Job Details

Calaim Administrator

Salary: $135,328.96 - $172,719.04 Annually

County of Santa Barbara Health is accepting applications for a CalAIM Administrator within the Primary Care and Family Health (PCFH) division. This role will report to South County, and open to a hybrid work schedule. County classification title is Health Services Manager III. This position is "At-Will" and exempt from Civil Service provisions.

Under direction of the Deputy of Clinical Care, the incumbent will be responsible for leading the CalAIM program for the County Health department; coordinates assigned activities with staff in other divisions and departments; provides highly responsible and complex staff assistance and administrative support to executive management staff; and performs other duties as assigned.

The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative is transforming the Medi-Cal delivery system to improve quality of life and health outcomes for beneficiaries. The CalAIM Administrator will oversee all CalAIM initiatives, including Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and the Justice-Involved Initiative. This role provides leadership for the CalAIM Implementation Plan, ensuring effective project management of internal and state-required activities, adherence to timelines, and successful delivery of program milestones. The CalAIM Administrator will lead a team of health service managers and coordinators, fostering cross-departmental collaboration and alignment with other CalAIM teams.

All County leaders are expected to uphold the values of accountability, customer-focus, and efficiency. Incumbents lead others and model behaviors that exemplify quality customer service; provide effective and ethical leadership; creatively and strategically plan, develop, and implement programs that use human and financial resources to achieve results; are accountable for strategy and goal formation consistent with the County's mission and key business objectives; engage stakeholders; communicate and collaborate effectively at multiple levels; develop employees; analyze issues and data; and efficiently use public resources.

Ideal candidate will possess:

• Proven experience in healthcare program management, with a strong understanding of Medi-Cal and related regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of CalAIM initiatives, including Enhanced Care Management and Justice Involved programs
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, implement, and monitor compliance with state and federal healthcare regulations
• Strong leadership and project management skills to oversee cross-functional teams and complex program rollouts
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with internal departments, community partners, and state agencies
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to identify opportunities for system improvement and innovation

Distinguishing characteristics: This is the third manager level in the Health Services Management job family and oversees a division, function, or multiple programs within a department. Incumbents oversee highly complex and strategic health services administrative functions and have responsibility for significant budget/funding levels. Decision-making includes establishing work unit objectives and goals, exercising considerable discretion in selecting the method to address a problem or issue, and fostering collaboration among and between the work units supervised as well as work units under the direction of others. Positions have significant impact on the specific work units or divisions, which may have department-wide effects.

Supervision received and exercised: Reports to an executive. Oversees the work of a team (two or more individuals) or teams of individual contributors through subordinate managers. Exercises direct and indirect supervision over assigned management, professional, technical, and administrative staff.

The Department: County of Santa Barbara Health Department: Our mission is to improve the health of our communities by preventing disease, promoting wellness and health equity, while ensuring access to needed health care, and maintaining a safe and healthy environment. Our vision is healthy people, healthy community, healthy environment. With a staff of 530+ and a budget of approximately $109 million, County Health serves a population of about 440,000 residents in Santa Barbara County.

Benefits: The County of Santa Barbara offers generous benefits. In addition, applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for:

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

Note: The County may provide reimbursement for reasonable relocation expenses, and at the discretion of the CEO, can provide cash incentives and/or time off advanced accruals in the interest of attracting the best talent to the organization.

Examples of duties:

• Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs activities related to the CalAIM initiative, including Enhanced Care Management (ECM), Community Supports, and the Justice-Involved Initiative, in alignment with County Health's strategic goals.
• Serves as a member of the County's management team; establishes annual or mid-term priorities, goals, and operational plans; and provides oversight, monitoring, and reporting of CalAIM-related activities across County Health, Behavioral Wellness, Sheriffs, Probation, and other county departments and programs.
• Develops, administers, and evaluates services and programs to ensure compliance with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requirements, CalAIM milestones, and performance goals; monitors policy changes and informs leadership of impacts.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners, including community agencies, contracted providers, County divisions, and stakeholders, to deliver integrated services and address barriers to implementation.
• Prepares project schedules, scopes initiatives, organizes and participates in project team meetings, and ensures timely submission of required CalAIM deliverables, including Monthly Dashboard Reports, Quarterly Reports, and other DHCS-mandated documentation.
• Oversees the development and implementation of policies, procedures, training, and change management strategies to support CalAIM initiatives; provides training and technical assistance to County staff and stakeholders.
• Supervises and provides guidance to professional, paraprofessional, and support staff, including the ECM team; conducts performance evaluations, hiring, employee development, and discipline as needed.
• Conducts fiscal oversight in partnership with the Department's Fiscal team by analyzing billing and productivity reports, identifying opportunities for improvement, and cultivating strategies to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Researches, analyzes, and prepares reports, contracts, plans, and other documents related to CalAIM programs; presents findings and updates to leadership, County Executive Office (CEO), Board of Supervisors, committees, and community stakeholders.
• Troubleshoots and resolves program or operational issues and develops strategies to overcome barriers to successful implementation.
• Represents County Health on professional committees, collaborates with state and local partners, and provides highly responsible staff assistance to executive leadership.
• Performs other related duties as required

Employment standards:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited four-year college or university in public health administration, healthcare administration, nursing, behavioral/mental health sciences or a related field AND,
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in Health Services Program Management including at least three (3) years as a supervisor or manager.

Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, and techniques of health services programs and operations in a public agency setting, including public health, mental health and recovery, correctional health, and/or medical health programs, including the interpretation of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Principles and practices of public administration and program management, including strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Trends in public, mental, medical, and correctional health, and recovery education, treatment, prevention, and related issues.
• Management principles, practices, and techniques.
• Principles and practices of governmental accounting, fiscal management, budgeting and auditing.
• Principles and practices of program planning and administration.
• Personnel management principles and practices, including employee supervision, training, and evaluation.
• Principles and practices of group facilitation, conflict resolution, and consensus building.
• Principles and practices of procurement and contract administration.
• Principles and techniques of effective oral presentations.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and standards.
• Business systems, equipment, and applications relevant to the area of assignment.
• Social, economic, cultural, and other issues impacting program area.

Ability to:

• Effectively administer public health, mental health and recovery, correctional health, and/or medical health programs and activities.
• Manage assigned operations/programs and ensure ongoing compliance with strategic objectives and performance measures.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures.
• Build coalitions among groups with differing needs and objectives.
• Manage large-scale complex projects and/or initiatives,