Requisition No: 841497 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES - 64025983

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64025983 

Salary:  $49,584.67-$68,950.18 

Posting Closing Date: 12/01/2024 

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OPEN COMPETITIVE

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This is a highly responsible administrative supervisory position in the Maternal Child Health section which reports to the Operations Manager C position and performs complex professional, supervisory, and administrative work in planning monitoring, collaboration among State Health Office programs, Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Children and Families, and other state agencies.

 

This position spends more than 50% of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees’ work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

 

Responsible for Maternal Child Health (MCH) related programs, which include: Maternal Mortality Review, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, Pregnancy Medicaid, Florida Healthy Babies, and other maternal-child initiatives. Assists with development and application of the Title V MCH Block Grant and the Healthy Start Standards and Guidelines, as requested and/or assigned. Evaluates services provided by contractual providers and selected statewide initiatives. Supervises and participates in the development and preparation of meeting materials, data for annual reports, multi-year comprehensive plans, and special reports to help achieve state and national health and education goals. Participates in the preparation of grant proposals and other materials for procurement of funds for service expansion or projects in the areas of maternal, child, and adolescent health services. Participates in the development of initiatives to expand, improve, and coordinate activities within the Department and in partnership with other state agencies and the private sector, to impact maternal and child health in Florida. Participates in quality improvement activities as appropriate. Builds relationships with a variety of organizations including medical, social work, nursing and other relevant professional health organizations who have interests and expertise in maternal and child health. Participates in state and national maternal and child health organizations, shares information, and serves in a consultative/collaborative role.

 

Supervises and participates in the development of program specific components of the budget, budget allocation, and amendments, and ongoing budget functions. Serves as the supervisor for designated contract managers and monitors compliance with the mandatory requirements in section 287.057(13) and 215.422, F.S.

 

Oversees the development, review, and revision of program rules, manuals, policies, and procedures that effect the provision of health services. Assists in the interpretation and revision of rules, policies, or procedures. Analyzes proposed legislation and rules for impact on maternal and child health and develops proposals for statutory/rule amendments deemed necessary to improve service delivery.

 

Provides administrative consultation and technical assistance to county health departments, Healthy Start Coalitions, and partners. Responds to oral and written requests for information from other Departmental divisions, state agencies, outside groups or persons, and the legislature. Oversees the development and implementation of education and training programs and materials for county health department staff, providers, and others.

 

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