The Maryland Department of Health Office of Long Term Services and Supports (OLTSS) is seeking a Deputy Director. This position plans, directs, supervises, administers, and evaluates operations of three sub-directorates, Utilization Control Agent (UCA) contract, and administrative support staff. This includes quality oversight of Medicaid’s 1915(c) home and community-based waiver programs, certain State plan services and supports, certain demonstration programs, and certain institutional services to ensure that these programs operate in accordance with federal and State requirements. The Deputy Director establishes overall policies and procedures for the programs, oversees their implementation, evaluates their effectiveness and approves major revisions; establishes overall program goals, standards and controls to meet program objectives and oversees their achievement; oversees and manages the personnel and financial resources of the programs; plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate managers; develops, implements and manages short and long-range plans for program operations and resources; determines organizational structure and staffing needs of the programs; prescribes and oversees development and training of program staff; and represents the agency before federal, State and local officials, legislative committees and senior managers and executives of other agencies concerning program activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university,
• at least 6 years of high level public health experience,
• including at least 3 years of supervisory or managerial experience.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university will substitute for 2 years of the generic experience.  
• Additional experience will substitute at the rate of one year of experience per 30 credit hours for the bachelor's degree.

Applications for this position will close on Monday, June 16 at 11:59 p.m. ET. 

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