public health services manager b-ses - BUSHNELL, United States - MyFlorida

Description

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER B-SES


Date:
May 3, 2024


Location:
BUSHNELL, FL, US, 33513

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Requisition No:

Agency:
Department of Health


Working Title:
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER B-SES


Pay Plan:

SES

Position Number:

Salary:
$55,000 - $60,000 annually

Posting Closing
Date:
05/06/2024

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Internal Agency- 3 Day Posting


Your Specific Responsibilities:
This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work.

The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.

The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

This is a supervisory position performing a full range of intermediate level duties.

The position requires utilization of epidemiologic analytic techniques and involves collection of information regarding individual case reports as well as participation in outbreak investigations.

This position investigates the distribution and determinants of disease prevalence in populations to determine and describe means for detection, prevention, intervention and control of health problems.

This individual will be responsible for all supervisory duties including, but not limited to, hiring and selection, developing performance plans, conducting performance appraisals, Planning and directing their work, approving leave, and taking disciplinary action as appropriate.

Serves as lead epidemiologist.

Ensures that quality control measures including data completeness, timeliness, control measures, and reporting requirements are maintained for all county disease reports.

Provide leadership and coordination of disease investigations. Serve as point of contact for epidemiology related inquiries. Provide guidance to epidemiology staff members on disease investigation protocols.

Identifies persons at risk for disease infection or transmission; performs case analyses and prepares documents relative to the epidemiological or disease control process.

Responsible for analyzing/collection of data, preparing reports, and presenting all findings to the Director, Assistant Director, Regional Administrator and central office.

Collaborates with other county health department staff on highly sensitive cases.

Coordinates surveillance activities around outbreak prevention and response strategies within health department response plan and in collaboration with other public health programs.

Works with Community partners in developing, implementing and evaluating communicable disease surveillance effectiveness and identifies any issues needing resolution. Provides Epidemiology Program related training to county health department staff. Participates in population health-related epidemiological studies with university partners under the Director's or Assistant Director's guidance. Responsible for coordinating and assigning epidemiological activities of subordinate staff.

Serve as the Epidemiology Program Manager and lead epidemiologist.

Participate in the investigation and follow-up of reportable disease cases (including animal bite reports) in populations to determine and describe means for detection, prevention, intervention and control of health problems within the community.

Identifies persons at risk for disease infection or transmission; performs case analyses, and prepares documents relative to the epidemiological or disease control process.

Assist with the collection and analysis of data, preparing reports, and presenting findings to the assistant director, director, and other parties as needed.

Collaborates with other county health department staff on highly sensitive cases.

Serve as the lead coordinator for the Epidemiology Program's surveillance of infectious diseases in long-term care facilities, daycare facilities, and school settings.

Serve as a consultant and resource person regarding infection prevention issues for long-term care facility personnel or school officials, collaborates with other healthcare professionals within and outside of the facility/school, and implements infection prevention education campaigns as necessary.

Serve as the lead for tracking outbreaks and clusters of disease in long-term care facilities and school settings.

Oversee the operations of the Sumter CHD Injury Prevention Program. Ensure that Able, Stable, and Well (ASW) Sumter program goals are met. Oversee the implementation and monitoring of the ASW evaluation plan. Ensure adequate recruitment of ASW participants. Coordinate injury prevention community outreach, education and, health promotion activities. Engage and inform community partners on injury prevention related topics. Collect, analyze, distribute analyses of injury and injury prevention related data to community partners and members. Ensure that Sumter CHD maintains a liaison with the Age Friendly Public Health Initiative. Ensure compliance with FDOH Institutional Review Board requirements.

Provides leadership, direction, and support in developing objectives, performance standards and corrective action plans.

Directs and/or participates in the evaluation of service delivery and compliance with direct service standards by means of performance review data compilation; analysis and reporting; monitoring and development of corrective action plans when necessary.

Participates in strategic planning, accreditation, and other quality improvement processes. Develops and implements County Health Department Strategic Planning process. Sets short and long-term strategic priorities. Develops goals, strategies, and objectives relative to strategic priorities. Monitors and updates Strategic Plan and SP process on an ongoing basis.

Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Swim Safe Sumter Data Analysis and Program Evaluation Project. Design and revise assessment tools. Create and maintain data storage systems. Ensure data quality. Collect, analyze, distribute results of Swim Safe data analyses to program administration and relevant partners. Provide data driven recommendation to improve the operations of the evaluation project and the Swim Safe Sumter Program overall. Ensure compliance with FDOH Institutional Review Board requirements. Provides the training for data collection for the program evaluation staff.

Oversee the Epidemiology Program's emerging pathogens contact tracing unit. Monitor data collected by the emerging pathogens contact tracing unit to ensure timely and complete data entry. Coordinate the delivery of educational seminars and materials to support the emerging pathogens contact tracing unit.

Represents the Epidemiology Program at Sumter County ESF-8 Health and Medical Coalition meetings and ensure that county stakeholders are well informed about pertinent epidemiologic information that could potentially impact Sumter County populations, by use of regular communication updates.

Serves as coordinator of monthly Sumter County ESF-8 Infectious Disease Subcommittee Meetings. Participates in strategic planning accreditation, and other quality improvement processes. Oversees the quarterly production of Epidemiology Program Newsletter.

Provides program related training to county health department staff.

Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of the use of Electronic Health Records. Knowledge of Public Health.
• Ability to conduct and coordinate all aspects of epidemiologic investigations.
• Knowledge of the procedures involved in disease outbreak investigation and control
• Ability to conduct electronic disease reporting.
• Ability to coordinate with local healthcare partners to ensure disease reporting is occurring in a timely manner, in a concordance with State statute and administrative codes.
• Data entry and analysis skills
• Ability to use data analysis software (eg Epi-Info, SASS, SAS...)
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and direct program activities.
• Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
• Uses logic and analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to solving a problem.
• Effectively manages time.
• Ability to talk to others to effectively convey information.
• Ability to listen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate.
• Ability to train other staff on epidemiologic investigation procedures.
• Ability to know how to find information and identify essential information.
• Ability to perform computer skills to enable navigation in an electronic health record,
• Ability to utilize software required for daily position duties such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Merlin.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License

QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred

• Master's Degree in Public Health or related Science / OR /
• Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Natural Science or Public Health related field / AND / at least two years of relevant experience conducting disease/outbreak investigations in a public health setting.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and

Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.


Values:

I nnovation:
We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.


C ollaboration:
We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.


A ccountability:
We perform with integrity & respect.


R esponsiveness:
We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.


E xcellence:
We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.


Where You Will Work:
Florida Department of Health in Sumpter County

415 E. Noble Ave.

Bushnell, FL 33513

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.

The State's total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

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• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more

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Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration.


Note:

You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

For more information, please visit the SSS website:

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.

Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.

E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.

The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.

Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge.

These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section , F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.


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Orlando