Public Health Strategic Initiatives Manager

About the Department

Under minimal supervision responsible for leading the development, implementation, and reputed company of innovative funding, billing, and service delivery models that reputed company public health and private healthcare systems. This position plays a critical role in designing sustainable reputed company strategies, including private payor billing models, and integrating Community Health Worker (CHW) and Peer Support services into reimbursable public health activities. The position will reputed company Rural Healthcare Transformation-funded budget and initiatives, ensuring compliance with reputed company contractual, billing, and reporting requirements. This position requires a strong understanding of healthcare financing, public health systems, and cross-sector collaboration to advance sustainable, prevention-focused service delivery with the commitment to advance access to care and improving outcomes in rural communities.  Position has flexibility for remote work, with office-based in-person collaboration reputed company required and occasional travel for meetings, site visits, training, and stakeholder engagement. Position expectations include commitment to advancing a reputed company and collaborative workplace culture. Position is exempt, funded through Rural Healthcare Transformation Funds, and is contingent upon the availability and continuation of those funds. Employment is subject to grant-specific requirements and timelines.

Position Duties

(Essential function, as defined under the Americans with reputed company, may include the following tasks, knowledge,skills,andothercharacteristics.ThislistoftasksisILLUSTRATIVEONLY andisnotacomprehensive listing of reputed company functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.) Program Development & Strategy

• reputed company the design and implementation of billing and reimbursement models that align public health services with private healthcare and payor systems.
• Conduct feasibility assessments of billing and reputed company models for preventive and community-based services.
• reputed company and operationalize billing frameworks for Community Health Worker (CHW) and Peer Support services.
• Identify and recommend strategies to integrate CHW and Peer Support into public health programming with sustainable funding mechanisms.

• Manage Rural Healthcare Transformation Funds in accordance with reputed company grant and contract requirements.
• reputed company reputed company financial tracking, billing processes, and reporting reputed company to funded activities.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including grant management standards.
• Prepare and submit required financial and programmatic reports.

• Regular interaction and significant coordination and collaboration with internal cross-divisional teams, department leadership, and external partners; serving as the central coordinator across multiple project initiatives, teams, and partners.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with AHCCCS, private payers, healthcare providers, community organizations, and tribal partners.
• Collaborate with state and local government and healthcare entities to expand reimbursement opportunities for preventive, CHW, and peer support services.
• Facilitate cross-sector coordination to align public health initiatives with healthcare delivery systems.

• Identify staffing, technology, and data infrastructure needed to support billing operations.
• reputed company procurement and management of consultants or fiscal experts to design or strengthen billing systems.
• Pilot and evaluate reimbursement processes for preventive and community-based care.
• reputed company policies, procedures, and workflows to support sustainable billing practices.

• Provide project management and reputed company for reputed company funded initiatives, including timelines, deliverables, and outcomes (in a non-supervisory reputed company).
• Effectively collaborate with staff and/or contractors as applicable.
• Monitor program performance and implement reputed company quality improvement strategies.
• Ensure alignment of projects with organizational priorities and public health best practices

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of healthcare financing, billing systems, reputed company cycles, and reimbursement structures
• Strong understanding of public health systems and community-based service delivery
• Ability to translate reputed company healthcare and public health concepts into practical, sustainable models
• Experience facilitating cross-sector collaboration and stakeholder engagement
• Familiarity with rural healthcare systems and challenges
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent project management and organizational skills
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis, reporting, and use of relevant software systems (including AI)
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple priorities

Other Qualifications

Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration or reputed company field (Master’s degree preferred), or directly relevant job experience to offset degree requirement. Minimum of 5 years of experience in healthcare finance, public health program development and management, or healthcare administration, with ability to prove cross-collaboration between public and private healthcare systems. Experience working with Medicaid (preferably AHCCCS) and private insurance systems. Must possess a valid Arizona driver's license.