Rural Health Transformation Program Tech Innovation Policy Advisor - Term Limited

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

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The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

TheDepartment of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF)oversees and operatesHealth First Colorado(Colorado's Medicaid Program),Child Health Plan Plus(CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans. Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers acompetitive benefits package:

• PERAretirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical,Dental, andVisioninsurance coverage

• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts(FSAs)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees

• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements

• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-LifeEmployment Discount Program

• FreeRTD EcoPassto all eligible State Employees

• Credit Union of ColoradoMembership Eligibility

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go tohttps://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

We are looking for a Tech Innovation Policy Advisor to join the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Divisionof the Office of Medicaid & CHP Behavioral Health Initiatives & Coverage (BHIC)!

TheRHTPDivision ofBHICis responsible for the full lifecycle management of the State’s RHTP initiative, encompassing program planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting functions. The division ensures the State’s compliance with the statutory and federal requirements of Section 71401 of Public Law 119-21 and the RHTP Notice of Funding Opportunity. Its work focuses on strengthening rural health system capacity through grant administration, provider technical assistance, workforce and service delivery initiatives, and evaluation of system transformation outcomes. The division manages partnerships with subrecipients, contractors, and federal agencies to ensure that investments support sustainable access to high-quality care in rural communities.

We are onboarding new employees using a hybrid approach. The Department supports flexible work arrangements. Depending on the business need and description of the position, we have options that range from hybrid to full-time in the office. Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.

**Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.**

• Serves as staff authority on technology innovation in rural health, and provides strategic leadership, and operational oversight for the Technology Innovation strategic goal under the RHTP grant.

• Leads efforts to increase access to telehealth services in rural communities by supporting infrastructure development, advancing technology adoption, coordinating with clinical and community partners, and addressing barriers to digital access and connectivity.

• Evaluating telehealth platforms, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, and promoting sustainable
  models of virtual care delivery.

• Oversees the development and deployment of cybersecurity education and training programs to strengthen organizational resilience by coordinating with vendors and subject matter experts, promoting best practices for data protection, and supporting rural providers in meeting evolving security standards and compliance requirements.

• Guides the creation and enhancement of data dashboards that provide actionable insights to stakeholders.

• Defines reporting requirements, collaborating with technical teams on design and functionality, ensuring data accuracy and integrity, and promoting data-driven decision-making across participating organizations.

• Provides project management support for the Technology Innovation strategic goal by developing project plans and timelines, tracking deliverables and milestones, managing risks, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with RHTP grant requirements.

• Monitors performance metrics and prepares reports to demonstrate progress and outcomes.

• Collaborates with internal leadership, rural providers, technology vendors, community partners, and state and regional stakeholders to ensure alignment, gather feedback, and drive continuous improvement by facilitating meetings, presenting updates, supporting change management efforts, and serving as a key point of contact for technology-related initiatives within the RHTP.

• This position provides direct project oversight and grant activity support through regular relevant travel to rural areas of CO.

• This is a term-limited position with funding through September 30, 2030.

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification Description:

There are two ways to qualify for this position:

• An associate will count as two years of experience.
• A bachelors will count as four years of experience.
• A masters degree will count for six years of experience.
• A doctorate or juris doctorate degree will count for seven years of experience.

• Previous relevant professional state experience.

• Professional experience with:

  • Information Technology

  • Rural Telehealth

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Rural health care landscape in Colorado.

  • Colorado State Medicaid.

  • Building rural health system capacity.

  • Project management support including tracking deliverables and milestones, monitoring performance metrics, managing risks.

  • Grant administration and monitoring in a government setting to include ensuring compliance with grant terms and conditions.

Skills to Support Success

• Excellent customer service.

• Problem solving.

• Ability to be self-motivated and self-directed, while possessing the ability to work in a team environment.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple tasks.

DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

• All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.
• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

• This is a term-limited position with funding through September 30, 2026. Successful candidates will sign a Waiver of Retention Rights and normal personnel rules regarding retention will not apply. Additional information regarding term-limited positions can be foundhere.

APPEAL RIGHTS:

An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.

As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.

Review of the completed, signed, and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email atdpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.uswithin ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the Department’s action.

For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, atspb.colorado.gov/board-rules.

How to Apply(PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview. Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.

ADAAA Accommodations: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Minnie Kaur, atanupreet.kaur@state.co.us.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financingdoes notoffer sponsored visas for employment purposes.