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Arizona Department of Health Services · 10 hours ago

Health Program Manager 2

United States

Full-time

Remote

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

$63K/yr - $63K/yr

0+ years exp

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. They are seeking a Health Program Manager 2 to interpret federal and state rules, manage WIC contracts, and ensure quality service delivery to participants.

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Responsibilities

Interprets Federal and State rules and regulations, writes policies and operating procedures for statewide implementation

Reviews, negotiates, and approves grant applications which include their action plans for service implementation and corresponding budget requests and justifications

Responsible for planning, designing, implementing, training, administering, and evaluating additional special projects and grants with local agency contractors

Point person for coordination, setup and hosting of WIC contract and finance trainings

Provides oversight of contracts and CER submissions, processing and tracking

This position performs various duties in support of the WIC department that includes heavy interaction with the public, ensuring participants and potentially eligible participants receive quality customer service

Maintains confidential participant information

Designs and conducts ongoing training related to nutrition and breastfeeding and provides up-to-date communications with local and agency contractors

Plans, organizes, arranges, coordinates, trains, and evaluates statewide, regional and/or local trainings and conferences in the areas of Nutrition and health education promotions

Is familiar with the Arizona WIC Program Policy and Procedure Manual and the Arizona WIC enrollment system; HANDS

Issues food benefits according to the assigned WIC food package

Assures quality standards and is a respectful, cooperative and reliable team member

Assists in revising the annual scope of work for contracts and reviews local agency program proposals and budgets as well as other procurement requirements for nutrition services to ensure services are provided in a timely manner

Monitors contract requirements and deliverables as well as budget expenditures

Assists the Nutrition, Breastfeeding and Training team with various needs, including, but not limited to, customer service needs including non-contract formula approvals, 30 day formula extensions, food package education and questions from participants through the WIC Shoppers Helpline, food package adjustments, and training of local agency staff

This position is required to be an RDN, and to perform work at/attend meetings at alternate locations and/or travel when necessary

Other duties as assigned as related to the position (typically 5% - 10%)

Qualification

Registered Dietitian NutritionistNutrition assessmentContract administrationData analysisTraining designMicrosoft ExcelGoogle WorkspaceFluency in SpanishEffective communicationProblem-solving

Required

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) required

A minimum of 6 months of work experience in federal nutrition programs such as WIC as a nutritionist, education specialist or program manager is required

Considerable knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations as related to nutrition programs

Considerable knowledge and professional standards for nutrition, training, and health care

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of contract administration and compliance, budget planning, management, and technical assistance

Knowledge of current concepts of effective nutrition and health delivery programs, cultural patterns and practices affecting service delivery and use of data for program planning and evaluation

Knowledge of theories and practical application of teaching techniques for adults, adolescents, and children

Knowledge of the techniques of effective communication, participant-centered education, and behavior change

Knowledge in writing nutrition and health-based research, analysis and evaluation

Knowledge of state procurement and contracting procedures

Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies

Skill in working with agencies and community organizations

Skill in nutrition assessment including, anthropometric measurements, hematological testing, and dietary assessment

Excellent skill in the use of computer software for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations, include Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and Google Sheets

Skill in training and the Participant-Centered Education systems approach

Skill in data analysis

Skill in finance related matters and WIC policy documentation

Ability to understand and implement local, state and federal laws and regulations for nutrition and health programs

Ability to verbally communicate clearly and effectively in one-on-one and group settings to instruct and/or resolve compliance issues

Ability to write effectively in letters, reports, issue papers, grants, policies and procedures, etc

Ability in analytical problem-solving and decision-making

Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination