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Do you have experience planning and managing research projects that facilitate quality assurance and compliance oversight? Are you passionate about optimizing policies and procedures that ensure data and technology are used to promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities?  We look forward to hearing from you!

Click Here to view a Dashboard of all current recruitments for the Behavioral Health Division, Medicaid Division, and the Office of Data Strategy & Operations (which were previously all part of OHA's Health Systems Division). The dashboard identifies the business area (“Section”) and Unit for each position and provides a link to a position description to offer you greater context for the role. Section 1 of the position description outlines Position Information, including Work Location and Supervisor Name. Section 3 outlines the Description of Duties.

This posting will be used to fill one (1) permanent, full-time position. This position is classified and is represented by a union. 

Work Location: Salem/Marion; hybrid position.

What you will do!

This position is part of the Oregon Health Authority’s Medicaid Division Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) Operations section. A coordinated care organization is a network of all types of health care providers (physical health care, addictions and mental health care and dental care providers) who work together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). Today, there are 16 CCOs operating in communities around Oregon.

This position provides technical coordination to the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) Performance Analytics team and the broader Quality Assurance unit within CCO Operations. The position is responsible for planning and coordinating complex research projects; developing research methodologies, procedures, and forms for data collection; interpreting and analyzing data; developing report findings and recommendations; and creating databases, executing data queries, and supporting managed care organization (MCO) performance monitoring data infrastructure.

This position is responsible for tracking, analyzing, and communicating the progress of MCOs against established outcomes, at an individual and aggregate level, to inform overall delivery system performance and decision making within the CCO Performance Analytics team and the broader Quality Assurance unit within CCO Operations. This position works across Medicaid units and other divisions including the Health Policy & Analytics Division, to assist with data analysis and reporting MCO performance.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership and has a strategic goal to end all health inequities by 2030.

The OHA mission is helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental, and social well-being through partnership, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. OHA’s work is organized into three broad goals: Improve the lifelong health of all Oregonians, increase the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians and lower or contain the cost of care so it is affordable to everyone.

What's in it for you?
Oregon Health Authority is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx  
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year
  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and retirement programs
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click here, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Four years of research experience using computerized applications to independently gather, compile, and analyze data and prepare narrative or statistical reports.

NOTE: A Bachelor's Degree in any discipline that included six-quarter units in statistics or quantitative analysis methods and procedures can substitute for three years of required experience.

Desired Attributes

• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities, and collaborating with diverse populations most harmed by social injustice and inequities; including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.
• Experience with health outcomes research, health care delivery systems research (particularly data warehouse or quality in health systems projects), or experience using health care expenditure, utilization, quality, and outcomes data in large information systems.
• Experience communicating qualitative and quantitative information, verbal and written, that are accessible to and understood by audiences with different levels of comprehension or interest and that are culturally responsive, inclusive, and appropriate. 
• Specific knowledge of Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes, other applicable regulations, and program requirements.
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid administration in Oregon.
• Experience interpreting, applying and enforcing relevant federal and state Medicaid laws and regulations, including Medicaid Managed Care regulations.
• Knowledge and experience with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) waiver and demonstration projects.
• Experience in producing written reports, experience in presenting data for lay audiences / data visualization / data analysis / information summarization with corresponding software expertise.
• Ability to provide organizational leadership to support inter-and cross-agency collaboration and systems-wide changes that support advocacy, equity, and client-centered policies and solutions.
• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust, and transparency, and promote human-centered change management.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook skillset; and skilled use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Smartsheet.
• Demonstrates skills in the following areas:
  • Data Management and Mapping
  • Policy Advisement
  • Project Management
  • Research Design and Analytical Research
  • Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
  • Performance / Process / Quality Improvement
  • Systems and Organizational Improvement
  • Expert level Technical Assistance

How to apply:

• Complete the online application

• Attach a Cover Letter, no more than 2 pages, specifically focused on your qualifications for this position as identified in the Desired Attributes section of this announcement.

• Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Update professional, educational, voluntary, and personal experience on your resume. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment.  For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Project homepage.

Questions/Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act contact: Stephanie Mitchell at Voice: [503-979-7679] (TTY 711) or Email: stephanie.d.mitchell@oha.oregon.gov.

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Additional Information

• Please monitor your Workday account, as all communication will be sent to your Workday account. You must have a valid e-mail address to apply.
• Candidates gathered from this job announcement may be used to fill future vacancies.
• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. Click here for more information about veterans’ preference. If you checked that you are a veteran, we will ask you for your documents later in the process.
• Oregon Health Authority (OHA) does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States.  OHA is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.
• If you are offered employment, the offer will be contingent upon the outcome of an abuse check, criminal records check and driving records check, and the information shall be shared with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Office of Human Resources (OHR). Any criminal or founded abuse history will be reviewed and could result in the withdrawal of the offer or termination of employment.
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The Oregon Health Authority is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity and anti-racism.