Health Care Program Planner/Analyst

About the Facility

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, providing high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high-quality health services without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships.

Purpose of the Role

Under supervision, plans, designs, and evaluates programs and systems (or subdivisions thereof) relating to health care services, and implements these through appropriate analytical, liaison, consultative, and research functions.

Responsibilities

• Prepares program guidelines, designs or protocols, and delineates problems relating to their implementation.
• Plans and conducts studies such as:
  • Feasibility Studies and Resource Analysis
  • Content and Standards for the professional components of health care projects
  • Analysis of socio-economic and other demographic data
  • Public policy and Legal Restraints
  • Staffing patterns
• Defines and develops data needed to provide the factual basis for plans.
• Converts data into quantification measures for utilization Ratios and Patterns, Manpower and Staffing needs, Pricing and Costs Formula, and other studies.
• Maintains liaison and coordinates activities with operational health facilities personnel, representatives of the community, and involved governmental or health care agencies.
• Consults with personnel in other segments of the Corporation involved in the financial, operational, or professional components of health care program plans.
• Participates in providing technical/professional assistance to operational facilities by assisting in the development of training materials, preparation of interpretive bulletins and procedures, etc.
• Participates in developing strategies and alternative approaches for the improvement of specified health care programs.
• Participates in designing evaluative measures and procedures by which program efficiency and cost-effectiveness can be audited and participates in the evaluation audits.
• Performs other related tasks.

Requirements

• A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Engineering, Social Sciences, Health Care Specialization, Physical Sciences, or related programs; and, a minimum of two years of responsible experience directly related to health care program planning, research, design, operation, evaluation, and analysis; or
• A Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Public Health, Public or Hospital Administration, Health Care Specialization, Business Administration, or related disciplines; and, a minimum of one year of experience directly related to health care program planning, research, design, operation, evaluation, and analysis; or
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education, and experience.
• Demonstrated skills in written or oral communication.