Immunization Contracts Team Lead State of Texas in Austin, TX

Immunization Contracts Team Lead

Location:

Austin, Texas

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid — on-site for the first 2 months, then hybrid telework

Employment Type:

Full-time, Regular

Salary: $5,098.66–$6,701.75/month ($61,183.92–$80,421.00/year)

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Immunization Contracts Team Lead

Program Specialist VI

Dept of State Health Services

Immunization Unit

Internal and External

Day

Eligible for Telework

Up to 10%

Regular

Full time

Exempt

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (DHT)

• MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

Under the general direction of the Immunization Section's Operations Director performs highly advanced, senior level consultative services, and technical assistance work. Plans, develops, and implements programmatic work related to the immunization inter-local agreements with local health departments, vendor contracts, and memoranda of understanding. Provides consultative services and technical assistant to Immunization Section leadership and contractors to ensure understanding and compliance with contract requirements.

Coordinates programmatic pieces of the inter-local agreements, contracts, memoranda of understanding, and request for proposals. Monitors contractors for compliance with programmatic aspects of the contracts. Coordinates activities with Contract Management Section to ensure that activities are consistent section-wide. Works under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Serves as the Team Leader for the Immunization Contracts Team. Provides advanced, complex consultative services and technical assistance to Health Service Regions, local health departments, and other contractors. Plans, develops, and implements programmatic language for contracts and requests for proposals in coordination with the appropriate Immunization Section program area. Provides guidance to staff in the development and integration of new contracting language and methods as they are implemented.
  
  Provides consultation to Immunization Section program areas to develop statements of work, work plans, and performance measures for contracts. Consults with Health Service Regions, local health departments, contractors, and Immunization Section staff to plan and implement effective program and services and to ensure consistency statewide. Provides routine updates on contract activities and issues to Immunization leadership. Conducts all work related to contracting as requested by the Contract Management Section.
  
  (40%)
• Coordinates and conducts technical site reviews and desk audits to determine contractors' programmatic compliance with contract requirements, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Develops policy and procedure manuals for contractors and the evaluation techniques and tools for monitoring compliance. Analyzes operations and makes appropriate recommendations for improvement. Oversees the completion of and monitors required performance reports and recommends appropriate changes. Evaluates findings from across the state, reviews and evaluates information on service delivery systems and activities, and identifies gaps in resources and recommends improvements.
  
  Works with the contractor, Contract Management Section, DSHS…