Public Health Program Coordinator

About the role

The purpose of this position is to coordinate with the State Department of Health and Senior Services to assist in planning for public health emergencies in the St. Louis CRI Region and to determine statewide and region specific planning and preparedness. Assists St. Charles County with local preparedness projects in addition to regional activities. The work is performed under the direction of the Public Health Regional Response Planner.

Responsibilities

• Foster collaboration among CRI LPHAs and other necessary partners to achieve an enhanced level of preparedness through the region.
• Participate in SNS/CRI training and exercise development, design, evaluation and delivery in coordination with location, state and federal partners as necessary.
• Attend and participate in all SNS/CRI training, meetings, and exercises as requested by regional/state partners, DHSS and SEMA.
• Lead the development of a regional full-scale exercise based on local risk assessments, to include all CRI LPHAs within the St. Louis MSA, at least once every five years.
• Support CRI LPHAs in completion of risk assessments and preparedness audits.
• Support CRI LPHAs in development, implementation and evaluation of improvement plans and corrective actions identified in exercises or other strategic planning processes.
• Support CRI LPHAs in developing and/or improving emergency operations plan by facilitating discussions and promoting best practices.
• Advocate on behalf of CRI LPHAs to ensure that they are included in appropriate planning, response and recovery efforts.
• Represent the St. Louis MSA, as necessary, at appropriate trainings, conference and meeting to ensure necessary information is shared with CRI LPHAs.
• Serve on various regional committees to provide input on projects, facilitate information sharing and enhance collaboration among CRI LPHAs and other regional partners.
• Initiates planning activities with other emergency response agencies, including healthcare facilities, EMS, Emergency Management Agencies, and other response entities.
• Assists LPHAs with organizing and tracking public health assets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Public health, health science, health care administration, biostatistics, sociology, psychology, a biological, physical or environmental science, epidemiology, public/personnel/business administration, education or in a closely related area.
• Certifications: Valid driver's license.

Skills

• Must successfully complete all training specified by the State Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Requires completion of all NIMS courses within 6 months of employment.