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This opportunity is a 24 month Limited Duration position. Please note only current state permanent and limited duration employees are eligible to apply. Temporary and contract staff are not eligible to apply.

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 co-creating human-centered, community-driven solutions that are validated through qualitative and quantitative data to fully reflect care experience? We look forward to hearing from you!

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This posting will be used to fill one (1) 24-month Limited Duration, full-time position. The position is classified and is represented by a union.

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

What you will do!

The primary purpose of this position is to convene, facilitate, and lead an advisory committee that will provide guidance to the agency on establishing, funding and operating a pilot program to improve the health outcomes of Oregonians impacted by racism, to administer a pilot program based on the advisory committee’s direction, produce legislative reports and compile a feasibility study. The inception for this work is House Bill 4052 passed in the 2022 legislative session. The House Bill specifies that the pilot program will provide grants to one or more entities to operate two culturally and linguistically specific mobile health units in this state and that eligibility requirements for grants must align with the health equity framework of the authority’s .

This position will plan the mobile health units pilot program operations, identify project scope, create a project plan and timeline, assign roles and responsibilities, and recommend project budget and spending plan. This position will be required to identify potential risks and difficulties within the mobile health units’ pilot, and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them as well as recommend changes to project plan in response to unforeseen changes or unexpected results. This will also include verifying, monitoring and tracking project deliverables, budget, schedule and performance, and coordinating project activities in support of the program’s operations with internal teams and stakeholders.

This will position will be responsible for gathering data and conducting research on the pilot program and formulating policies and suggesting legislative changes to support achieving the program’s objectives as stated in HB 4052 of the 2022 legislative session. This will include studying the feasibility of expanding mobile health units throughout this state based on the effectiveness of the pilot and through comprehensive operational research, developing new information about the subject under study, establishing criteria to identify and measure the program’s effectiveness, and developing methods to improve operations or developing new approaches to the program’s evaluation.

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

The OHA mission is helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental, and social well-being through partnership, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. OHA’s work is organized into three broad goals: Improve the lifelong health of all Oregonians, increase the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians and lower or contain the cost of care so it is affordable to everyone.

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.

OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click , to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of professional-level experience with 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.

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How to apply:

Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the homepage.

Questions/Need Help?

If you need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act contact: Stephanie Mitchell at Voice: [503-979-7679] (TTY 711) or Email: .

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For Workday technical support dial 1-855-524-5627.

Additional Information

The Oregon Health Authority is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position.

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to work force diversity and anti-racism.