Behavioral Health Data Liaison (MA5/DBHR)

Description Behavioral Health Data Liaison (MA5/DBHR) 71113711 Join the Health Care Authority as a skilled data translation professional (Management Analyst 5) with expertise in behavioral health to serve as the critical link between our behavioral health programs and our technology infrastructure. In this role, you will apply your expertise to improve how behavioral health data is collected, analyzed, and shared across the agency, ensuring HCA can sustain accurate reporting that supports substance use treatment, mental health services, and recovery programs statewide. All HCA employees will apply an equity lens to their work, which may include but is not limited to all analyses of core business and processes. About the division: The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) provides support for substance use treatment, mental health services, and problem gambling services through prevention, treatment, peer and recovery support. Programs promote strategies that support healthy lifestyles by preventing the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, supporting recovery from substance use, promoting recovery and resiliency, reducing stigma, and mitigating the effects of problem gambling on the individual and family. DBHR brings operational elements such as substance use and mental health into closer working relations to serve individuals more effectively and efficiently. About the position: This position functions as a subject matter expert tasked with improving behavioral health data infrastructure and critical collection processes within HCA. The MA5 will analyze and monitor complex behavioral health data needs and capacity to ensure accurate reporting and information sharing across the agency, including divisions such as Medicaid Programs, Policy, and Financial Services. This role requires extensive collaboration with internal leadership, Tribal nations, and external partners to establish strategies that improve data reliability for contract management and policy inquiries. This position is eligible to telework but is occasionally required to report on-site to meet business need. The default assigned work location of all Health Care Authority (HCA) positions – both on-site and telework eligible positions – is within the State of Washington. This position reports to Olympia, WA. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. All agency employees are required to report on-site in Olympia on their first and last days of employment to pick up and return state-issued equipment, regardless of telework status or location. Duties Some of what you will do:

• Provide expert consultation and training to DBHR Program Managers and external partners on division data collection and reporting strategies, including key actions needed to ensure data is collected and reported in a timely manner.
• Apply and lead a systematic process improvement approach to organize, document, and prioritize behavioral health data infrastructure and reporting processes, with a focus on increasing standardization, transparency, and organizational efficiency.
• Lead and direct project development and process improvement strategies for the Behavioral Health Data Infrastructure (BHDI) Portfolio Project, Improving Behavioral Health Source Data Quality.
• Direct and facilitate the production of a behavioral health data source map and data landscape analysis, in coordination with staff from across HCA, other state agencies, legislative workgroups, behavioral health service providers, community organizations, and others involved in data generation, collection, and acquisition processes.
• Oversee the production of comprehensive documentation of behavioral health data products, repositories, and collection streams across the Agency, including maintenance and updating processes, and facilitate review by DBHR program staff and leadership to ensure completeness.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the behavioral health data infrastructure and landscape across the span of behavioral health programs within HCA.
• Identify and problem solve issues related to data collection, completion, validation, and management, in coordination with the SPI/DATA Behavioral Health team and DBHR program managers.
• Lead and oversee the implementation of improved data ingestion methods and technology across the behavioral health continuum (prevention, intervention, crisis, treatment and recovery support services), with a focus on ensuring the data collected by the Agency is sufficient to meet Federal and State laws and funding provisos.
• Recommend and direct implementation of improved data collection and transmission processes for DBHR programs, i

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