Medicaid Children and Young Adult focused Policy Analyst

Do you have experience developing, implementing, and providing oversight of policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that promote equity and inclusion and reduce disparities? Are you passionate about ensuring equitable access and high quality health care services and supports for children and youth, and the providers who serve them? We look forward to hearing from you!

Work Location: Salem/Marion or Portland/Multnomah; hybrid position

What you will do!

Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) Quality Improvement Analyst. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic & Treatment (EPSDT) is a federally mandated Medicaid program which covers more than one-third of Oregon Health Plan members (approximately 500,000 children and youth under age 21). Starting in 2025, the program will begin to extend EPSDT benefits to young adults with special health care needs (YSHCN) up to 26 years of age, as well as provide certain benefits to youth while incarcerated. This primary purpose of this position is to lead EPSDT program monitoring, quality assurance and quality improvement efforts. This position will work closely with the EPSDT Research Analyst and with the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) and Fee-for-Service (FFS) Open Card Quality Improvement / Quality Assurance teams.

Child Welfare and Medicaid Liaison.  The purpose of this position is to provide leadership, coordination, and oversight to statewide Medicaid health policy, programs and treatment service delivery system for children, young adults and their families. This includes oversight of managed care systems, evidence-based practices, and providing or arranging for technical assistance to maintain the programs. The employee focuses specifically on the planning, policy and program development, budget monitoring, and implementation of specialized programs serving children, young adults and families in child welfare programs.

Medicaid BH Children Multi-system Analyst (LIMITED DURATION). In accordance with Senate Bill 1557 (2024), the Medicaid Behavioral Health Multi-system analyst will work to ensure OHA prioritizes child, youth and family-centered supports towards prevention and recovery, are provided with access to all services for which the children or youth are eligible regardless of their disability type or family situation, and are not restricted to a single-service setting or delivery system. This work aims to support youth and their families in accessing the appropriate and comprehensive home and community-based services and supports intended to prevent crises and hospitalization from happening or reoccurring and provide stabilization in the event of crisis. This includes collaboration between multiple state agencies and community partners to deliver wraparound, child, youth, and family-centered, trauma-responsive, culturally and linguistically appropriate, disability-affirming and family-focused supports to children, youth, and their families, including foster families.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership and has a strategic goal to end all health inequities by 2030.

What's in it for you?
Oregon Health Authority is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace.

• We offer exceptional medical, vision and dental benefits packages for you and your qualified family members, with very low monthly out-of-pocket costs. Try this free virtual benefits counselor by clicking here: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pebb/pages/alex.aspx
• Paid Leave Days:
  • 11 paid holidays each year
  • 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" each year
  • 8 hours of paid sick leave accumulated every month
  • Progressive vacation leave accrual with increases every 5 years
• Pension and retirement programs
• Optional benefits include short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and childcare expenses.
• Click here to learn more about State of Oregon benefits.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Example:

A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

Desired Attributes

• Experience in advancing health equity, including effective delivery of culturally responsive and inclusive services, evidence of ongoing development of personal cultural awareness and humility, and knowledge of social determinants of health and their impacts on health outcomes.
• Experience developing, implementing policies and programs at the community, state, and/or national level that promote equity and inclusion and address systemic health disparities, with an emphasis on integrating the voice of consumers with lived experience.
• Knowledge of health services delivery systems, particularly the Oregon Health Plan/ Medicaid administration in Oregon, and experience in working with Community Mental Health Programs, Behavioral Health Service Providers, Coordinated Care Organizations or other managed care entities and their leadership to guide operations and policies.

• [for Child Welfare and Medicaid Liaison and Medicaid BH Children multi-system analyst] Lived experience with behavioral health needs or accessing child-serving system services – including education (IEP, school based healthcare, etc), child welfare, foster care, juvenile justice, substance-use treatment, mental healthcare, or other similar system services.
• Knowledge about contracts/interagency agreement administration, procurement, and project management within the context of Oregon state government (e.g. OHA/ODHS) or other complex health services delivery organizations.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook skillset; and skilled use of collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Smartsheet.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including ability to effectively manage multiple project timelines, contracts, plans, and deliverables.

• Strong communication skills across a variety of forms that demonstrate the ability to facilitate appreciative inquiry, foster trust and transparency, and promote human-centered change management.
• Demonstrates skills in the following areas:

• • Community and Partner Engagement

• Contract Administration
• Data Synthesis, Analysis and Reporting
• Legislative Coordination
• Performance / Process / Quality Improvement
• Policy Advisement
• Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Project Management
• Strong Oral and Written Communication
• Systems and Organizational Improvement
• Expert level Technical Assistance

How to apply:

Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-155954