Director of Louisiana Public Health Institute- New Orleans, Louisiana

Director

Job ID: 7777953
Position Title: Director
Sector: Nonprofit
Company Name: Louisiana Public Health Institute
Job Function: Management/Administrative
Location(s): New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Posted: March 21, 2011
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Duration: Indefinite
Degree Desired: Master's: MPA, MPP, MPM, etc.
Level of Experience: Senior/Executive
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Contact Person: Shontell Robinson

Email Address: careers@lphi.org

Job Description

In spring 2010, the Greater New Orleans area was chosen by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as one of only 17 communities across the U.S. to become a Beacon Health IT community. The vision of the Crescent City Beacon Community (CCBC) program in New Orleans is to establish a collaborative partnership, which seeks to improve the performance and quality of health care delivery for area residents living with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The goals of CCBC are to improve the quality and cost efficiency of chronic and preventive care delivery, align the solutions with HIT Meaningful Use, and enhance information and process linkages across health systems to support goals in quality and efficiency. The $13.5 million CCBC award will be used over three years to fund clinical transformation to improve cardiovascular disease and diabetes care across the continuum of the metro-New Orleans health care system and to demonstrate and accelerate the role of health information technology (HIT) as an enabling factor in population health improvement. Local partners include community health clinics, school-based health centers and statewide hospital providers including Ochsner Health System, Tulane Medical Center, and the Interim Louisiana State University Public Hospital.

Position Summary:

LPHI is seeking a Director-level person to manage the CCBC program, with five to ten years experience working on large scale health systems change initiatives around quality improvement, clinical transformation, and health behavior change who is capable of working at a very high level in a fast-paced demanding environment. This position will be responsible for directing all aspects of the Crescent City Beacon Community Program operations and will report directly to the LPHI Health Systems Division Director who is also the Program Director/principal investigator of CCBC.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Directing and managing the day to day operations of the CCBC project.
* Collaborating effectively with CCBC partners and LPHI staff to skillfully execute on milestones and deliverables in a timely manner.
* Managing all project related work plans and reports to the funder.
* Proactively disseminating project information to all stakeholders.
* Establishing open and effective communication channels with community partners, project team members, and funders.
* Managing the CCBC program team and line management of related staff.
* Assist in defining and guiding the program clinical interventions, development, release, and implementation.
* Identifying data collection needs from community partners and providing feedback for development and deployment of appropriate information technology solutions.
* Coordinate the development of standard definitions and the collection of performance and quality metrics to track the program’s progress and deliverables.
* Ensuring quality control of deliverables and reporting them on a regular basis to the CCBC team.
* Minimizing exposure and risk to the program by anticipating and recognizing challenges and taking appropriate corrective action.
* Keeping the principal investigator informed of any challenges in implementation and achievement of project goals in a timely manner.
* Other duties as assigned.


Education Required:

* Masters degree in public health, healthcare management, public administration or business administration, or related field required. PhD or MD preferred.
* Formal project management training preferred.
* 5 to 10 years experience in public health or healthcare industry.


Essential Experience:

* Experience in health systems quality improvement, clinical transformation, and health behavior change programs.
* Experience in successfully managing federal- and state-funded health projects within scope and budget.
* Experience working in highly professional, interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, researchers, social scientists, and IT staff.
* Experience in project management leading complex high profile projects with multiple components.
* Supervisory management experience.
* Experience of working in large scale Health IT projects preferred.

Essential Skills:

* Change Management: Develops workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
* Delegation: Gives authority to work independently; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results.
* Leadership: Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
* Cost Consciousness: Works within approved budget; Contributes to profits and revenue; Conserves organizational resources.
* Ethics: Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; upholds organizational values.
* Project Management: Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget; Manages project team activities.
* Customer Service: Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Meets commitments.
* Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in both positive and negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills.
* Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
* Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.


Salary/Benefits:

* Salary is dependent on education and experience
* A competitive benefits package is offered to all LPHI full-time staff.


Please send resume, cover letter, salary requirement, and three professional references to:

careers@lphi.org

Subject line: Attn: Director-level position

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Contact Person: Shontell Robinson

Email Address: careers@lphi.org