Public Health Director

First review of applications: September 19th, 2024

Experience & Minimum Qualifications

• Broad and extensive experience in the development, analysis, and administration of public health and health care programs and services.
• Three years of the background and experience must have been in a senior-level management or full supervisory capacity, including work in fiscal management, personnel management, program development, and grant administration.

Education

Equivalent to graduation from college with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures, and regulations; develop appropriate conclusions.
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions; complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
• Establish, implement, and achieve department goals and objectives.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Represent the County with the community and other agencies.
• Interpret, implement, and monitor provider contracts.
• Plan, organize, direct, manage, and coordinate the functions and programs of the Department.
• Ensure proper enforcement of public health and environmental health statutes, laws, and regulations.
• Provide direction, supervision, and training for Department staff; review their work and resolve problems.
• Develop a budget and control expenditures; oversee the development and administration of grants.
• Be responsible for the development, maintenance, and preparation of public health and health care statistics, medical records, and reports.
• Coordinate assigned activities with community organizations and other government agencies.
• Effectively represent the Health Department in contacts with the public, community organizations, and other government agencies.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of the work.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision, and color perception.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist, and manipulate large and small objects.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination; repetitive hand and arm motion; frequent holding and grasping.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Knowledge & Skills

• Public health care problems and issues and their relationship to developing/operating programs and services.
• Federal, State, and County laws and regulations applicable to public health programs, environmental health, public health laboratory operations, communicable disease control, indigent health care programs, and hospital operations.
• Principles, techniques, and practices of effective business, public health, and health care administration.
• Administrative techniques/requirements for securing, maintaining, and functioning of grant programs.
• State and Federal funding of health care services, particularly for the medically indigent.
• Operating policies and general functions of the State Department of Health Services and CAL-EPA.
• Budget development and expenditure control.
• Public personnel management.
• Principles and techniques of effective employee supervision, training, development, and management.