OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We thrive on innovation and collaboration. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Our goal is to elevate and make space for candidates of color and other diverse communities in our hiring practices. Join our team as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision, and courage.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and qualifications for this role.

Successful candidates will commit to an equitable and inclusive workplace, including but not limited to: racial equity, accessibility for individuals with disabilities, use of gender-inclusive language, and cultural sensitivity.

We only accept applications that follow the electronic process. No phone calls, please.

WHAT WE NEED:

Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) seeks a Workforce Development Manager who contributes substantial subject matter and project management expertise to the development and implementation of technical assistance and training programs that support and strengthen the community health center workforce, develop community partnerships with members to establish sustainable workforce pathways, and integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into workforce conversations, policies, and procedures.

Those with an understanding of, or lived experience with, community health centers, safety net clinics, and health care non-profits are welcome to apply, even if you don’t meet all the qualifications. We are willing to train, but please continue reading for more information about this opportunity.

Successful candidates will commit to an equitable and inclusive workplace, including but not limited to: racial equity, accessibility for individuals with disabilities, use of gender-inclusive language, and cultural sensitivity.

WHO WE ARE:

OPCA is a nonprofit membership association for all of Oregon’s community health centers (CHCs), also known as federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Our mission is to lead the transformation of primary care to achieve health equity for all through our values of data-driven social justice, integrity, collaboration, and innovation.

To accomplish our shared goals, we support health centers and key partners by facilitating peer network gatherings, trainings, site visits, learning collaboratives, and data-driven improvement projects. In addition, we work with policymakers and partners to share the impact health centers have in their communities and advance policy to improve patients’ lives and the ability of health centers to serve them.

OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Our goal is to elevate and make space for candidates of color and other diverse communities in our hiring practices. Join our team as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision and courage.

WHO YOU ARE:

A proactive program manager with a passion for health equity, community partnerships, and shared values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your experience, professional or lived, with community health centers or safety net clinics and your comfort with ambiguity, allows you to support and engage with our health centers to find creative solutions to challenging problems. Strong project management skills allow you to advance workforce priorities that ultimately lead to improved health center outcomes.

Your ability to think strategically and deliver technically allows you to combine an understanding of high level organizational and team goals with an impeccable attention to detail in your daily work. As a collaborative relationship builder, you work closely with your team and other thought partners to advance OPCA’s mission of health equity for all.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

  • Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize projects and tasks.
  • A proactive approach to your work and a drive to evaluate and improve programs you manage.
  • Alignment with OPCA’s goals, values, and mission.
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of FQHCs and their/our mission.
  • High level of comfort with ambiguity.
  • Some grant writing experience, or willingness to learn.
  • Ability to present to a wide audience in person or remotely.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of personalities as well as clinics.
  • Strong computer skills, including thorough knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, etc, or ability to learn quickly.
  • Ability to work with diverse partners and people who think, act, look, and/or live in a manner different from oneself.

WHAT YOU’LL DO AT OPCA:

  • Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of OPCA’s strategic approach to supporting health centers in workforce priorities.
  • Develop a workforce development program plan establishing timelines, metrics and outcomes.
  • Partner with Program Directors to develop and implement program activity tracking tools to ensure program deliverables are met, and demonstrate activities, outcomes and impacts within pertinent program area.
  • Develop, conduct, and analyze comprehensive needs assessments to determine status of workforce related needs at health centers.
  • Develop and implement technical assistance, coordination, and management of efforts across Oregon FQHCs in the area of workforce development.
  • Facilitate a peer group made up of health center Human Resource leaders (or other leadership staff responsible for workforce planning).
  • Provide support, resources, best practices, and information to health center staff in the area of workforce development and serve as the primary interface between OPCA and workforce development partners.
  • Build and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders at the state, regional and national level to advance delegated priorities.
  • Contribute to team development and successful implementation of TA and Training program evaluation and communication of results with key stakeholders to demonstrate program impact and value.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Generally requires a Bachelor’s degree and/or -5 years’ experience in healthcare workforce development, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience with FQHCs and/or organizations supporting FQHCs
  • Experience with mission driven membership associations
  • Experience in workforce planning and development in community-based settings to support the enhancement of workforce training and technical assistance activities
  • Familiarity with grant writing and management
  • Lived experience with receiving care at FQHCs

STARTING RANGE:

$60,000 – $75,000

WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW:

To view the full job description and to apply, please go here.

In order to be considered, you must include the following in your cover letter:

  • How your work and/or lived experience connects with this position and OPCAs mission
  • What unique or diverse perspectives you might add to a new team or organization
  • Where you saw this posting

We only accept applications that follow the above electronic process. No phone calls please.

OPCA’s office is open, and we are working a hybrid schedule of three days in our downtown office and two days remote.

What We Need:

A Data Analyst 1 who is responsible for supporting the collection, management, analysis, and reporting of data from a variety of sources to support OPCA’s strategic priorities. As a member of OPCA’s Data Team, this role spends a significant time gathering reports on health center performance data, using our population health data platform (Arcadia) to report and analyze health center data, and supporting the organization and our health center members in the use of our reporting tools and databases.

Successful candidates will commit to an equitable and inclusive workplace, including but not limited to: racial equity, accessibility for individuals with disabilities, use of gender inclusive language, and cultural sensitivity. 

Candidates residing outside of the Portland Metro Area, but still within the state of Oregon are encouraged to apply.

Who We Are:

The Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) is the voice of Oregon’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), who deliver integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services to nearly 400,000 Oregonians at more than 270 locations statewide. OPCA helps our members navigate state and federal policy, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, supports workforce development programs, and utilizes data-driven approaches to payment reform to further community-based health system transformation and health equity for all.

OPCA leads efforts to collect and interpret large data sets so that FQHCs can maximize their impact. For example, OPCA breaks down UDS data by legislative districts, allowing elected officials to better understand the impact of FQHCs on their communities. Data is also essential in value-based payment programs. In 2013, with the OHA, Oregon was the first in the nation to implement an Alternative Payment and Advanced Care Model (APCM) for FQHCs, and our clinically integrated network launched an Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in October 2023.

OPCA celebrates both individual contributions and powerful teamwork. We thrive on innovation and collaboration. We support one another as healthy human beings who balance work with the rest of life. Our goal is to elevate and make space for candidates of color and other diverse communities in our hiring practices. Join our team as we lead the community health center movement with passion, vision and courage.

What You’ll Bring:

  • A sense of curiosity with a love for numbers is a must.
  • Strong aptitude for learning new technologies and software.
  • As a member of OPCA’s Data Team, is able to share administrative tasks with other team members, which includes tasks such as double-checking data products produced by the team, facilitating meetings, creating agendas and taking minutes, scheduling meetings, hosting webinars, and assisting in the development of team presentations, protocols, tools, and other documents pertinent to the team’s work.
  • Strong computer skills, including thorough knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.
  • Familiarity with Tableau or other Business Intelligence and data visualization software.
  • Some Familiarity with statistical analysis software programs such as SPSS or R is a plus, but not required.
  • Detail-oriented with a deep appreciation of the importance of producing accurate and easy to understand data for OPCA’s membership and funders.
  • Ability to follow OPCA protocols regarding the sharing, storage, and use of data.
  • General knowledge of principles and practices of effective data management, including familiarity with HIPAA compliance.
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and organizational skills.
  • Self-motivated and well-organized with a high level of comfort with ambiguity and change.
  • Ability to work well in a professional yet fun team environment, including respect for different styles and personalities; enthusiasm for collaboration, communication, and celebration; and appreciation for the critical role everyone plays in project and mission implementation.
  • Effectively represent OPCA in a wide variety of settings.

What You’ll Do At OPCA:

  • Configure and run reports from OPCA software, including our population health data platform (Arcadia) and Tableau, as well as Excel and web-based reporting systems.
  • Analyze, troubleshoot, and distribute meaningful and actionable data from the above systems, with oversight and support by the Senior Data Strategy Director and in collaboration with the Data Manager.
  • Collaborate with Data Manager in developing and maintaining data collection and analysis tools and systems in support of projects and programs at OPCA and its subsidiaries.
  • Under supervision of Senior Data Strategy Director, manage the process of collecting and analyzing Uniform Data System (UDS) information from member Health Centers for the purposes of advancing OPCA strategic priorities.
  • Use Arcadia, Excel, and Tableau to generate reports and visualizations of data, in order to effectively communicate actionable data to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Use business intelligence software, such as Tableau, to create visualizations and dashboards, and support distribution of those reports to health centers and OPCA staff
  • In partnership with the Data team, develop and distribute program communication for designated bodies of work; contribute to coordination and integration of external communication regarding department work in order to improve program effectiveness and promote member engagement.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of member relations and knowledge management tools in order to improve program evaluation, internal documentation and tracking of member information, and external communication of program-related materials.

Minimal Qualifications:

  • Professional with advanced level of proficiency.
  • Generally requires a Bachelor’s degree and/or 3-5 years’ experience or equivalent education.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English required.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

  • Knowledge and experience with Arcadia Healthcare Analytics Platform, or comparable population health analytics software.
  • Knowledge and experience of Tableau or other data visualization software.
  • Knowledge and experience with relational databases.
  • Knowledge and experience using either SPSS, R, STATA, or SAS for statistical analysis.
  • Knowledge of healthcare data sources, concepts, and metrics.
  • Knowledge and experience with Value Based Pay datasets.
  • Experience working within a health center or clinical setting.

Starting Range:

$55,000 – $65,000

What Else You Should Know:

Please send us your resume and a cover letter describing:

  • Your experience using data to tell a story
  • Your preferred method or tools for managing your projects and tasks
  • Your experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion

To apply, visit Bamboo HR

3 OPCA TEAM PERKS

At OPCA, we’re focused on innovations which improve the health of Oregonians. That includes building a collaborative, inclusive, and balanced workplace environment within the organization. Here are a few things we did in 2023 to strengthen our team.

#1. We Implemented an Office Dog Policy

OPCA allows staff to bring their dogs into the office, provided the dogs are in good health, well-behaved, and supervised by their person. Our canine visitors inspire lots of smiles, and John Hopkins Medicine says that simply petting a dog lowers a person’s cortisol while increasing oxytocin.

#2. We Normalized a Hybrid Work Schedule

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research claims “Hybrid is the future of work.” Generally, hybrid work enables employees to experience the benefits of in-person team building while also ensuring flexibility for work-life balance. OPCA staff work in the office Tuesdays through Thursday and have the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays.

#3. We Learned Mental Health First Aid

OPCA staff members Brooke Linn and Ada Catanzarite earned certifications as Mental Health First Aid Instructors through a program with the National Council for Mental Well Being and the Missouri Department of Mental Health. They shared their knowledge with the rest of OPCA’s team by hosting training sessions at the office. Twenty-six members of OPCA staff earned certificates.

Bonus Perk: Staff Engagement Committee

OPCA has a staff engagement committee dedicated to planning small events for employees to bond outside of formal work projects. The committee’s events include optional brackets for March Madness and Fattest Bear Week, Valentine’s Day card swaps, a winter holiday party, happy hours, and volunteer days.