{"id":53885,"date":"2026-07-20T18:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/director-certificate-of-need-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:22:28","slug":"director-certificate-of-need-2","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/director-certificate-of-need-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Certificate Of Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you have experience managing Certificate of Need (CON) Programs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are\u00a0looking for an exciting new opportunity to serve your state?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us as a Director Of Legislation, Regulations And Communications and positively impact the lives of others!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/\">State of Connecticut<\/a>,\u00a0Department of Public Health (<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DPH\/Communications\/About-Us\/About-Us\">DPH<\/a>) has an anticipated opening for a\u00a0<strong>Director, Certificate of Need Program (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobapscloud.com\/CT\/specs\/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=5399EX&amp;R1=&amp;R3=\"><strong>Director\u00a0Of Legislation, Regulations And Communications<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong>\u00a0to join their team! This senior-level leader will manage the state&#8217;s Certificate of Need (CON) Program and be part of DPH&#8217;s senior\u00a0leadership team reporting to the Deputy Commissioner of Public Health. This position\u00a0will be responsible for implementing the new statutory framework for the program.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The proposed statute for the state\u2019s CON Program will become effective July 1, 2026. However, to give DPH the time to implement the proposed changes to the CON review process, the proposed changes to the review process for the CON Program will be effective one year later, on July 1, 2027. This role will direct major strategic and operational changes to implement these changes, all of which are meant to improve quality, equity, affordability, and access for the state\u2019s healthcare system.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/410+Capitol+Ave,+Hartford,+CT+06106\/@41.7659139,-72.6889331,15z\/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e6534323609e8f:0xfd29691d70bd58e4!2m2!1d-72.6896332!2d41.7641123!3e0\">410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Work Schedule: Monday &#8211; Friday<\/li>\n<li>Work Shift: Full-time, First Shift<\/li>\n<li>Work Hours: 40 hours per week, 8:00am &#8211; 4:30pm\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit our\u00a0new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobapscloud.com\/CT\/jobs\/?b=Benefits\">State Employee Benefits Overview<\/a>\u00a0page!\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Professional growth and development opportunities<\/li>\n<li>A healthy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobapscloud.com\/ct\/sup\/EVPPDF123020.pdf\">work\/life balance<\/a>\u00a0to all employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Program Transformation:<\/strong>\u00a0Working\u00a0with the Commissioner and a Deputy Commissioner, the Director will manage the transition of the CON Program into DPH. Transition management will include helping the existing staff maintain the current review process while developing an action plan for the implementation of the statutory changes to the program, which will be effective July 1, 2027.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Stakeholder Engagement:<\/strong>\u00a0The Director will serve as the primary point of contact for healthcare providers seeking CON approvals. In this role, the Director also will conduct outreach and educational programs to inform stakeholders about the CON process, requirements, and benefits.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Data Analysis and Reporting:<\/strong>\u00a0The Director will be responsible for analyzing data related to healthcare service demand, utilization, and trends to inform decision-making and policy development and for preparing and presenting reports to state officials and stakeholders on program performance, trends, and recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Regulatory Compliance:<\/strong>\u00a0The Director will ensure that the program adheres to state statute, regulations, and guidelines and will monitor changes in healthcare laws and regulations to update program policies and practices accordingly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Collaboration:<\/strong>\u00a0The Director will ensure that the program works closely with other state agencies, healthcare organizations, and community groups to coordinate healthcare planning efforts. The Director also will facilitate inter-agency cooperation to address healthcare access, quality, and cost issues.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Program Administration and Management:\u00a0<\/strong>The Director will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the CON Program, including application processing, review, and approval. The Director also will develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations. The Director will manage a professional staff of 6 to 8 people, all of whom telework a certain percentage of their time. The Director will be part of the Department\u2019s management team. The staff is unionized.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DPH\/Communications\/About-Us\/About-Us\">Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH)<\/a>\u00a0is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy<\/li>\n<li>Preventing disease, injury, and disability<\/li>\n<li>Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DPH\/State-Health-Planning\/Public-Health-Workforce-Development\/Agency-Strategic-Plan\">Strategic Plan<\/a>\u00a0which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_ch_employer_id":"13461","_ch_external_id":"11222937","_ch_location_state":"","_ch_location_city":"","_ch_is_ocr_job":"","_ch_expiration_date":"2026-08-20","_ch_apply_link":"https:\/\/monmouth.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11222937\/share_preview"},"ch_stakeholder":[],"ch_class_year":[],"ch_job_category":[86],"ch_career_skill":[],"ch_industry":[59],"class_list":["post-53885","ch_job","type-ch_job","status-publish","hentry","ch_job_category-full-time","ch_industry-government-law-enforcement-public-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job\/53885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ch_job"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ch_stakeholder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_stakeholder?post=53885"},{"taxonomy":"ch_class_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_class_year?post=53885"},{"taxonomy":"ch_job_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_job_category?post=53885"},{"taxonomy":"ch_career_skill","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_career_skill?post=53885"},{"taxonomy":"ch_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ch_industry?post=53885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}