Health Program Associate (35 Hour)
Hybrid
Recruitment # 251124-4406HC-001
Location Hartford, CT
Date Opened 11/28/2025 12:00:00 AM
Salary $71,968 - $97,449/year (*New State employees start at minimum)
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 12/10/2025 11:59:00 PM
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Introduction
Do you want to utilize your skills and make a difference? Are you looking to take the next step in your career? If so, please read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
The S tate of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Public Health ( DPH (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH) ) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Health Program Associate (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=4406HC&R1=&R3=) to work within the Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS). FLIS licenses and inspects health care facilities and laboratories.
The Facility Licensing and Investigation Section is looking for an enthusiastic candidate that possess excellent written and oral communication skills and has experience planning and implementing policies and procedures. Candidates should also have knowledge of health care laws, regulations and professional standards and ability to apply them.
Highlights:
LOCATION : Hartford, CT
SCHEDULE : Full-Time, First Shift, 35 hours per week
There is an opportunity for some telework.
Travel throughout the state is required.
What We Can Offer You:
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Professional growth and development opportunitie s.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
You Will Discover The Opportunity To:
Engage in a rewarding career;
Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;
Thrive in an exciting environment;
Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do;
Work together in a collaborative team environment.
The Role:
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
Develop, Implement and monitor protocols.
Review and process reports and other information submitted by licensed facilities.
Prepare legislatively required reports, memos, and other documents.
Perform investigations.
Maintain files.
Additional duties as required.
Candidates must be free from conflicts of interest at the time of appointment and continuously thereafter in accordance with the CT Code of Ethics and complete all required trainings.
About Us:
The Mission of the Department of Public Health (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Communications/About-Us/About-Us) (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.
DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/State-Health-Planning/Strategic-Planning/CTDPH2019Strategic-Plan-final.pdf) which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.
Selection Plan
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
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BEFORE YOU APPLY:
Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the 'Apply' or 'Apply Online' buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.
AFTER YOU APPLY:
Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire's expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
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The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
QUESTIONS? WE'RE HERE TO HELP:
Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Julie Barker at Julie.Barker@ct.gov .
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state health program or project this class is accountable for performing high level work in the implementation and coordination of the non-clinical aspects of health care programs or projects.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
The specific duties and responsibilities of this generic class vary widely depending on the nature of the program and the current stage in its life cycle. Typical examples of duties include the following:
Serves as regional coordinator for a statewide health program or project with responsibility for developing and maintaining appropriate programs, projects and liaisons in their assigned regions;
Participates in planning, organization and implementation of a statewide health program by having responsibility for major components of program such as staffing, work assignment and distribution decisions;
Initiates and oversees public relations efforts;
Establishes and maintains relationships involved in program within agency and with other state, community or public agencies;
Assists division head in expediting program;
Prepares comprehensive reports on planning and progress of program;
Develops objectives so program functions within cost estimates;
Analyzes, evaluates and interprets data;
Advises and participates in formulation of task forces within or outside agency and coordinates activities so program is successfully accomplished;
Works with federal, state and community agencies on new, proposed or revised programs to clarify or develop objectives, determine method of integrating programs in agency operations and establish cost estimates;
Provides technical assistance to community agencies;
Assists in drafting of legislation and regulations;
Gathers fiscal and programmatic data on programs and participates in planning budget and programmatic aspects of program;
May also be assigned to conduct health planning, program monitoring and grants management for particular programs;
May be involved in approval of grants or projects;
May speak publicly about program issues and develop information for public distribution;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of
purposes, plans, objectives and programs of public health agencies including changing patterns of preventive medicine and environmental health;
relationships between risk factors and evidence of health problems;
changing aspects of social-medical philosophies;
Knowledge of
research and evaluation design methodologies;
state and community organizations and programs involved in field of public health and medical care;
Considerable
interpersonal skills;
oral and written communication skills;
Considerable ability to plan, organize and direct a complex technical program;
Ability to
analyze, evaluate and interpret data;
lead and train staff.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Seven (7) years of professional experience in a health organization.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in health care program administration, a health systems agency or other health care organization in at least one of the following areas:
grant writing or monitoring;
formal program planning, development, management or evaluation;
program consultation;
public relations activities.
For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Health Program Assistant 2.
NOTE: A health care organization is defined as a large multi-dimensional agency with responsibility for developing health programs.
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 health education, hospital administration, public administration, public health or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
For state employees one (1) year as a Health Program Assistant 2 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience interpreting and applying laws and regulations in a regulated setting and knowledge of health care programs or facilities.
Experience reviewing, evaluating, and interpreting information submitted pursuant to regulatory requirements.
Experience with developing, implementing, and monitoring policies and procedures.
Experience preparing reports and utilizing computer programs; including Microsoft office, e-mail, electronic medical records and other programs.
Experience working with data and developing databases.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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.
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