services and supports for Coloradoans.
The
Complex and Supportive Services Section within the BSM Division is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering benefit policy for skilled nursing facilities, hospital backup programs and intermediate care facilities. Responsibilities include defining the scope of services to be provided, coordinating a broad spectrum of programs and services to clients, and monitoring utilization, quality and cost effectiveness of program services.
This position was created by federal legislation through H.R. 1319,
the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
.
This position can work fully remotely from anywhere in the State of Colorado.
**Please note – equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.**
Description of Job
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING AS INNOVATIVE MODELS OF CARE POLICY ANALYST:
As staff authority, lead development, implementation, and management of three projects in the HCPF-approved ARPA plan using detailed understanding of federal and state authority, CMS, and national best practices:
Residential Innovation: Develop and pilot continuum models of care that incentivize the creation of small, person-centered residential programs, emphasizing rural communities to include analysis of how to sustain small group living environments.
New Systems of Care: Identify, develop, and pilot innovative systems of care that recognize and leverage the needs and capabilities of various populations.
Promote Single Occupancy: Analyze, develop, and implement incentive payments using state-only funding for providers to convert more space to single occupancy rooms.
Determine and evaluate performance metrics, performing extensive review of the service array in Colorado to identify regulatory gaps, policy considerations, and program performance needs.
Analyze complex data for trends and create reports regarding quality, eligibility, policy recommendations and service delivery, and provide data analysis and project updates for fiscal planning, and federal and state reporting requirements.
Develop and manage state general fund grant programs related to New Systems of Care and Single Occupancy, and implement solutions to ensure program viability.
Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies to obtain input and recommendations in the development and implementation of ARPA projects.
Analyze and make recommendations to leadership regarding contract decisions, problems, or actions needed as well as contractual corrective action, including serving as contract liaison with contractors to resolve conflicts, disputes, or grievances.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
HERE’S WHAT WE NEED YOU TO HAVE:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution inAdministration, Business Management, Health Care Policy, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, Human Services or a field of study related to the work assignment.
AND
Three years of professional experience in public health program management, public health policy development, public health program evaluation, disabilities, nursing facilities, behavioral/mental health, Medicaid policy, other social service programs, or any combination thereof.
Substitutions:
Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
HERE’S WHAT WE’D LIKE YOU TO HAVE:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Previous relevant state professional experience
Experience with:
Medicaid programs, policy, and/or public health financing
Stakeholder participation and development
Development and implementation of policy
Person-centered service delivery with people and families who have intersections of identities that experience challenges navigating supports and services (e.g., race, ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, different abilities, socioeconomic status, geographic location, etc.).
Service delivery experience in:
Long-Term Services and Supports
Home and Community Based Services
Nursing facilities
Hospitals
Home health
Other human/ social services.
Knowledge of:
Current practices in the delivery of community-based services to people and families with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Person-centered thinking practices
Definition of Professional Experience:
Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor’s or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.
Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.
Effective September 20, 2021, employees will be required to attest to and verify whether or not they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated may be required to submit to serial testing in the future. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of vaccination.
Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the most recent State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and current guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
This is a term-limited position with funding through
March 31, 2024. Successful candidates will sign a Waiver of Retention Rights and normal personnel rules regarding retention will not apply.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed
(303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
HOW TO APPLY
(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked “SEE RESUME” will not be considered.
Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS PROCESS
The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.
Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
ADAAA ACCOMMODATIONS
The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Virginia Miller, at virginia.miller@state.co.us.
The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing
does not offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.
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