Senior Health Program Planner (2820) - Dept. of Public Health - (149043)

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Job description

Job Description

Under direction, is responsible for short and long term program planning, evaluat-ing and monitoring of health care delivery systems in the Department of Public Health; develops planning policy; establishes, coordinates and finalizes the department-wide planning process and comprehensive plan for health services; provides technical direction and supervision for the Health Program Planners; prepares difficult and com-plex reports; makes recommendations to improve, modify or delete existing health programs or substantiate the need for additional health programs; and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties:

The Senior Health Program Planner performs the following essential job functions:

Community Health Needs Assessment: Analyzes local demographic, programmatic, and health status data and compares those to national and state trends and benchmarks.

Department Planning: Participates in the department's health planning efforts by planning, organizing, and staffing inter- and intra-departmental work groups; providing information and technical assistance in areas such as goals, objectives, priority setting, group facilitation, and consensus building as needed; researching key health issues; writing interim and final reports; and making presentations on such information.

Program Development: Participates in program planning, development, and evaluation to identify health problems and develop effective programs to address those problems; assisting in the development and preparation of plans related to health care delivery by the Department.

Policy Analysis and Development: Analyzes legislative, regulatory, and financial health policy proposals and their impact on the department; develops policy proposals to address identified needs consistent with the department's mission and priorities.

Government Relations: May work with federal, State, local and other health institutions/agencies by developing consistent and effective linkages with policymakers; maintains knowledge of legislation and regulations affecting DPH; enhances departmental influence on legislative and administrative policy; maximizes DPH's use of funding opportunities; transmits information on legislative issues to DPH programs; tracks legislation for programs; prepares legislative analyses; makes recommendations on City positions; writes resolutions and letters of support/opposition; assists with drafting legislative proposals and amendments; identifies key policy issues for legislative intervention.

Statistical Analysis: Conducts and oversees statistical, budgetary data analysis by using computer programs; inputting, synthesizing and analyzing data; and reporting results of analysis; participates in and contributes to surveys as needed; develops and maintains databases; analyzes data and writes statistical reports used for budgetary or quality purposes; routinely works with State databases; develops presentation materials.

Information Management: Develops and maintains department informational resources by ensuring that department staff have access to complete and timely information for program development and improvement; and maintaining data from Federal, State, and private sources on healthcare utilization, laws, regulations and sources of funding.

Grant Applications: Develops grant proposals for programs by researching and identifying program funding resources; providing information on funding opportunities to program managers; processing proposals that will address community needs; providing training and technical assistance in development of grant proposals including program plans, budgets; and monitoring various levels of City and DPH reviews.

Project Management: Assists in project management of assigned section or program area; trains staff, evaluates the activities of personnel and/or coordinates and monitors the work of consultants and contractors working for the department; works with staff to evaluate and implement goals, responsibilities, policies and procedures of the program.

Supervision: May supervise staff and/or student interns; provides mentoring and oversight; develops mutual work plans; sets performance objectives; holds regular meetings for reviewing progress; and analyzes and resolves management problems.

Reports: Prepares written reports and needs assessments and makes formal presentations of those reports as needed.

The Senior Health Programmer Planner also performs other related duties as required.

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