Rural Health Transformation Project Director

NorthKey Community Care is seeking a Rural Health Transformation Project Director to coordinate and oversee the Rural Health Transformation project grant. Work Hours: Generally, Monday- Friday, 8:30 am. - 5:00 pm. PERKS & PAY Potential for up to 12% annual contingency bonus Generous plan for paid time off (PTO) (Up to 16 days the first year) 10 Paid Holidays Individual and family insurance coverage: Various medical, vision, and dental plans to choose from HSA Employer match up to $1000, depending on plan 401(k) with employer match Professional Development Potential eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree required, with leadership and project management experience. Master’s degree preferred. JOB DUTIES Coordinate and oversee the Rural Health Transformation project grant. Develop relationships with Health Departments, FQHCs, EMS, hospitals, and related systems focused on managing crisis response. Coordinate with the Training and Education Coordinator and community partners to ensure trainings are offered at regular intervals to community partners. Ensure ongoing access to trainers for Code Red, Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, and Trauma-Informed Care. Streamline crisis response pathways in hospital and EMS systems across NorthKey’s five rural counties: Carroll, Owen, Pendleton, Grant, Gallatin. Develop care coordination pathways across systems for individuals experiencing a crisis. Create procedural workflows that can be utilized by area hospitals and EMS to increase warm handoffs and referrals during episodes of care. Ensure timely submission of all required programmatic, performance, and financial reports, and coordinate responses to monitoring findings. Collaborate with the Program Evaluator to develop appropriate data tracking systems and manage review of data for the grant. Develop and maintain strong partnerships with community stakeholders, including public health agencies, crisis services, hospitals, law enforcement, schools, and advocacy organizations. Promote alignment and coordination across grant-funded initiatives to maximize organizational learning, efficiency, and sustainability of suicide prevention efforts. Ensure complete, accurate, and timely submission of all reports. Oversee project data collection, reporting, and analysis to ensure compliance with grant requirements and to inform continuous quality improvement and project implementation. Coordinate with BI Analysts and Mission Driven Data representatives to create necessary data reporting systems. Other duties as assigned. IN RELATION TO ADMINISTRATION Adhere responsibly to all NorthKey policies and procedures. Adhere to confidentiality in all matters about client information. Maximize efficiency and effective use of time in maintaining accurate and punctual time reporting. Attend internal meetings relating to responsibilities and duties. Maintain a professional and business-like manner in dealing with all internal staff, Board members, state and governmental staff, sub-contractors and vendors of NorthKey. Represent NorthKey in a professionally appropriate manner. NORTHKEY COMMUNITY CARE - COMPANY OVERVIEW Since 1966, NorthKey Community Care (NorthKey) has provided quality, evidence-based mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services to the Northern Kentucky region with the commitment to providing the right service, at the right time, and in the right place. With multiple convenient locations throughout the Northern Kentucky region (Kenton, Boone, Campbell, Grant, Carroll, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Owen counties), NorthKey offers a wide array of mental health, substance use, and developmental disabilities services unparalleled in the region. Join our team to help us fulfill our mission of Transforming Lives and Communities Through Excellence in Mental Health, Substance Use, and Developmental Disabilities Services!