Job Opportunities: AoA Affordable Care Act Positions

The Administration on Aging (AoA) has two new staff positions for which it is recruiting that will be involved in the direct implementation of Affordable Care Act activities to help people navigate their health and long-term service and support options through Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs).  These are full-time federal civil service positions.  These positions will be located at AoA headquarters in Washington, DC.

If interested in applying for either or both these positions, please send your resume and a cover letter to Janell.Miller@aoa.hhs.gov no later than July 9, 2010.

ADRC Care Transitions Program Officer

The ADRC Care Transition Program Officer will provide agency-wide leadership to ensure ADRCs play a visible and meaningful role in supporting the development and implementation of Evidence-Based Care Transitions Models that assist individuals with chronic conditions to transition from hospitals, assisted living, or nursing home facilities back into the community.  The ideal candidate for this position should have a working knowledge of and experience implementing Evidence-Based Care Transitions Models (including the Care Transition Intervention SM, the Transitional Care Model, the GRACE model, and the Guided Care Model) and applying Care Transitions research in hospitals and community settings.  This individual should also have experience collaborating across aging, disability, Medicaid and health networks to oversee grant programs and provide technical assistance for programs that impact the lives of older adults and persons with disabilities of all ages.  The candidate will represent AoA on government-wide initiatives and activities related to Care Transitions, and to support senior level staff on the overall implementation of the ADRC program.

ADRC Options Counseling & Assistance Program Officer

The ADRC Options Counseling & Assistance Program Officer will provide agency-wide leadership to strengthen the role of ADRCs in Options Counseling and Assistance whereby consumers, family members and/or significant others are supported in a person-centered approach to determine appropriate long-term service and support options in the context of the consumer’s needs, preferences, values and individual circumstances.  The ideal candidate for this position should have a working knowledge of and experience implementing consumer-directed options counseling and decision support services, including one-on-one assistance to older adults and individuals with disabilities of all ages and their family members and/or caregivers.  This individual should also have experience: collaborating across aging, disability, Medicaid and health networks; working with grant programs and providing technical assistance for programs that assist consumers to make decisions concerning their long-term services and supports and health care; managing processes and systems that provide streamlined eligibility determination, expedite service delivery and enrollment in publicly funded programs, and care coordination in the most integrated setting.  The candidate will represent the AoA on government-wide initiatives and activities related to Options Counseling and Assistance and support senior level staff on the overall implementation of the ADRC program.

For More Information

For more information on the type of programs and activities the two positions will be involved in, please read funding opportunities B (Options Counseling) and D (Care Transitions) in the AoA program announcement currently available at: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2010/AoA_CMS_Affordable_Care_Act_June_2010.doc.