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Position Title: Rooted in Health (RIH) Teledental Hub & Public Health Dental Hygiene (PHDH) Program Specialist
Salary: $90,000 - $95,000, depending on experience (plus benefits)
Position End Date: 6/30/2028
Location: Kentucky Department for Public Health (hybrid)
About the CDC Foundation
The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations, and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has launched approximately 1,000 programs and raised over $740 million. The CDC Foundation managed over 300 CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 130 countries last year.
Overview:
The CDC Foundation is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Rooted in Health (RIH) Teledental Hub and Public Health Dental Hygiene (PHDH) Specialist to support the Kentucky Department for Public Health in the RIH initiative. The RIH Teledental Hub and Public Health Dental Hygiene (PHDH) Specialist will facilitate the creation of a teledental hub network as part of an oral health initiative focused on expanding dental workforce capacity, creating new teledentistry infrastructure, and improving oral health access through innovative delivery models. RIH is one of the five new initiatives launching under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a statewide effort to strengthen rural health access and outcomes. This role will help translate RHTP’s broader vision into effective, on the ground implementation for RIH’s oral health focus.
The RIH Workforce Specialist is a member of the A3 Transformation Team (Aspire → Activate → Attain), which functions as RHTP’s central “nerve center” for disciplined execution across all five initiatives. The current work environment is primarily hybrid (2-3 days a week in office). This role may require statewide travel.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, dental hygiene, health informatics, or a related field
- 3 years of experience in healthcare operations, telehealth coordination, or oral health program management
- Technical proficiency with telehealth platforms, EHR systems, and secure data exchange protocols
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, multi-stakeholder initiatives, including facilitating alignment across academic partners, public health teams, and dental providers
- Knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH compliance and health IT interoperability standards
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and stakeholder communications
- Strong data management and reporting skills, including compiling performance metrics and supporting compliance requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in public health, health administration, health informatics, or related field
- Experience with teledentistry programs, oral health workforce development, or rural health initiatives
- Knowledge of telehealth reimbursement models, billing workflows, or value-based care strategies
- Familiarity with Kentucky’s public health ecosystem and rural community needs
Responsibilities:
Teledental Hub Operations & Network Integration:
- Oversee deployment and scaling of teledental hubs to enable connection of Public Health Hygiene Teams to supervise dentists for billable consultations
- Facilitate coordination across the three teledental hubs to support a consistent and interoperable statewide model
- Support alignment of shared workflows, communication protocols, and service expectations across hubs, while respecting institution-specific clinical approaches
- Organize and lead cross-hub working sessions to identify leading practices, resolve inconsistencies, and promote continuous improvement
- Track and escalate cross-hub dependencies (e.g., staffing models, technology, MOUs, coverage areas) to ensure coordinated implementation of protocols
Protocol Development & Workforce Integration:
- Support development, refinement, and rollout of teledentistry-related protocols, in collaboration with academic partners and public health stakeholders
- Facilitate structured discussions across hubs and PHDH teams to define, test, and iterate protocols
- Design and implement standardized workflows between supervising dentists and LHD Hygiene Teams
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or barriers in teledental protocol adoption and coordinate resolution with appropriate stakeholders
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:
- Serve as the primary liaison for hub operations between academic institutions, LHDs, and rural oral health providers
- Develop and distribute operational guidelines, toolkits, and other communication materials for hub and satellite sites
- Organize and facilitate collaborative sessions among key stakeholders to share leading practices and address implementation challenges
Data & Performance Monitoring:
- Collect and validate hub performance data, such as consult volumes, response times, and patient outcomes
- Collaborate with the RHT Quality & Evaluation Lead to integrate hub data into statewide Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and performance dashboards
- Identify trends and recommend actionable strategies to enhance efficiency, quality, and patient experience
Special Notes:
This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Kentucky Department for Public Health in order to best support the Kentucky Department for Public Health in their public health programming.
This position is currently a hybrid position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law. We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.
Relocation expenses are not included.
Salary : $90,000 - $95,000