Health Equity Director

We are looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve. You will thrive in a complex and collaborative environment where you take action and ownership to solve problems and lead change. Do you want to be part of a larger purpose and an evolving, high-performance culture that empowers you to make an impact?
Responsible for assisting CA Medi-Cal state Health Plan community and stakeholder engagement experience, while applying application of science-based quality improvement methods to reduce health disparities. Health Equity is a major pillar in our Population Health model, and you will be working closely with Quality Management, Clinical and County Management teams to executive on workplans and address health disparities

How you will make an impact:

• Leading data collection and stratification, reducing health care disparities and owning workforce diversity and cultural responsiveness
• Assist with the strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of health equity efforts in the context of the population health initiatives and leading our health equity council
• Inform decision-making around best payer practices related to disparity reductions, including the provision of health equity and social determinant of health resources and research to leadership and programmatic areas
• Inform decision-making regarding best payer practices related to disparity reductions, including providing Health Plan teams with relevant and applicable resources and research and ensuring that the perspectives of members with disparate outcomes are incorporated into the tailoring of intervention strategies
• Collaborate with the Health Plan analytics team to ensure the Health Plan collects and meaningfully uses race, ethnicity, and language data to identify disparities
• Coordinate and collaborate with members, providers, local and state government, community-based organizations, and other entities to impact health disparities at a population level
• Ensure that efforts addressed at improving health equity, reducing disparities, and improving cultural competence are designed collaboratively with other entities to have a collective impact for the population

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires a BA/BS degree and 5+ years of experience, preferably in public health, social/human services, social work, public policy, health care, education, community development, or justice; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experience:

• CA Medi-Cal Experience

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.