STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ADMINISTRATOR OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Class Code: 0054-30
Date Established: 12-09-92
Occupational Code: 7-7-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer fiscal and management
information systems operations for the state Community Developmental Services
system.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Plans, develops and
administers fiscal systems to monitor state and federal funds allocated for
services to the developmentally disabled.
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Plans, develops and
monitors statewide contracting and reporting policies to provide data for
monitoring and evaluating expenditures and costs.
·
Administers and
coordinates the compilation, interpretation and evaluation of statistical data
pertaining to Community Developmental Services.
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Formulates and
presents Community Developmental System biennial budget requests to
legislature.
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Develops and prepares
methodology to evaluate and document costs and cost effectiveness of services
provided by community agencies.
·
Monitors and
interprets cost and billing data to advise management as to issues and courses
of action.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or
program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability
for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating system wide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires administrative decision-making
in authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in business administration, public
administration, social work, psychology, or human services administration.
Experience: Seven years' financial experience in
the health care industry, three years of which shall have involved
administration, planning or consultation.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education at the graduate level only.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of the problems
involving the developmentally disabled.
Considerable knowledge of the requirements for facilities. Considerable knowledge of the
requirements for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of clients. Knowledge of service-oriented cost
accounting techniques, federal funding regulations and health care industry
fiscal processes. Knowledge of the
procedures involved in obtaining federal grants to support the construction or
alteration of facilities for serving developmentally disabled. Knowledge of the techniques of supervision. Knowledge of general mathematics. Ability to speak effectively before
professional groups. Ability to
establish and maintain effective relationships with professional groups, state
and federal officials and the general public. Ability to supervise others. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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