# Program Coordinator 1 — Health · Alaska Jobs [← The Board](https://alaskajobs.org/) · [Healthcare jobs](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/healthcare) # Program Coordinator 1 Health - **Location** — Anchorage, AK - **PCN** — 062405 - **Salary** — $2,725.50 Biweekly (Range 18) - **Type** — Full Time - **Open to** — Alaska Residents Only - **Bargaining unit** — General Government - **Timing** — Year-round - **Posted** — 2026-10-06 - **Closes** — 2026-10-21 - **Source** — Workplace Alaska (State of Alaska) (synced) Job Description Welcome to the Department of Health. We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today. This Position Is Open To Alaskan Residents Only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. What you will be doing: Come join our team and play a key role in advancing Alaska's Medicaid program, with a focus on licensed behavioral health services. In this position, you will be responsible for providing outreach, communication, training, technical support, and all licensing activities pertaining to residential childcare facilities (RCCF) and adult mental health residential homes (AMHR). You will work closely with providers and stakeholders to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulatory standards that govern residential care facilities and ensure background check processing of RCCF and AMHR licensed providers under the authority of the Department of Health. Additionally, you will be responsible for investigating reports of abuse and neglect, complaints against licensed RCCF and AMHR providers, and conducting licensure activities for all RCCF homes. You will assist with reviewing referrals for the Complex Behavior Collaborative (CBC) program and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR). This is an exciting opportunity to directly influence the alignment of behavioral health services with state and federal regulations, while driving continuous improvement in provider performance. If you're passionate about ensuring the health and safety of vulnerable Alaskans receiving residential care, we would like to hear from you. This Position Requires Frequent Work Travel Our organization, mission, and culture: The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships. Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community. The benefits of joining our team: We offer exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans. The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent whose ideas, values, and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment. The working environment you can expect: Anchorage Regional Office : Conveniently located at 3601 C. St., Suite 878, Anchorage, AK 99503, Midtown Anchorage, and within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry. A hybrid work environment offers the opportunity for designated telework and in-office days. Who we are looking for: The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the Minimum Qualifications listed below: Program Oversight : Plans, coordinates, and monitors programs to ensure that federal, state, and/or local government program requirements and plans are met, providing professional consultation on the specialized services of the program or associated project(s). Project Management : Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Special Notice: This position requires frequent Travel via airplane or vehicle to remote locations throughout the State of Alaska or the Lower 48 to conduct inspections. A Valid and Current Alaskan Driver's License is required at the time of appointment. To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Health Program Manager 2 : https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions: This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance. Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible experience assisting with planning, coordinating, and implementing administrative controls, work processes, and/or procedures for a program, project, business, or organization. Special Note : “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” are synonyms for acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. Additional Required Information At the time of the interview, please provide the following: Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. Current performance evaluation, if available. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications, if not already provided in the application. If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment: A copy of your current and valid Alaskan driver's license. Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your applic [Apply at the source ↗](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/jobs/5506022/program-coordinator-1-pcn-062405) ## Express confidential interest Alaska politics is a small world. If you can't be seen job-hunting, submit a sealed interest : the employer sees only your alias and pitch. Your name and contact stay sealed until they request an introduction and you approve it . 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