Institute for Population Health Improvement Employment

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CLINICAL QUALITY OFFICER – 031725
Position Information
This is a full time career position located in UC Davis Health System, Institute of Population Health Improvement, located in Sacramento. This position will spend approximately half of his/her time on-site in the California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) offices in Sacramento and the remainder of time at the Institute for Population Health Improvement at UC Davis Health System. This classification is not represented by a union. The Clinical Quality Officer for the Medi-Cal Quality Improvement program will work with CDHS management and staff to improve the health of persons served by Medi-Cal and other CDHS programs through use of evidence-based quality of care and patient safety improvement strategies. Candidates will possess a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, DrPH) in a health or health-related discipline. Candidates will also possess significant hands-on experience in clinical quality improvement and program evaluation, demonstrated knowledge and application of evidence-based approaches in health care and public health and demonstrated knowledge of health policy formulation and implementation.

Research Associate IV – 035682
Position Information
Under the direction of the Chief of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit (CERU) in the Cancer Surveillance Section (CSS), the Statistician supports the use of CCR data by external researchers by conducting linkages, preparing datasets, and responding to technical questions about CCR data variables. The CERU is responsible for using California Cancer Registry (CCR) data to conduct cancer surveillance and epidemiologic studies and promotes and supports the use of CCR data for surveillance, research, and cancer control by external researchers.

Programmer VI- NHIN Ensemble Interface Support Programmer—035180
Position Information
With more than 360 employees, the UCDHS IT division supports a large, sophisticated infrastructure for clinical, educational, and research missions.  The NHIN Interface Support Programmer for the Institute for Population Health Improvement (iPHI) will plan, engineer, construct, and implement the IT and Informatics data exchange infrastructure for the California Cancer Registry (CCR) and closely associated support projects (i.e. CHeQ \ Inspire, Health Information Exchanges (HIE), Disease Registries, and other strategic efforts). This position will provide support relevant to messaging and live interfacing, utilizing a variety of applications and tools including enterprise-grade interface engines. It will assist teams in capturing, merging, and transforming unstructured data from multiple sources into high quality data. The position will also assist in determining and supporting the requirements of CCR-related, grant-funded initiatives by leveraging the technical capabilities and resources of multiple organizations within UC Davis (iPHI, UCDHS-IS, IET, CHeQ, and the CTSC). It will also provide data management and analytical services. This position is housed at the Alhambra Cannery Office Complex.

Programmer VI- Security Policy Control Analyst—034540
Position Information
Under the general supervision of the IT Security Manager, the Senior Systems Security Analyst provides information security subject matter expertise to business and project teams to define security requirements for various technologies, performs vulnerability and risk assessments, creates and executes security governance, assists/performs forensic data collection and analysis, serves on the incident response team, provides Microsoft ISA Server/Proxy and web application firewall expertise and operational duties as necessary, provides subject matter expertise in the information security domains to the organization, prepares/maintains various security reports and dashboards, coordinates technology audit activities, prepares and reviews system security architecture designs, actively participates with business and campus units throughout the university community, performs annual Regional Registry security audits, and plays an important role in the effort to secure the information assets of UCDHS from threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of such assets.

Analyst IV- HR –033942
Position Information
Under the guidance of the Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) Director and the supervision of the Assistant Director, the Community Health Program Manager shall provide overall management support for all administrative, technical, policy and program operations requirements associated with the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) California Cancer Registry program.  These activities include contracts and grants management, financial and account management, human resources planning and health policy analysis.  Specific responsibilities include the processing of invoices, bookkeeping, and account/sub-account monitoring and maintenance, in accordance with the CDPH and University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) accountancy and billing practices. The incumbent will play a critical role in the operationalization, maintenance and evaluation of administrative and technical services required to support IPHI and CDPH program goals. The incumbent will work closely with IPHI and DHCS administrative offices, with UC Davis Health System (UCDHS) Human Resources, Dean's Office Finance Unit, Sponsored Programs, and Information Technology resources to develop written guidelines, procedures and policies to ensure efficiency, consistency and compliance with UCDHS administrative regulations and requirements for this project.  Other duties as assigned.

Analyst V-S Programs Manager –034006
Position Information
Under the guidance of the Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) Director and the supervision of the Assistant Director, the Analyst V Supervisor/Program Manager serves as the primary supervisor and administrative manager for UCDHS employees embedded with the following California public health programs:  Heart Disease and Stroke, California Active Communities, Every Woman Counts, Project Lean and Tobacco Control.  These programs are housed within the California Department of Health Services (DHCS) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH).  The incumbent will provide direct, daily supervision for  22 employees (currently) and fiscal management of approximately $10,294,728 federal funds over a five-year period.  The Analyst V-Supervisor/ Program Manager shall provide overall management support for all administrative, technical, policy and program operations requirements associated with UCDHS employees at CDPH.  These activities include contracts and grants management, financial and account management, human resources planning and health policy analysis.  Specific responsibilities include the processing of invoices, book keeping, and account/sub-account monitoring and maintenance, in accordance with the state and University of California Davis Health Systems (UCDHS) accountancy and billing practices.  The incumbent will play a critical role in the operationalization, maintenance and evaluation of administrative and technical services required to support IPHI and  program goals. The incumbent will work closely with IPHI and state administrative offices, with UCDHS Human Resources, Dean's Office Finance Unit, Sponsored Programs, and Information Technology resources to develop written guidelines, procedures and policies to ensure efficiency, consistency and compliance with UCDHS administrative regulations and requirements for this project.  Other duties as assigned.

Analyst IV—035230
Position Information
Under the guidance of the Director of the Institute for Poplulation Health Improvement (IPHI) and the supervision of the IPHI Assistant Director, the Analyst IV for Military and Veterans Health have lead responsibility for collaborative development of a comprehensive strategy and program development to support IPHI and UCDHS' goals to advance military and veterans health, education, training and employment programs and objectives.  The Analyst IV will serve as a central resource for CMVH members and stakeholders; support program development; manage collaborative partnerships with other UCDHS departments, the US Department of Veterans Affairs; the Department of Defense and the California Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Analyst III Financial Analyst—034654
Position Information
Under the guidance of the Director and the supervision of the Assistant Director, IPHI, the Administrative Analyst III  will provide support and analysis for the full constellation of administrative, technical, policy  and program operational activities, including contracts and grants management, financial and account management, human resources planning, health policy analysis, and outreach/communication/training functions. The incumbent will play a central role in the organization, coordination, maintenance and evaluation of core IPHI functions. The incumbent will work closely with the IPHI Director and Assistant Director, UCDHS Human Resources, the Dean’s Office Finance Unit, Sponsored Programs and Information Technology resources to develop written guidelines, procedures and policies for IPHI to ensure efficiency, consistency and compliance with UCDHS administrative regulations and requirements. Other duties as assigned.     

Analyst III Program Manager—034650
Position Information
Under the guidance of the Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) Director and the supervision of the Assistant Director, the Analyst III shall provide overall management support for all administrative, technical, policy and program operations requirements associated with the Surgical Adverse Events (SAE) project.  These activities include contracts and grants management, financial and account management for approximately $825,000, and project management.  Specific responsibilities include the processing of invoices, bookkeeping, and account/sub-account monitoring and maintenance, in accordance with the CDPH and University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) accountancy and billing practices.