ROOTS Hub Initiative Co-Lead; Remote NC

Location

Remote - must live or near the following North Carolina counties:
Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, or Union. This person is required to maintain residency in North Carolina or within 40 miles of the NC border. This work may require travel across these counties.

The Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) is a statewide program administered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The purpose of the RHTP is to create sustainable improved access and outcomes to NC citizens living in rural communities. This program is funded by the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The ROOTS Hub Initiative 1 Co-Lead reports to the ROOTS Hub Implementation Manager. The ROOTS Hub Initiative 1 Co-Lead is responsible for supporting the implementation and operational oversight of Initiative 1 within NCDHHS' defined region 3 comprised of Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties. Initiative 1 focuses on establishing and strengthening the ROOTS Hub infrastructure to connect medical, behavioral health, and social service systems to improve healthcare access and care coordination for rural populations.

ROOTS Hub activities will focus on rural counties within region 3, while this does not preclude cooperation or expansion of efforts to urban counties where priorities align, funding will be prioritized for rural counties.

This position provides leadership and coordination across healthcare providers, community-based organizations, local health departments, behavioral health entities, social service agencies, and regional implementation partners to support integrated systems of care and improve community access to services. The ROOTS Hub Initiative 1 Co-Lead serves as a strategic implementation partner to the ROOTS Hub Implementation Manager and supports operational planning, stakeholder engagement, reporting, governance activities, community engagement, and implementation monitoring related to Initiative 1 objectives and deliverables.

The ROOTS Hub Initiative 1 Co-Lead is responsible for close collaboration with the ROOTS Hub Implementation Manager and coordination with region 3 lead anchors (App State/App Well/Office of Rural Promise, Partners Behavioral Health Management, Cabarrus Health Alliance and Catawba County Public Health), tribal representatives where applicable and tailoring NCRHTP initiatives and activities to meet region 3's rural health needs and the NCRHTP performance objectives:

• Build rural community hubs
• Create models and capacity for expanded primary care and prevention and chronic disease management
• Build a robust workforce and care team models
• Ensure fiscal sustainability of rural health providers through innovative fiscal models

This position requires the following skills: high degree of emotional intelligence, discretion, independent judgment, strong written and verbal communication skills tailored to a wide range of stakeholders and community partners, strong project management and performance improvement skills, and experience in contributing to large scale multi‑pronged implementation plans and budgets.

• Lead day-to-day implementation activities related to Initiative 1 priorities and deliverables
• Support development and operationalization of regional care coordination and referral infrastructure
• Coordinate implementation activities among healthcare, behavioral health, and social service partners
• Monitor implementation milestones, timelines, deliverables, and operational performance
• Identify implementation barriers and recommend operational improvements
• Establish ROOTS Hub that connects medical, behavioral health, and social services to improve availability and access to healthcare in rural communities
• Coordinate within the organization and with lead anchor partners to ensure all RHTP responsibilities and requirements are met
• Supporting the ROOTS Hub Implementation Manager to track Vaya's RHTP plan's compliance and…