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Program Coordinator 1 (Cancer Education & Quality Assurance Coordinator - PCN 061689)


This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.


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:
- Functions as the Education & Training Coordinator: Designs and delivers in-house and statewide training on cancer reporting, abstracting, coding (ICD-O, staging, treatment), and case finding according to national standard setters’ requirements, while providing opportunities for Alaskan ODS to earn NCRA-approved continuing education credits.

- Serves as the Quality Assurance Coordinator: Ensures statewide accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of cancer data through audits, edit analysis, and compliance monitoring aligned with NAACCR and NPCR standards.

- Leads the development, implementation, and documentation of the ACR quality assurance program, including updating operation reports, leading re-abstracting audits, providing feedback to reporters, edits, and corrective action for reporting facilities.

- Serves as a resource to cancer reporters by providing ongoing technical assistance and mentorship to health care facilities, produces a quarterly newsletter, and, when needed, helps cancer registrars resolve data discrepancies with reporting facilities.

- Participates in ACR operations, such as death clearance, quality control, and call-for-data submission activities. Attends staff meetings and participates in Department-wide meetings and trainings when required.

Mission and Values/Culture:
The mission of the Division of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. As a member of the HAVRS team, you will have the opportunity to make important contributions to this mission and make a difference in improving the health and well-being of Alaskans. The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section (HAVRS) is chiefly responsible for the administration of: 
  1. The Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) program collects records of newly diagnosed cancer cases, monitors trends, and participates in cancer investigations.
  2. The Alaska Vital Records system collects and issues records of vital events. 
  3. The Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting (HFDR) program collects records of inpatient and outpatient discharges.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
Benefits include health and retirement plans, 12 paid state holidays, paid leave accrual, union representation, and the potential for annual performance-based pay increases. Cancer registry staff enjoy flexible schedules within regular 8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday business hours (7.5-hour workdays), as well as options for alternative schedules and hybrid telework. This position also offers a unique opportunity to work with some of Alaska’s best and brightest public health and medical professionals, develop and engage in educational and training opportunities, develop and engage in activities that improve cancer data quality, and apply your unique knowledge, skills, and abilities to be a valuable resource to cancer reporters statewide.
 
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is located in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Frontier building, 3601 C. Street, which offers free parking in a parking garage and is within a 5-minute walk of four stops for two popular bus routes. Staff share desk space with other staff within our Unit. The area includes Cuddy Park, the Loussac Library, and several food options, such as grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops, within walking distance or a five-minute drive from our office.
 
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:  
  • Education & Training: Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods.
  • Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools of quality assurance and quality control used to ensure a product fulfills functional requirements and standards.
  • Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Special Notice:
  • In addition to the minimum qualifications and position-specific competencies, an active Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certificate is required for this position at the time of application.
  • A valid 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 Program Coordinator 1: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs.

Requirements

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 instead of 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 meet the competency successfully 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 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 the process of 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.

Qualifications

At the time of Application, please attach the following:
  1. Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certificate
At the time of the interview, please provide the following: 
  1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. 
  2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
  3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment:
  1. A copy of your current driver’s license.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. 


The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions. 


EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application  If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed  Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
 
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration. 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.


If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level  Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position  This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered  If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
 
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
 
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here:http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page athttps://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword.

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau, or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973, or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed torecruitment.services@alaska.gov

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For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:
 
Name/Title: Rosa Avila/ Public Health Scientist
Phone: 907-269-6936


Date Posted
01/30/2026
Job Reference
52781
Organization
Health
Location
Anchorage, AK
Category
Project/Program Management
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