Health Care Director

Responsibilities

• Lead statewide strategy for rolling out the competitive opportunity for the healthcare resiliency program to expand access to care in rural and underserved communities.
• Set program goals, KPIs, and success metrics.
• Develop sustainability pathways beyond the 5-year grant (e.g., reimbursement strategies, payer engagement, value-based-care alignment, legislative support).
• Manage federal grant requirements under the Rural Health Transformation Program, including workplans, performance reports, and compliance deliverables.
• Oversee budgeting and fiscal stewardship, ensuring timely procurement, contract administration, and audit readiness.
• Maintain regulatory compliance (HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 as applicable, state privacy/security requirements, and federal reporting standards).
• Provide hands-on technical assistance to rural providers.
• Produce quarterly and annual reports for federal funders and leadership, translating analytics into actionable recommendations.
• Conduct program evaluations (process, outcome, and cost-avoidance analyses) and disseminate findings to stakeholders.
• Develop and execute communications plans (provider outreach, rural community education, success stories, dashboards).
• Present program updates to executive leadership, boards, legislative bodies, and community forums.

Requirements

• Strong project management skills, including planning, prioritization, and milestone tracking.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information for diverse audiences.
• Strong facilitation and consensus-building abilities across health systems, rural clinics, community partners, and government agencies.
• Ability to lead stakeholder engagement efforts and maintain positive, trust-based relationships.
• Skill in presenting program outcomes, policy updates, and strategic recommendations to leadership and external partners.
• Understanding of public health systems, primary care, workflows, and rural healthcare delivery.
• Knowledge of telehealth, care coordination models, and technology-enabled clinical services.
• Familiarity with interoperability standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7), EHR functionality, and health information exchange.
• Strong customer service orientation for supporting clinicians and rural providers.
• Commitment to equity, access, and improving health outcomes for underserved communities.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years) of increasingly responsible professional health program work, including at least two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversight.
• Additional graduate coursework in a business or health-related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.
• Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.