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Assistant Director II

Salary

$8,042.36 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Office of the Secretary

Location

275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621 USA

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

Are you a leader who thrives on developing new programs and growing employees? If you are this Assistant Director II position, with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, may be the right fit for you.

This position will work in Kentucky’s medical cannabis program and will assist those with a serious, qualifying medical condition(s) in gaining access to medical cannabis. The Licensing and Access Division is responsible for licensing medical cannabis practitioners and issuing medical cannabis registry identification cards to qualifying patients. These registry cards grant patients the ability to purchase medical cannabis from licensed medical cannabis providers.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is in the beginning stages of licensing medical cannabis practitioners and developing work processes for issuing patient registry identification cards. This position is responsible for managing and analyzing division activities to ensure all policies and regulations are upheld. The position will also manage employees as they perform work to license providers and issue registry cards.

For additional information on the Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program follow this link: https://kymedcan.ky.gov/About/Pages/default.aspx

This Assistant Director II position will allow you to use your leadership, managerial, and communication skills to perform and assist employees in the branch provide a crucial service to certain citizens of the Commonwealth.

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Interprets Kentucky Medical Cannabis polices and regulations and shares program knowledge with employees, providers, patients, the general public and others.
• Provides technical assistance to medicinal cannabis practitioners, qualified patients or their representatives, cabinet officials, branch employees, and the general public in the area of licensures and access.
• Recommends and implements branch operational policies and procedures.
• Views medical records for compliance with applicable regulations.
• Completes detailed reports, and other written correspondence. Reviews reports for accuracy.
• Represents the branch at meetings and may serve on committees as assigned.
• Conducts training and serves as a mentor.
• Compiles and drafts written reports and communications. Delivers presentations to groups of varying sizes.
• Assists in development, evaluation and interpretation of agency program policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills and Expectations include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership skills.
• Managerial skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment showing open-mindedness, listening, respect and problem-solving.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret information.
• Attention to detail.
• Critical thinking sills.
• Computer and administrative skills.
• Interpersonal skills such as dependability, patience, flexibility, and cooperation.
• Excellent time management skills.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E- Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting. Minimal travel may be required.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Nick Therrell at Nick.Therrell@ky.gov.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D