Rural and Frontier Health Unit Manager 2026-01751

Posting number: 2026-01751

Department: Department Of Health

Division: Cheyenne and County Offices

Job classification: HSHP12 - HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Health, Management, Grants Administration, Health Care Support

Summary

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  


The Rural and Frontier Health Unit Manager provides leadership, strategic direction, and management oversight to multiple programs that aim to enhance healthcare access and services in Wyoming. The programs and grants within this unit include the Office of Rural Health, the Wyoming Cares/Wyoming Shares organ donation program, the Primary Care Office, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program, and the Community Services Program. 

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays

• Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future

• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options

• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, or you can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!

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Human Resource Contact: wdhrecruit@wyo.gov


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Direct, monitor, and approve all unit activities to ensure alignment with the Department of Health’s and the Public Health Division’s strategic plans.
• Interpret and implement broad goals to ensure all unit operations address state statutes, state rules, and federal funding requirements.
• Regularly review, document, and report the unit's progress toward federal and state funding milestones semi-annually or as needed.
• Supervise and direct two formal direct reports: the Community Services Program Manager and the Manager of the Office of Rural Health.
• Coordinate and direct the day-to-day work (training, assigning, and reviewing tasks) of two indirect program managers: the Flex and SHIP Program Manager and the Primary Care Office Program Manager.
• Recruit, interview, and hire staff. Conduct performance reviews, coach, mentor, and provide constructive feedback while managing personnel development, workload priorities, and disciplinary actions if necessary
• Direct short- and long-term healthcare planning, identifying needs and forecasts for underserved and underrepresented populations.
• Provide specialized technical assistance to healthcare professionals, local communities, health organizations, and state/federal agencies to improve critical access hospitals and community-based primary care.
• Responsible for setting, overseeing, and approving expenditures across multiple complex federal and state budgets totaling roughly $5,000,000.
• Ensure fiscal responsibility by monitoring expenditures against federal grant guidelines and state funding requirements.
• Build a culture of continuous quality improvement within the unit by utilizing quality improvement and quality assurance tools.
• Review, edit, and approve deliverable-based unit contracts and procurement applications to ensure compliance with state procedures and prevent funding lapses. 

Examples of duties

PREFERENCES: 

Preference will be given to candidates with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, H