Christopher Jones 美國北達科他州社會福利部部長
北達科他州州長 Doug Burgum 於2017年任命 Christopher Jones 擔任社會福利部部長,並擔任其內閣成員。社會福利部有2,162個職員,總預算為39.7億美元。 Jones 部長領導他的團隊致力於提供高效率的社會福利服務,以改善該州弱勢族群之健康、安全和福祉。
自加入州政府以來,他致力於強化跨部門合作,提升效率與消弭限制,重塑北達科他州的社會服務輸送體系,以提供民眾更好的服務。他帶領社福部成員持續與州長辦公室團隊合作,針對醫療補助程序簡化,行為健康,長期照顧和重塑社會服務體系等重要政策,優先編列預算執行。
北達科他州社會福利部負責監督,管理或提供醫療補助、兒童健康保險計畫、弱勢族群經濟支持、長照服務、兒童保護、家暴防治、寄養和收養服務、兒童照顧法律調和等兒童和家庭服務;並發展社區服務、生活技能重建、職業訓練和轉銜中心之身障者服務;以及由北達科他州立醫院和八個區域社會福利服務中心提供行為健康服務。
Jones部長在擔任社福部部長前,在衛生服務管理、規劃及技術諮詢方面,擁有19年的經驗。他擔任天主教醫療體系 (CHI) 的策略和經營發展部門資深副總裁,該體系在18個州擁有100多家醫院,年收入超過150億美元,其中包括北達科他州首府俾斯麥的 CHI St. Alexius 醫療系統。在此之前,他曾在CHI的策略及經營單發展部門擔任經理,主任和分析師,並擔任 Allina 醫療系統和 Vizient 的顧問。
Jones 部長在明尼阿波利斯聖托馬斯大學獲得經營管理碩士學位,並在明尼蘇達州的 Concordia 學院獲得醫療管理和北歐研究學士學位。
Christopher Jones, Executive Director, North Dakota Department of Human Services
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum appointed Christopher Jones to lead the Department of Human Services (DHS) and serve as a member of his cabinet in 2017. The human services department has 2,162 authorized positions and a current budget totaling $3.97 billion. The team Christopher leads is focused on improving the health, safety and well-being of vulnerable North Dakotans by providing effective and efficient human services.
Since joining state government, Christopher has invested his time in a multi-agency effort to redesign the delivery of social services in North Dakota by identifying and eliminating inefficiencies and constraints to achieve better client outcomes. He and his team have also been working with the governor’s office to craft a department budget proposal around key strategic priorities that include Medicaid administration simplification, behavioral health, long-term services and supports, and social service redesign.
The department is responsible for the supervision, administration or provision of Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, economic assistance programs, child support, aging services, children and family services including child protection, family preservation, foster care and adoption services; and child care regulation, vocational rehabilitation, developmental disabilities services including community services and the Life Skills and Transition Center; and behavioral health services, which include the Behavioral Health Division, the North Dakota State Hospital, and the eight regional human service centers.
Christopher brings 19 years of experience in health service operations, strategy, technology and consulting to his role as DHS Executive Director. He was a division senior vice president of strategy and business development for Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), an enterprise with more than $15 billion in annual revenue and over 100 hospitals across 18 states, including CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck. Prior to that role, he spent several years as a manager, director and analyst in CHI’s Strategy and Business Development function and worked as a consultant for Allina Health System and Vizient.
Christopher earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and has undergraduate degrees in health care administration and Scandinavian studies from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.