Staff Development Specialist Health ServicesCommunity Programs - Emergency Appointment
Staff Development Specialist Health ServicesCommunity Programs - Emergency Appointment
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- TYPE OF RECRUITMENTWE WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM ANYONE EMERGENCY
EXAM NUMBER
Y9144PEA
FIRST DAY OF FILING
April 8 2025 @ 12:00 PM PT
The application filing period will begin on April 2 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (PT). We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
NO OUTOFCLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Staff Development Specialist Health Services vacancies within Health Services Community Programs related to the homelessness crisis.Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before your initial work period ends you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Staff Development Specialist Health Services in Health Services Community Programs.
ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 26 health centers and four hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics DHS annually provides direct care for over 600000 unique patients employs over 23000 staff and has an annual budget of over $6.5 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) the University of Southern California (USC) and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU) DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the Countys 911 emergency response system as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Reentry each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.
MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:
Develops implements and conducts staff development training programs for Health Services staff responsible for processing a variety of governmental medical assistance applications and other followup activities related to the training program of the Department of Health Services.
Essential Job Functions
Conducts needs assessments to identify educational courses or activities and improve employee work productivity. Develops training plans to meet identified needs for Patient Access or Patient Financial Services staff and other staff involved in governmental medical assistance applications and patient access programs.
Develops training programs for health services staff including medical care programs administered in the various units of the department staffs role in meeting the objectives of these programs and interviewing skills for interacting with patients and their families.
Develops and conducts training programs for new health services staff assigned to financial screening and patient access tasks.
Develops implements reviews revises and maintains training programs designed to inform and update departmental managers and staff with the most uptodate health care program information to enforce and support their knowledge of eligibility requirements and procedures and improve their work skills.
Develops and utilizes evaluation studies and measurement tools to aid in assessing the effectiveness and modification of training programs and in improving their quality in determining additional training needs.
Identifies organizes and refines subject matter to be taught in training programs to assure maximum effectiveness.
Participates in administrative studies audits or research projects as assigned.Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
A Bachelors degree* from an accredited college or university AND Either
Option 1 One 1 year of staff experience** with responsibility for conducting training regarding health care programs***.
Option 2 One 1 year of experience in the supervision of eligibility determination in a health or welfare agency.
Option 3 One 1 year of experience in the supervision of a patient access unit****.
Option 4 Three 3 years of experience in the supervision of a large clerical unit in a health or welfare agency.
One year of additional experience at the required level may be substituted for the required education on a yearforyear basis.
You MUST meet one of the above requirement(s) in order to be considered for this recruitment.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS II LIGHT:
This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.
SPECIAL REQUIRMENT INFORMATION
*In order to receive credit for any college course work or any type of degree such as bachelors degree you must attach to your online application a legible copy/image of your official transcripts or diploma from the accredited institution at the time of filing or within 7 calendar days of filing online. If you are unable to attach required documents during application submission you may email them to the exam analyst at within 7 calendar days of filing online. Please include your name the exam number and exam title in the subject line of the email. Note: Foreign studies must be evaluated by an accredited credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. An evaluation report of a transcript is defined as a report issued by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by the NACES or the AICE of the United States. Applications indicating possession of a degree or certificate without evidence of the degree(s) or certificate will not be considered for meeting the Minimum requirements.
We do not accept passwordprotected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to exam analyst.
In the County of Los Angeles experience in the requirements is defined as follows:
**Staff Experience is defined as: work performed to assist and support administration by doing research analysis and making recommendations to line managers for the solution of problems such as organization utilization of personnel allocation of funds workload and workload fluctuation or programs and procedures for accomplishing work objective.
*** Health Care Program means a program or activity administered or funded by a local or state agency to provide health care services research education or goods.
****Patient Access Unit is defined as: A unit responsible for scheduling appointments patient registration and verification of coverage/financially clearing patients prior to appointments.
Additional Information
OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
Before the end of your initial work assignment the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATIONof any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The current vacancies are to be filled within Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness).
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.
APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add the following email addresses to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
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Plan to submit your online application in a timely manner as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This will enhance the security of your online application and ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Please refer to the website below for updated information.
https://lacountylibrary/librarylocator
NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
ANTIRACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Health Services is committed to promoting Antiracism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Andrew Munoz
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE:
TELETYPE PHONE:CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at .Revised January 2025
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
