Section Manager - EMR and Quality

Salary: $80,790.30 - $103,007.65 Annually
Location : Prescott, AZ
Job Type: Full Time - Exempt
Job Number: 202500082
Department: Community Health Services - CHS
Opening Date: 03/12/2025
Closing Date: 3/25/2025 5:00 PM Arizona

Role
Are you an experienced leader with a strong background in managing electronic health records (EHR/EMR) and Quality programs with the ability to coordinate with healthcare provider teams?

Yavapai County Community Health Services is seeking a Section Manager to oversee the maintenance and management of our medical EHR/EMR systems, with NextGen experience a plus.

In this role, you will ensure the seamless functionality of our systems, support provider teams, and optimize workflows to enhance patient care. Additionally, you will be tasked with structuring and managing a comprehensive medical quality program, collaborating with providers and medical personnel to promote clinical excellence and ensure compliance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and team-building skills, with the ability to foster collaboration across the department and lead initiatives for process improvement.
Major Duties, Responsibilities

• Coordinates, directs, manages and oversees section programs, contracts, personnel and budgets; meets and communicates regularly with state, federal, grant and program officials to ensure compliance and conformance with all mandated, contracted and required provisions, regulations, deadlines and deliverables; researches grant submission opportunities, taking the lead in writing the grant submission and coordinating with other section personnel as needed; ensures all grant submissions and renewals meet the grantor's deadlines.
• Inputs, proposes, and manages the section budgets, ensuring efficiencies and maximizing all applicable drawdowns of available funds in accordance with A-87 federal budgeting guidelines, contractual expectations, state agreements, county and departmental policies, practices, and protocols; reports and, where possible, corrects any and all variances.
• Provides direct and indirect supervision to staff, interns, volunteers and students at sites throughout Yavapai County; assesses, determines and provides professional development and training of self, staff, students, volunteers and interns; develops training programs, coordinates implementation and conducts evaluations of both training and needs; recruits, hires, supervises, mentors and evaluates staff, interns, students and volunteers; ensures that all proper, approved and required orientation and training protocols are provided or made available and that records of such are duly maintained and kept current; as necessary, implements county approved progressive disciplinary measures; assures that staff, students, interns, and volunteers are knowledgeable of and in compliance with all section deadlines, goals, deliverables and associated measures;
• Works closely with YCCHS staff and other county departments in addressing personnel, finance, legal, communication, risk and public relations issues; actively participates in internal, local, regional, state and national boards and professional organizations as requested or required; develops, implements and ensures compliance with section policies, goals and expectations; serves as the section spokesperson, providing accurate public information and assuring informative public health communication with clients, colleagues and the public; is available 24/7 to respond to public health emergencies related to assigned section or to a YCCHS emergency response at large; remains current in YCCHS emergency response methodologies, policies, protocols and practices.
• Is a member of the YCCHS Quality Improvement Team and recommends, tracks, measures and acts upon all established quality improvement measures, models and modalities; identifies, develops, measures and reports on quantitative measures of public health, performance and efficiencies; develops policies, procedures and protocols.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Experience:
Three (3) years of professional work experience in a section related field of practice or study with at least two (2) years of supervisory responsibilities and duties.

Education:
Bachelor's Degree.
Degree field:Public Health related.

An equivalent combination of directly related work experience and education may substitute for the degree requirement on a year per year basis.

Additional Requirements:
Must possess or be eligible for a valid AZ driver's license.
Must possess a current fingerprint clearance card Issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Yavapai County Government offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to
Full-Time employees working 30 or more hours per week that includes but is not limited to:
10 Paid Holidays Per Year
Annual Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
Retirement Plans
Sick Leave
Tuition Reimbursement Program

ELECTIVE COVERAGE
457 Deferred Compensation Program
Dependent Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Short-Term Disability
Supplemental Life (for employees & dependents)

PLEASE NOTE
Part-Time, Temporary and Seasonal employees accrue Sick Leave based on hours worked.
Part-Time employees have limited benefits available.
Temporary and Seasonal employees are not eligible to accrue Annual Leave.
01

This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, or closely related field.Which of the following best describes the highest level of education in the required field?

• Master's degree or higher
• Bachelor's degree
• Associate's degree
• Some college
• High school diploma or equivalent
• None of the above

02

This position requires a minimum of three (3) years of professional work experience in a section related field of practice or study with at least two (2) years of supervisory responsibilities and duties.An equivalent combination of directly related work experience and education may substitute for the degree requirement on a year per year basis. How much professional work experience in a section related field of practice or study do you have?

• No experience
• Less than 3 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• More than 7 years

03

Do you possess a minimum of two (2) years of experience in supervisory responsibilities and duties?

• Yes
• No

04

You must possess a current fingerprint clearance card Issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

• Yes, I currently possess a current fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
• No, I do not currently possess a current fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, but acknowledge I must obtain one upon hire.

Required Question