Public Health Administrator - Hybrid

Smart IMS•Nashville, TN

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Public Health Administrator performs administrative work of average difficulty for regulatory boards and related duties as required. The role handles moderately complex activities needed to carry out statutes, mandates, and licensing processes. It reviews applications, permits, and certifications for status, completeness, accuracy, and eligibility under applicable policies, procedures, and laws; recommends acceptance or rejection and forwards recommendations to a supervisor for approval. The administrator also makes determinations on reciprocity and renewal requests, evaluates licensing certificates and other statements of authority, ensures licenses and reports are accurate, and implements assigned mandates and pronouncements. The position issues licenses and other authorizations, maintains license-payment records, matches payments to licensee records, enters and revises database information, and may process expenditure reports or adjust payments. It prepares and coordinates reports for board submission, handles complaints and inquiries, explains relevant policies and laws, and supplies information and records to applicants, the public, board members, other departments, states, and professional organizations. It also examines case status in databases, coordinates board meetings and examinations, communicates case findings and policy deviations to supervisors and other personnel, and may monitor investigations or applicants during examinations.

Responsibilities

Review licensure applications, permits, and certifications for status, completeness, accuracy, and eligibility under applicable policy, procedures, and law.
Recommend acceptance or rejection of applications and forward recommendations to a supervisor for approval.
Determine reciprocity and renewal requests in accordance with policy, procedures, and law.
Evaluate licensing certificates, registrations, and other statements of authority for completeness, accuracy, and eligibility.
Ensure licenses and reports are completed accurately and implement assigned mandates and pronouncements.
Issue licenses, certificates, registrations, and other statements of authority to practice.
Match payments made to the cashier's office with the appropriate licensee records; post or adjust payments as needed.
Maintain and process license-payment records and account for fees, refunds, and returned checks.
Prepare reports for board submission and coordinate the collection and preparation of reports; may process or collect expenditure reports and reports from inspectors, investigators, and auditors.
Enter or revise information from multiple sources in databases.
Handle complaints and explain policies, procedures, and laws to applicants, the public, board and commission members, operating departments, and other entities.
Respond to applicant license inquiries and provide requested information, records, or reports to other states and professional organizations.
May notify applicants of examination results and ensure notification of passage or failure.
Examine case status using established computer databases and report findings to appropriate personnel, including supervisors, directors, or attorneys.
Coordinate board or commission meetings and the scheduling of competency examinations.
Arrange examination dates, times, and locations with test administrators and notify applicants about examination or interview details.
Prepare meeting facilities and may monitor applicants during examinations.
Discuss critical deviations from standard policies and procedures and report-preparation issues with a supervisor.
May monitor the status of case investigations involving individuals practicing pertinent occupations or professions.