State of Connecticut Executive Branch

State Innovation Model Specialist (4539AR)

$43.26-$55.63 Hourly / $3,460.12-$4,450.04 BiWeekly /
$90,309.00-$116,146.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Office of Healthcare Advocate, State Innovation Model (SIM) unit this class is accountable for assisting in the research, development and implementation of statewide health care reform initiatives to improve population health, healthcare delivery and affordability by reducing healthcare costs.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This advanced working level class will be accountable for major functions and complex streams of work to strategically achieve healthcare reform. This may include the functions of Care Delivery Reform, Quality Measurement Alignment, and Workforce Development and Analytics.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of the Director, Healthcare Innovation or an employee of a higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead lower level employees or internal/external support groups as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Performs a wide range of complex duties related to the State Innovation Model (SIM) statewide healthcare reform project; 
  • Assists and/or may lead the development, implementation and evaluation of goals, policies and processes related to the assigned function; 
  • Serves as the subject matter expert of the function; 
  • Researches and monitors changes in national care delivery standards and care delivery and payment reforms in other states; 
  • Coordinates reform initiatives with various private entities and federal and state programs with integrated social and fiscal components of healthcare delivery, cost and payment; 
  • Selects and monitors the performance of vendors to perform specialized training, data gathering and analysis and technical assistance; 
  • Monitors, analyzes, improves and provides guidance and reinforcement for the improvement of selected metrics to ensure quality of the deliverables of various programs, commercial, state and federal health plans, healthcare providers and others; 
  • Recommends and monitors program or process changes; 
  • Manages and monitors transformation grants; 
  • Prepares required reports; 
  • Develops and implements communication and public relations strategies; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of local, state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the healthcare industry, healthcare delivery, healthcare policy and reform and insurance; 
  • Knowledge of
    • healthcare delivery and payment reform and practice transformation; 
    • clinical and community integration; 
    • legislative policy process; 
    • planning, program and project management principles; 
    • process improvement or re-engineering to include measurement, analysis, improvement and control; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills; 
  • Ability to
    • lead working groups to achieve goals; 
    • plan and implement on time and within budget; 
    • utilize computer software; 
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in a healthcare program, health services agency or other health care organization to include program and/or project administration.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been performing formal program planning, development and evaluation.

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 healthcare management, health policy and management or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

BARGAINING UNIT

(16)-ADMIN & RESID (P-5)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

AR 26

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 State Innovation Model Specialist in Salary Group AR 26 approved effective March 17, 2017. (Reviewed for content and revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-293

EFFECTIVE DATE

11/9/2023
CLASS: 4539AR; EST: 11/13/2015; REV: 11/14/2023;