This position provides leadership and guidance to ADHS leadership and community partners on advancing health equity and eliminating health disparities. The position works under the general direction of the Office of Continuous Improvement (OCI) Administrator, this position functions as a highly skilled and technical expert in the areas of leadership; policy development and analysis; strategic planning and direction; grant and financial development and management; and community engagement and support. The position will develop and execute the strategic direction of the Office of Health Equity; manage and direct subordinate staff (work assignments, setting priorities, hiring, discipline, provide training, approving leave requests, and preparing evaluations, etc.); develop contract scopes of work; implement and monitor contracts; develop program and financial reports; provide training and presentations; develop and monitor budgets and expenditures; build and maintain partnerships/ relationships with local county health departments, non-profit organizations, state agencies and community partners; identify health/ social/ economic/ environmental disparities; develop action plans to address health/ social/ economic/ environmental disparities, health risks, populations/ communities at high risk/ burden or under resourced; develop plans to address health injustice, health equity, and/ or social determinants of health (SDOH); participate in meetings with key stakeholders and professional organizations; and develop and implement action plans/ work plans. In the absence of the OCI Administrator, this position will have authority to make program decisions.
Job Duties:
- Monitor all aspects of Quality Assurance for assigned areas (Microbiology/Molecular, Lab Support Services, Facilities, etc.), with internal audits and accuracy checks including follow up. Submit reports on the status of each of the sections. Perform internal investigations if significant issues are identified by internal audit, complaints, or QA reviews.
- Review of Supervisor’s QA reports, all corrective actions, and all proficiency testing. Review the verification of performances.
- Review of testing procedures for compliance with laboratory regulations (e.g. CLIA, ISO, EPA, etc). Provide training on quality topics such as safety, regulations, and good lab practices. Assist with development and changes to the laboratory information management systems quality reports.
- Updating and maintaining the Guide to Laboratory Services, Quality Systems Plan, and Quality Assurance Manual.
- Assist with external inspections performed by CLIA, ISO, EPA, and other organizations performing laboratory accreditation activities.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):
- General laboratory procedures, emphasis microbiology/molecular.
- Federal regulations and Arizona Revised Statutes related to laboratory testing.
- Good understanding of laboratory management and operational concepts.
- Specialized lab procedures (i.e. PCR, WGS).
- Lab safety precautions emphasis when working with infectious agents and hazardous materials.
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
- Review and reading of professional literature.
- Requires oral and written communication, analytical, interpersonal, listening, organizational, and evaluation.
- Repetition.
- Training courses and conferences.
- Change priorities as issues arise.
- Problem solving.
- Work independently with minimal supervision.
- Work independently or in a team to perform reviews of laboratory sections.
- Able to see whole picture and not center on minor details.
- Requires ability to analyze analytical data, reporting and evaluation of analyst qualifications in providing compliance data.
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.
Selective Preference(s): The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or Administration or in a related field with 5 years progressive operational management experience in public health or system evaluation.
Master’s degree will substitute for 2 years of work experience.
Pre-Employment Requirements: Driving is required for State Business.
Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11).
Benefits:
- Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
- Paid vacation and sick time
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Wellness program and plans
- Life insurance
- Short/long-term disability insurance
- Defined retirement plan
- Award winning Infant at Work program
- Credit union membership
- Transit subsidy
- ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program
For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Retirement:
To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will make a contribution to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27 week wait period for contributions to begin.
Contact Us:
Arizona State Government is an EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-1085. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.
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