Nurse Advisor

Position Title: Nurse Advisor  Salary: $120,000 (plus benefits)  Position End Date: through 7/31/2027, with possibility of extension Location: State of Connecticut Department of Social Services - Hartford, CT Overview: The CDC Foundation is seeking a Nurse Advisor to support the State of Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS). This position will report to the Deputy Director of Rural Health Transformation for Projects in the Division of Rural Health Transformation in the DSS Commissioner's Office.  The Nurse Advisor will provide clinical and technical expertise to support Connecticut Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) project objectives to strengthen health care delivery and coordination focusing on RHTP DSS projects with clinical components.  This position is currently a hybrid position. This role may require statewide travel. Required Qualifications: * Active Connecticut Registered Nurse license  * Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)  * Minimum five years of nursing experience.  * Strong written and oral communication skills  * Microsoft proficiency  Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with public health, population health, and related fields * Experience working in a variety of settings, including one or more of public health, inpatient, outpatient, primary care, behavioral health, geriatrics, and others * Familiarity with health data, electronic health records systems, and data analysis * Experience with rural health care    Required Qualifications: * Active Connecticut Registered Nurse license  * Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)  * Minimum five years of nursing experience.  * Strong written and oral communication skills  * Microsoft proficiency  * Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, and reliable private transportation. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience with public health, population health, and related fields * Experience working in a variety of settings, including one or more of public health, inpatient, outpatient, primary care, behavioral health, geriatrics, and others * Familiarity with health data, electronic health records systems, and data analysis * Experience with rural health care    Responsibilities:   * Provide clinical input in implementing RHTP projects, including development and adjustment of project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation in collaboration with program staff and contractors responsible for implementing RHTP projects. * Participate in the design, continuous quality improvement, and refinement of RHTP projects. * Partner with interprofessional leadership at DSS, contractors implementing RHTP projects, and relevant healthcare providers to support improved health outcomes. * Identify and elevate clinical, operational, and system-level challenges to project implementation to leadership for timely resolution and strategic follow-up. * In collaboration with contractors implementing RHTP projects, analyze data to monitor performance, evaluate care quality, and inform data-driven decision-making. * Engage with relevant community partners, healthcare systems, and external stakeholders to support successful program implementation. Special Notes:  This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and the Connecticut Department of Social Services in order to best support the state of Connecticut in their public health programming.   This position requires the operation of a motor vehicle as a component of the job responsibilities and duties. In adherence with CDC Foundation’s Driver Safety Motor Vehicle Policy (“Policy”), offers for employment for this position require the Applicant to provide authorization to the CDC Foundation to conduct a Motor Vehicle Record (“MVR”) review both pre-employment and also annually post-employment while in this position. Additionally, if an offer of employment is accepted, employees in these positions must possess and maintain a valid driver's license in their state of residence, self-report motor vehicle violations/convictions, and provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages as set forth within the Driver Safety Motor Vehicle policy. All offers of employment and continued employment for this position are contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications of this Policy. This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.   The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.   Relocation expenses are not included.     About the CDC Foundation The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1 billion and launched more than 1,000 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, and to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org [http://www.cdcfoundation.org/]. About the State of Connecticut Department of Social Services: The State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services (DSS), has a mission that we, along with our partners, provide person-centered programs and services to enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities. DSS delivers and funds a wide range of programs and services as Connecticut’s multi-faceted health and human services agency. DSS services about 1 million residents of all ages in all 69 Connecticut cities and towns. We support the basic needs of children, families, older and other adults, including persons with disabilities. Services are delivered through 12 field offices, central administration, online and phone access options.  DSS is the overall lead agency for Connecticut’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), which is anticipated to be at least $100 million per year for five years for Connecticut (first year grant award was approximately $154 million). CT's RHTP grant includes thirty projects, each of which is assigned to one of 10 state agencies to implement, including eight projects assigned to DSS.