Administrator – Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) – Public Health

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Hiring Agency:

Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$37.891

Job Posting:

JR2026-00022884 Administrator – Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) – Public Health (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

02-17-2026

Job Description:

The Administrator will oversee implementation of Nebraska’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program within the Division of Public Health, located in Lincoln, NE.

The RHT Program is a transformative, once-in-a generation opportunity that will modernize rural health care in Nebraska and make it more sustainable. Within Nebraska’s planned RHT Program, there are seven initiatives addressing priority areas such as sustainable access, workforce development, and innovative care – all part of helping Nebraskans live better lives.

The RHT Program Administrator will play an integral role in implementing Nebraska’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program grant. The RHT Implementation Lead will work across divisions and programs within DHHS to ensure that projects are being implemented according to plan, to help reduce barriers, and report on implementation progress. This position will act as a liaison between program staff and other internal partners to ensure standardized workflows, consistent communication, and expedited progress.

Additional duties will include organizing and presenting project manager status updates for leadership, escalating sticking points, and ensuring reporting of all measures is complete by all initiative points of contact.

Initiatives within the RHT Program will have very different approaches, goals, and stakeholders, and the top candidate must have detailed knowledge for decision-making. Adequate oversight is essential to ensuring that Nebraskans receive the services they need, and that funds are spent efficiently and appropriately.

This position is critical to ensuring efficient operation, accountability of staff and activities, compliance with state and federal requirements, and alignment with DHHS goals and objectives.

 

Additional duties for this position:

• Provide general direction for and coordinate multiple sub-initiatives that provide a wide range of public health services. Assure accountability for these grant funds through proper grant management practices, subrecipient monitoring, cooperation with the state auditor’s office, and compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Provide direct supervision of staff, including communicating expectations, monitoring performance, providing feedback and guidance, and planning for professional development. Also includes application of personnel related rules, regulations, policies, and contract provisions related to recruitment, hiring, promotion, discipline, etc. 
• Perform or oversee the performance of administrative activities, assuring that agency policies are followed, and accountability maintained.
• Confer with the RHTP Project Director and Finance Officer regarding strategic planning, operational, policy, and administrative issues. Participate in agency decisions impacting RHT Program activities. Participate in or lead Agency/Division discussions including agreement execution, data collection and reporting, and financial management.

Salary: $37.891 hourly to start. $39.786 after successful completion of original probation.

 

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, social work, human development, public health, behavioral science, law, finance, human resources or other program related field AND four years of experience in a field related to the assigned program area including supervisory experience; OR a Master’s degree in any of the above mentioned fields and two years commensurate experience. Equivalent experience or coursework/training may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Operation of federally funded programs, implication of federal/State laws and regulations on programming, business and management principles including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources,
• Leadership and coordination of people and resources; principles of supervision and staff development; budget administration practices.

Skill in:

• Leading people and teams - demonstrating emotional intelligence, empathy, and conflict resolution; require accountability within adaptable guardrails; communicating to convey information so others will understand;
• Using computers and computer programs to store, share, and develop information products efficiently;
• Financial management - understanding general accounting and budgeting principals; using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.

Ability to:

• Learn, apply and interpret agency policies and procedures; establish and monitor performance indicators;
• Identify and analyze organizational and operational problems and develop and implement timely and economical solutions; respond to changes in direction, priorities and agency values;
• Perform high level analysis; exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations;
• Establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with managers/administrators, community organizations, elected officials and the public;
• Plan, assign and supervise the work of others.

 

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