HEALTH Program Analyst Ii-Office of Diversion and Reentry - Emergency

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

Open Competitive Job Opportunity
- EMERGENCY

EXAM NUMBER: Y4729A - EA

FIRST DAY OF FILING: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., PT

This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) Office of Diversion and Reentry is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Health Program Analyst II vacancies.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Health Program Analyst II.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals—and expanded network of community partner clinics—DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re‑entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

• Develops new programs and/or recommends modifications to existing programs based on needs analysis in accordance with local, State, and/or federal requirements.

• Coordinates and facilitates collaborative efforts among public, private, and non-profit groups and organizations to meet the needs of the target population, and provides leadership, technical assistance, advocacy, and coalition building on behalf of targeted groups.

• Coordinates and participates in meetings with departmental, public, private, and non-profit groups and organizations to discuss and influence policy issues impacting the assigned program.

• Develops and implements community action plans, and ensures progress toward policy passage and implementation.

• Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of services and operations provided by program staff and/or administered by contracted agencies; develops standards for evaluation for quality assurance.

• Investigates aspects of contracted agency operations such as financial capacity to provide services, contract management and compliance, client records, compliance with the service requirements of the contract, and personnel and program management.

• Performs detailed review of budgets submitted by contract agencies to evaluate program designs including number of clients to be served and units of service to be delivered; prepares written recommendations to management regarding impact on services.

• Resear…