Staff Analyst - CalAIM at Public Health Foundation Enterprises, In in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

Salary: $6806.73-$9820.80 Monthly

SUMMARY

Community Programs is a program office within Health Services Administration, a division under the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). Community Program’s mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of LA County’s people experiencing homelessness by providing housing and intensive care management services. This Staff Analyst position will play an essential role as part of the CalAIM Housing and Reentry Initiatives team within Community Programs. CalAIM a State Medi-Cal waiver program.

The CalAIM team coordinates the operational implementation of housing community support benefits with Housing for Health (HFH) and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry (ODR). CalAIM team leads the organization of the HFH and housing ODR programs to ensure State and payer compliance and streamlines workflows that maximize revenue and quality control for the claims data. The team also plays a critical role in interpreting, influencing, and implementing existing and new CalAIM policies at the State and local levels. The CalAIM team’s leadership and staff will actively work across different stakeholder groups including State and County policymakers, County leadership, and advocacy groups to support operations and sustain funding. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

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  Management and Supervision
  
  
  • Ensures work is prioritized appropriately and that all deadlines are met
  
  
  • Supports individual team members in their professional goals
  
  
  • Steps in as needed to help analysts accomplish the functions below
  
  
  
  


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  Reporting and Analysis
  
  
  
  • Provides regular reporting within specified deadlines
  
  
  • Regularly performs special projects and assignments, such as ad-hoc department reporting and program analyses
  
  
  • Rigorously documents processes and procedures used for all reporting and analyses
  
  
  
  

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  • Develops ongoing and special project reports and assignments including ad-hoc department reporting and program analyses.
  
  
  • Performs detailed overview of reported claims issues as submitted by Managed Care Programs contracted with County to evaluate and resolve barriers.
  
  
  • Manages the design, development, refinement, implementation and maintenance of reports, dashboards, and analysis tools used for the program management practices within the CalAIM Housing and Reentry Initiatives Program.
  
  
  • Provides detailed programmatic analysis and makes recommendations for ongoing operations and special projects as a CalAIM subject matter expert.
  
  
  
  

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  Tool Development and Maintenance
  
  
  • Helps refine program management practices through the creation of new reporting and analytical tools
  
  
  • Helps to design, build and maintain analytical support tools to be used within the Department of Health Services, by housing and service providers, and by other external stakeholders
  
  
  
  

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  • Develops new programmatic processes and/or recommended modifications to existing programs based on needs analysis in accordance with local, State, and/or federal requirements.
  
  
  
  

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  Project Management
  
  
  • Convenes and facilitates discussions with stakeholders to design and implement tools and reports
  
  
  • Manages the design, development, implementation and maintenance of reports, dashboards and analysis tools
  
  
  
  

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  • Provides Program Management to ensure CalAIM work is prioritized appropriately and that all deadlines are met.
  
  
  
  

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  Specific Deliverables
  
  
  • Support efforts to plan and implement pre and post-release CalAIM Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Programs for justice-involved individuals and coordinate Correctional Health Services clinical care transition efforts with community-based re-entry providers.
  
  
  • Assist in conducting population level assessments of the justice involved population to guide the scale and scope of CalAIM services to address needs and support strengths in areas including health, mental health, substance use, housing, family/social support, education, employment, and benefits eligibility.
  
  
  • Work with DHS teams to support the development and implementation of a pre-release model of care under CalAIM that includes but is not limited to: eligible patient identification, ECM application submission, benefit applications, assignment to community based providers, in-reach of community based providers, care plan development, and community care coordination.
  
  
  • Develop workflows to integrate Correctional Health Services (CHS) clinical services with ECM-oriented transition and diversion efforts to support safe transitions to the community following incarceration.
  
  
  
  

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  • Coordinates and participates in meetings with departmental, public, private, and non-profit groups and organizations as a County representative to discuss policy issues impacting the CalAIM Housing and Reentry Initiatives Program.
  
  
  • Conducts and facilitates discussions including programmatic/service negotiations with CalAIM stakeholders including County Department officials, members of community- based organizations, as well as the public as a representative of LA County Health Services and Community Programs.
  
  
  • Serves as a team lead role within the CalAIM Housing and Reentry Initiatives Program team designing and implementing new programmatic workflows.
  
  
  • Researches and analyzes protocols, best practices, policy issues, pending legislation, regulations, potential funding sources, and technical research, and makes recommendations to management regarding impact on CalAIM services.
  
  
  
  

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate has experience with working directly with client-centered services within government or community-based organizations, preferably with the unhoused and disenfranchised population. Additionally, the ideal candidate has management/supervisory experience within the Managed Care Services environment.  

Education/Experience

Four years of experience in a staff capacity analyzing and making recommendations that address organizational management issues such as planning, program development, project management, budget development, and program evaluation of health and human services for high-risk populations (e.g. homeless, justice-involved, mentally ill, substance use disorder or medically complex). -OR- One year of highly responsible administrative or staff experience at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Assistant Staff Analyst, Health Services, or higher.  

Certificates/Licenses/Clearances

• Successful clearing through the Live Scan process with the County of Los Angeles.


• In accordance with “Ban the Box” legislation HFH adheres to a fair chance process.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand                                       Not Applicable

Walk                                        Not Applicable

Sit                                            Not Applicable

Handling / Fingering               Not Applicable

Reach Outward                       Not Applicable

Reach Above Shoulder           Not Applicable

Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend     Not Applicable

Lift / Carry                               Not Applicable

Push/Pull                                 Not Applicable

See                                          Constantly

Taste/ Smell                            Not Applicable

Not Applicable          Not required for essential functions

Occasionally             (0 - 2 hrs/day)

Frequently                 (2 - 5 hrs/day)

Constantly                 (5+ hrs/day)

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Currently Remote Work and Home Office Setting with a Potential Transition to a General Office Setting, Indoors Temperature Controlled

Heluna Health is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages minorities, women, veterans, and disabled to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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