Title: Policy Planner

State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec II

Hiring Range: $64,000 - $74,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION-TW

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Office of Licensure and Certification is seeking a Policy Planner to help shape and support policy, planning, and regulatory initiatives impacting Long-Term Care services across the Commonwealth.

The Policy Planner will be responsible for leading and supporting policy analysis, planning, development, and implementation related to Long-Term Care regulatory oversight, with a particular focus on nursing facility regulations, state-level sanctions, enforcement frameworks, and related operational policy. This position evaluates legislation, regulations, and policy proposals for agency-wide and program-specific impact, with emphasis on how policy decisions affect regulatory practice, compliance oversight, enforcement consistency, and resident protection.

The position supports the development of regulatory and policy strategies that strengthen the Commonwealth’s approach to Long-Term Care oversight, including review and analysis of state sanctions, enforcement decision points, regulatory changes, and implementation processes. This role also compiles and analyzes data, prepares reports and policy materials, develops or refines tracking and reporting tools, and assists with translating policy direction into operational practice. The position may also assess fiscal, operational, and service impacts associated with proposed policy or regulatory changes; conduct follow-up evaluations; participate in problem-solving and systems improvement efforts; and serve on committees, workgroups, and other forums as an agency representative.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in policy research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data interpretation, and presentation of findings and recommendations
• Ability to apply analytical findings to the development of policy proposals, regulatory strategy, and operational implementation
• Knowledge of Virginia policy development structure, processes, and stakeholders
• Experience with the Virginia legislative process
• Experience with the Virginia regulatory process
• Knowledge of health care regulatory oversight, compliance frameworks, or enforcement structures, particularly in Long-Term Care or related human services settings
• Ability to analyze the operational impact of policy, regulatory, and legislative changes and translate them into actionable implementation strategies
• Ability to prepare clear, concise policy materials, briefing documents, reports, and recommendations for leadership

Additional Considerations

• Experience supporting regulatory, enforcement, or policy planning functions in a health care, licensure, or oversight environment
• Familiarity with nursing facility regulations, survey and certification processes, state sanctions, or administrative enforcement approaches
• Experience facilitating workgroups and coordinating across internal and external stakeholders to support policy development and implementation

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Beshaun Judkins

Phone: N/A

Email: beshaun.judkins@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.