Provider Relations PPM II

Project/Program Manager II

The Department of Community and Human Services values diverse perspectives and life experiences. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with lived experiences.

King County's Department of Community and Human Services (OCHS) provides equitable opportunities for people to be healthy, happy, and connected to community.

This position is a member of the team responsible for participating in the development, negotiation and monitoring of contracts with public-funded substance use disorder and mental health treatment provider agencies. This position evaluates contractors' performance related to treatment process and outcomes and monitors for adherence with the Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) contracts, and adherence to associated RCWs, WACs and other State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations.

This position is also responsible for creating and maintaining long-term relationships with behavioral health providers and supports the development of formal cross system relationships to coordinate care for individuals who are in service in more than one service system.

To be considered minimally qualified applicant must demonstrate a background that provides the knowledge, skills and ability to:

• Participate in contract development and negotiation for outpatient, residential or specialized substance use disorder services and programs such as ER services, Detox services, Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment services and/or publicly funded Mental Health Treatment Services
• Participate in planning, policy analysis and development
• Monitor and provide technical assistance in relation to clinical, fiscal, and administrative compliance of provider agencies with BHRD contracts
• Participate in provider selection through the competitive bid processes
• Develop Contracts, Amendments, Exhibits, and reports
• Lead or participate in compliance review teams conducting compliance and credential review processes of BHRD contractors
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and/or training to contractors
• Perform needs assessments, utilization and outcome data analysis and quality improvement activities for community-based mental health programs/services and chemical dependency treatment providers
• Participate in cross system coordination processes and the development and ongoing evaluation of formal working agreements with allied systems
• Perform other related duties as assigned

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE:

• The candidate should have highly developed organizational skills, and an understanding of federal, state and local government mandates related to substance use disorder and/or mental health treatment. The applicant should have a minimum of three years of experience in the areas listed below OR equivalent education and/or experience that provides the knowledge to meet the job requirements.
• Bachelor's degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant job experience.
• Experience with and knowledge of the publicly funded substance use disorder and/or mental health treatment system of King County and the state of Washington.
• Experience with, and an understanding of federal, state, and local government funding, as well as program mandates related to substance use disorder and/or mental health treatment.
• Demonstrated recent experience providing treatment services to the diverse populations served by the publicly funded treatment systems in the state of Washington.
• Demonstrated knowledge and recent experience in contract development, negotiation, budget development and management, and policy and/or program development.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate terms of contracts or similar formal agreements.
• Demonstrated experience in gathering and analyzing data for needs assessments, outcomes reports, and quality improvement recommendations and the ability to develop formal reports for professional and community audiences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contractor compliance monitoring methods, and…