ASST COUNTY HEALTH DEPT DIRECTOR-HLTH - 64000972

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

3d • $80,000 - $88,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets.
Provides direction to program managers to monitor the community health status in identifying health problems through review and collection of community health status data, population-based needs assessments and epidemiological and environmental processes.
Assists program managers in identifying, planning, writing and renewing grant applications and reports. Recommends and develops plans to target resources to produce strategic health outcomes. Develops internal objectives and priorities within regulatory, budgetary, and contractual guidelines, identifies staffing and financial needs.
Provides leadership during Emergency Preparedness events. Participates in all phases of emergency preparedness, including mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Assesses Departments needs regarding all hazards emergency preparedness training. Ensures the Department receives training programs.
Assumes a leadership role in the department's strategic planning and strategic plan implementation. Partners with community health groups to work on public health issues.
Serves as the Administrator's delegated authority and assumes responsibilities as delegated in the absence of the CHD Administrator.
Direct program managers in collecting and interpreting data to evaluate program outcomes. Assists in initiating and composing new position descriptions and updating present position descriptions. Ensure staff complete time sheets and activity coding.
Reviews and approves purchase requisitions for official state business in accordance with Florida laws and DOH policies, rules and regulations governing purchasing.
Serves as Assistant Director providing administrative, operational, oversight, leadership, and management of the department's Environmental Services, Community Outreach, Strategic Planning, Quality Improvement, Health Education, and Dental Services.
Recommends and develops plans to target resources and produce strategic outcomes. Develops internal objectives and priorities within regulatory, budgetary, and contractual guidelines, identifies staffing and financial needs.
Provides Departments administrative requirements for their respective programs. Including developing future service plans, budgets, personnel, and workload planning.
Represents the Health Department on various community health related boards and councils, both inter and intra agency in scope. Networks with and facilitate partnerships and collaboration with local health providers, schools, community agencies and business and consumer groups. Serves as board member /officer and as committee member as directed by CHD Administrator.
Oversee the Performance Management System and quality improvement strategies and methodologies to measure and improve underperforming measures. Provides operational leadership of continuous quality improvement activities. Participates in and actively promotes the Agency's organizational effectiveness and excellence by fostering individual and team development activities. Contributes to the organization's culture of performance excellence by actively seeking to improve personal and organizational performance through measurement, analysis, knowledge management, and processes improvements and participation in performance management committees, councils, and/or workgroups. Oversee the administration and reporting for the Strategic Plan, Performance Management Improvement Plan, and Workforce Development Plan. Directs the coordination and monitoring of DOH-Leon's Performance Management System Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives including Strategic Planning and DOH Accreditation. Provides guidance to all teams and fosters the incorporation of QI work processes into daily work.
Oversee program related databases for program Performance Management purposes. Works with program managers to identify data needs in support of QI and annual reporting requirements.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of methods of research and analysis, work standards, and work simplification
• Ability to exercise judgment weighing the costs and benefits of a potential action
• Ability to establish long range objectives
• Ability to speak effectively to convey information
• Ability to instruct, direct and evaluate employees
• Ability to obtain and analyze facts and precedents in making administrative decisions
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures based on information of a conceptual nature from varied and complex sources
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to implement ideas and manage change
• Ability to provide consultation and expert advice to others
• Effective time management skills
• Knowledge and/or experience in Public Health and Strategic Management
• Must be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.

Nice To Haves

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, community health, health administration, public administration, business administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities, including communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees, and planning and directing employees' work.
• Has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action.
• Develops performance expectations, meets with staff regularly to discuss performance, completes performance reviews, maintains vacation and work schedules, ensures proper coverage, and completes timesheets.
• Provides direction to program managers to monitor community health status, identify health problems through data review and collection, population-based needs assessments, and epidemiological and environmental processes.
• Assists program managers in identifying, planning, writing, and renewing grant applications and reports.
• Recommends and develops plans to target resources to produce strategic health outcomes.
• Develops internal objectives and priorities within regulatory, budgetary, and contractual guidelines, and identifies staffing and financial needs.
• Provides leadership during Emergency Preparedness events, participating in all phases (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery).
• Assesses department needs regarding emergency preparedness training for all hazards and ensures the department receives training programs.
• Assumes a leadership role in the department's strategic planning and strategic plan implementation.
• Partners with community health groups to work on public health issues.
• Serves as the Administrator's delegated authority and assumes responsibilities as delegated in the absence of the CHD Administrator.
• Directs program managers in collecting and interpreting data to evaluate program outcomes.
• Assists in initiating and composing new position descriptions and updating present position descriptions.
• Ensures staff complete time sheets and activity coding.
• Reviews and approves purchase requisitions for official state business in accordance with Florida laws and DOH policies, rules, and regulations governing purchasing.
• Serves as Assistant Director providing administrative, operational, oversight, leadership, and management of the department's Environmental Services, Community Outreach, Strategic Planning, Quality Improvement, Health Education, and Dental Services.
• Provides department's administrative requirements for their respective programs, including developing future service plans, budgets, personnel, and workload planning.
• Represents the Health Department on various community health-related boards and councils, both inter and intra-agency.
• Networks with and facilitates partnerships and collaboration with local health providers, schools, community agencies, and business and consumer groups.
• Serves as a board member/officer and as a committee member as directed by the CHD Administrator.
• Oversees the Performance Management System and quality improvement strategies and methodologies to measure and improve underperforming measures.
• Provides operational leadership of continuous quality improvement activities.
• Participates in and actively promotes the Agency's organizational effectiveness and excellence by fostering individual and team development activities.
• Contributes to the organization's culture of performance excellence by actively seeking to improve personal and organizational performance through measurement, analysis, knowledge management, and process improvements and participation in performance management committees, councils, and/or workgroups.
• Oversees the administration and reporting for the Strategic Plan, Performance Management Improvement Plan, and Workforce Development Plan.
• Directs the coordination and monitoring of DOH-Leon's Performance Management System Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives, including Strategic Planning and DOH Accreditation.
• Provides guidance to all teams and fosters the incorporation of QI work processes into daily work.
• Oversees program-related databases for program Performance Management purposes.
• Works with program managers to identify data needs in support of QI and annual reporting requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed