Project Management Consultant jobs in Adna, WA

Description

Duties

Some of what you will do:

• Plan, lead, and coordinate the activities of professional staff involved in developing statewide comprehensive program reviews, plans, policies, and procedures.
• Research and develop new strategies; manage the development and implementation of healthcare improvement initiatives and related policy directives.
• Research healthcare trends, reforms, and innovative models; connect with counterparts in other states to find evidence-based policies and lessons learned for the development of Washington health policy.
• Anticipate, frame, and pose questions for critical policy analysis and evaluate results to determine validity.
• Identify problems, analyze and evaluate operating deficiencies or difficulties, and provide management with alternatives and recommended courses of action.
• Coordinate with other leads and subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure communications and overall strategies are aligned.
• Lead project teams consisting of operational, management, and professional staff on purchasing-related or healthcare reform strategies (e.g., care coordination and 1115 waiver development).
• Manage complex, highly visible (e.g., legislatively directed) projects and programs to scope, schedule, and resources, to include key internal and external stakeholders, and appropriate communications.
• Communicate and coordinate with key stakeholders, including advocacy groups, consumer groups, health plans, legislators or legislative staff, other states, and federal partners.
• Provide executive presentations and develop legislative reports.
• Present research findings and recommendations to elected officials and outside organizations.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following criteria options:

Option 1:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or closely related field and four (4) years of the required experience below

Option 2:
Eight (8) years of the required experience below

The required experience includes the following experience:

• Conducting research
• Analyzing healthcare related policies, laws, rules, or regulations
• Conducting internal and external communications
• Synthesizing information (data), creating and presenting results

• Intra and interagency coordination.
• Public or private healthcare delivery systems.
• Stakeholder identification/management and community engagement.
• State and federal laws and regulations related to healthcare policy and purchasing, including Medicare and Medicaid.
• Management of budgets and external consulting resources.
• Policy research and analysis.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• State budget and legislative processes.
• Professional written and oral communication and presentation.

• Medicaid Transformation Project strategies and investments.
• Medicaid 1115 waivers and related national best practices and innovations.
• State policies and regulations related to healthcare programs and health improvement initiatives.
• Principles and practices of program planning and evaluation.
• Health organizations and associations at all levels.
• Washington State legislature and the legislative process.
• Health equity and social determinants of health.
• Community-based care coordination, paying for health strategies, and community information exchange concepts.

• Embrace ambiguity and innovation, responding with initiative, creativity, and agility.
• Support a team-oriented approach that relies on the success and coordination of multiple teams over the success of one or more individual’s contributions.
• Think at a systems level, including an understanding of how different programs, agencies, and investments can best work toward a common goal.
• Collaborate with program staff, leadership, and other partners with a high level of political awareness and emotional intelligence.
• Analyze and resolve complex problems related to healthcare programs.
• Create and propose policy and other solutions in the absence of established protocols, models, or processes.
• Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in written form.
• Evaluate systems and provide qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Develop, implement, manage, and evaluate programs and contracts.

• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• Current resume

• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

Supplemental Information

About HCA:
Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

What we have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, Vision & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• Tuition reimbursement
• And free parking!