Health Program Specialist 2

State of Nevada • Carson City, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Immunization unit is recruiting for a Health Program Specialist 2, located in Carson City, NV. The position acts as the Program Quality Assurance Manager and leads statewide immunization quality assurance and provider education by managing Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers (IQIP) improvement projects, ensuring required site visits and trainings, and delivering provider education and presentations. It oversees the VFC Unit, directing program planning, documentation, statewide provider coverage, CDC grant reporting, and maintaining compliance with federal standards. The position represents the State Immunization Program, engages with stakeholders, and serves as the clinical subject-matter expert for immunization inquiries. Supervisory duties include maintaining performance standards, overseeing daily staff activities, ensuring compliance with mandates, addressing performance issues, completing required trainings, promoting teamwork, and holding supervisees to consistent expectations. Health Program Specialists plan, develop, implement, and evaluate health services and activities; conduct research and analyze health data and statistics; develop goals, objectives, program requirements and procedures; provide technical information regarding specialized health related conditions; and participate and provide support to various committees, advisory boards, and other work groups. Duties are related to one or more specialized health programs which operate on a statewide basis and focus on the prevention, early detection, treatment, education and tracking of data relevant to a specific communicable or chronic disease, maternal and child health, nutrition and other conditions which impact the health of under-served or target groups within the general population.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health science, social or behavioral science or closely related field applicable to the program area and three years of professional health-related experience which included at least two of the following areas: researching, collecting and analyzing data and statistics, developing objectives, protocols and procedures; providing health education services to target groups or the general public; evaluating program effectiveness and accomplishment of desired outcomes to meet federal, agency, or other standards and guidelines; providing prevention, identification or treatment services to individuals or populations who have been diagnosed or are at risk of contracting life and health threatening diseases and/or conditions; preparing grant applications and budgets and developing, preparing and administering contracts and reports related to health services; and/or investigation and prevention of communicable or chronic diseases
• Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health science, social or behavioral science, or closely related field and four years of professional experience as described above
• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of professional experience as described above
• One year of experience as a Health Program Specialist I in Nevada State service
• An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of: program evaluation methods and techniques; public health facilities, programs, and principles relevant to a specified health field such as nursing, nutrition, or other area; medical standards of care as applied to the program area; federal, State, and local public health organizations; commonly prescribed medications, typical side effects and drug interactions applicable to the assigned health program; development and implementation of program services and activities.
• Ability to: consult with colleagues, health care professionals, patients and others to provide technical expertise requiring advanced journey level experience and/or training; plan, conduct and oversee statewide program activities including providing public health.

Responsibilities

• Research, collect, and analyze health data and statistics; identify health issues, trends, and prevalence of specific diseases and conditions; assess community, regional, and statewide needs and resources; develop recommendations for program development and expansion, resource allocation, and interventions for at-risk populations.
• Develop objectives, protocols, and procedures for assigned health program areas; establish performance indicators and benchmarks to evaluate program effectiveness and accomplishment of desired outcomes; develop quality assurance measures to ensure adherence to federal, agency, or other standards and guidelines; establish program eligibility requirements and approve program participation and reimbursement for services as required.
• Develop outreach strategies for target and at-risk populations; collaborate with individual community members and other public and private services and groups to develop and provide a community outreach coalition; serve on committees and represent the division on advisory boards to promote awareness and network with special interest groups.
• Serve as a consultant and technical advisor in an assigned program specifically designed to provide prevention, identification and treatment services to individuals either diagnosed or at risk of contracting life and health threatening diseases and/or conditions; provide technical assistance to staff and service providers to ensure program activities comply with established regulations, policies, procedures and program parameters; visit service providers to establish and maintain provider networks, monitor compliance with program requirements, and develop and implement corrective action plans as required.
• Promote statewide wellness through public education, outreach and coordination of preventive/specific health care services; conduct or assist in conducting public education, outreach campaigns and promotional activities to publicize disease prevention and health awareness; coordinate informational and educational conferences and meetings related to program area; develop educational and promotional materials, bulletins and newsletters as required; prepare press releases and public service announcements and legislative testimony as required.
• Prepare funding requests and monitor expenditures; assist in preparing budgets; prepare grant applications to secure and maintain funding including writing and amending program descriptions and compiling required financial data; participate in planning and needs assessments for future funding cycles; develop, prepare, and administer agreements and contracts as required; prepare and submit narrative and statistical reports related to program activities as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Under general direction, incumbents at this level plan, organize and coordinate an assigned health program which is statewide in scope and supervise a small staff comprised of professional and/or technical personnel to include performance evaluations, work performance standards, scheduling, work assignment and review, training, and discipline; and may supervise administrative/clerical staff as assigned.
• Health Program Specialist II’s are distinguished from Health Program Specialist I’s by greater complexity of the program area, advanced level knowledge, skills and abilities required and supervisory responsibility for professional and/or technical staff.
• This is the supervisory level in the series.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager