State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Health Program Associate (35 Hour) (4406HC)

$39.40-$53.34 Hourly / $2,757.40-$3,733.68 BiWeekly /
$71,968.00-$97,449.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state health program or project this class is accountable for performing high level work in the implementation and coordination of the non-clinical aspects of health care programs or projects.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This class performs high level work independently or as a lead member of a group or team on a given assignment. This class is distinguished from the Health Program Supervisor by not having full accountability for supervising a designated program or the program being less than statewide in impact or scope. This class is distinguished from Health Program Assistants as having more responsibilities such as budget development, negotiation of grants and contracts, work distribution, public relations, cost estimating, etc.

In the Office of State Comptroller, this position is responsible for overseeing member engagement, support and utilization of the Statewide Health Insurance program.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of a Health Program Supervisor or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead Health Program Assistants and other staff as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The specific duties and responsibilities of this generic class vary widely depending on the nature of the program and the current stage in its life cycle. Typical examples of duties include the following:
  • Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
  • Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
  • Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
  • Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
  • Assists division head in expediting program;
  • Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
  • Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
  • Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
  • Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
  • Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
  • Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
  • Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
  • Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
  • May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
  • May be involved in approval of grants or projects;
  • May speak publicly about program issues and develop information for public distribution;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • purposes, plans, objectives and programs of public health agencies including changing patterns of preventive medicine and environmental health;
    • relationships between risk factors and evidence of health problems;
    • changing aspects of social-medical philosophies;
  • Knowledge of
    • research and evaluation design methodologies;
    • state and community organizations and programs involved in field of public health and medical care;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable ability to plan, organize and direct a complex technical program;
  • Ability to
    • analyze, evaluate and interpret data;
    • lead and train staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in a health organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in health care program administration, a health systems agency or other health care organization in at least one of the following areas: 

  • grant writing or monitoring; 
  • formal program planning, development, management or evaluation; 
  • program consultation; 
  • public relations activities. 
For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Health Program Assistant 2. 

NOTE: A health care organization is defined as a large multi-dimensional agency with responsibility for developing health programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in health education, hospital administration, public administration, public health or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
  • For state employees one (1) year as a Health Program Assistant 2 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

BARGAINING UNIT

(11)-HEALTH PROF (P-1)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

HC 24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Health Program Associate in Salary Group HC 24 approved effective May 04, 2020. (Reviewed in accordance with Connecticut General Statute § 5-200a. Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 24-188

EFFECTIVE DATE

09/12/2024
CLASS: 4406HC; EST: 1/21/1983; REV: 9/16/2024;