Health Program Associate; Hybrid HC-

Bring your healthcare regulatory expertise to DPH as a Health Program Associate! The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to serve as a Health Program Associate within the Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) of the Healthcare Quality and Safety Branch. FLIS licenses and inspects healthcare facilities and laboratories across the state.

This role supports regulatory oversight, policy implementation, and the review of facility submissions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

Please note:

Candidates who are offered and accept a position with DPH Facility Licensing and Investigations Section must be free from conflicts of interest at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter in accordance with the CT Code of Ethics and complete all required trainings.

• Location:
  
  Hartford, CT
• Work Schedule:
  
  Typically Monday
  - Friday
• Work Shift:
  
  Full-time, First Shift
• Work Hours:
  
  35 hours per week
• Please note:
• Travel throughout the state is required
• An opportunity for some telework in accordance with State policies may be permitted

• Comprehensive benefits - visit the State Employee Benefits Overview page to learn more
• Opportunities for leadership development, professional growth, and continued learning
• A supportive environment that values collaboration, compassion, and work/life balance

• Develop, implement, and monitor protocols
• Review and process reports and information submitted by licensed facilities
• Prepare reports, memos, and legislatively required documentation
• Perform investigations and maintain regulatory files
• Complete additional dutires as needed to support licensing and oversight functions

• Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
• Preventing disease, injury, and disability
• Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

In a state health program or project this class is accountable for performing high level work in the implementation and coordination of the non-clinical aspects of health care programs or projects.

• Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
• Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
• Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
• Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
• Assists division head in expediting program;
• Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
• Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
• Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
• Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
• Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
• Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
• Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
• Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
• May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
• May…