Section Chief

Health care facilities in California are licensed, regulated, inspected, and/or certified by a number of public and private agencies at the state and federal levels, including the CDPH Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CHCQ is responsible for ensuring health care facilities comply with state laws and regulations. In addition, CHCQ cooperates with CMS to ensure that facilities accepting Medicare and Medi-Cal (in California, Medicaid is referred to as Medi-Cal) payments meet federal requirements. CHCQ also oversees the certification of nurse assistants, home health aides, hemodialysis technicians, and the licensing of nursing home administrators.

This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by providing day-to-day direction to staff of the Staffing Audits Section A or B; personally managing projects that are highly sensitive and potentially controversial that may involve representatives of the Legislature, other state departments, and the federal government; and advises the Deputy Director on high-level issues of public policy, with particular emphasis on public policy affecting skilled nursing facilities and the professional staff who work in them. Incumbent must possess a strong background in healthcare policy development, expertise in state and federal laws and regulations relating to long-term care facilities, and an understanding of the mission and goals of the Agency, Department, and L&C. The incumbent will be responsible for the design and implementation of reporting systems for nurse-to-patient staffing ratios; the training of staff in the collection, analysis, and monitoring of the data and trends affecting the healthcare delivery systems; and the preparation of comprehensive reports.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Supervisorial experience.
• Strong organization skills.
• Experience navigating challenging bureaucracy.
• Strong analytical skills.
• The ability to prioritize a workload while managing a team.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• The ability to evaluate a situation and identify the best tone for working through it with a team or team member.
• The ability to anticipate the needs of an office.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

At the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the core of our mission to advance the health and well-being of California’s diverse people and communities. We are genuinely and strongly committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness where we can grow and learn together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for team members, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring to us and the work we do.