Licensing Admin Coordinator
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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Henrico, Virginia
Categories: Administrative Services
Title: Licensing Admin Coordinator
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II
Hiring Range: $80,000 - $90,000 / year
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: Perimeter Center
Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/licensure-and-certification/
Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E
Job Duties
Are you an experienced professional with a passion for leadership, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance? The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is seeking a highly organized, analytical, and results-driven Licensing Administrative Coordinator to join the Office of Licensure and Certification (OLC).
This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead a team responsible for coordinating healthcare facility licensing activities across the Commonwealth. The ideal candidate will bring strong supervisory skills, sound judgment, and a commitment to improving processes that support timely, accurate, and consistent licensing decisions.
What You'll Do
The Licensing Administrative Coordinator provides supervisory oversight and technical leadership for healthcare facility licensing operations within the Office of Licensure and Certification. This position is responsible for supervising licensing review staff, coordinating the intake and review of licensing applications, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and established procedures. Additional responsibilities include developing and improving licensing workflows, analyzing program data to monitor performance, preparing reports, and providing technical guidance to healthcare providers and internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting efficient, accurate, and consistent licensing operations across the Commonwealth.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, service delivery, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of administrative procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and experience with software packages, such as SAS, SQL, ArcGIS, Access & Excel.
• Experience in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of health programs
• Demonstrated experience as a supervisor supervising multiple programs and a variety of complex tasks
• Experience providing problem resolution and support for strategic planning
• Demonstrated effective communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of program planning, research, evaluation, and quality control methods.
• Experience providing technical assistance related to program development and analysis.
• Experience in conducting research, including data collection, analysis, and dissemination.
• Ability to interpret statutes, regulations, policies, and standards related to healthcare facility licensure.
Additional Considerations
• Public health experience
• Experience with grant writing and/or grant acquisition and management
• Experience providing leadership and/or supervision of staff and teams
• Knowledge of Virginia healthcare facility licensing regulations and OLC protocols governing hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient surgical centers, home care/hospice agencies, and related provider types.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, healthcare facility operations, quality assurance, performance improvement, or state regulatory agencies. Experience supervising licensing or regulatory review units is preferred
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.
Contact Information
Name: Deja Fontenot
Phone: Please reach out via email
Email: deja.fontenot@vdh.virginia.gov
Advertised: 23 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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