Health Director at Artisan Design Group, LLC

El Dorado, Kansas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jun, 26

Salary

141861.0

Posted On

04 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Planning, Budgeting, Personnel Management, Public Health Coordination, Leadership, Investigation, Risk Management, Surveillance, Community Outreach, Public Relations, Health Assessment, Partnership Building, Supervision, Grant Writing, Financial Reporting, Data Analysis

Industry

Description

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the County Administrator and the policy direction of the Board of County Commissioners, the Health Director assumes the overall planning, budgeting, personnel and other administrative functions of the Department. This employee coordinates local government response to public health, coordinates and networks with other organizations and services. Supervision is exercised daily over all employees and programs of the agency. Although work is preformed according to federal and state guidelines, the employee in this position must exercise considerable independent judgment when carrying out responsibilities of the position. EXAMPLES OF WORK (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS): * Acts as a liaison between Governing Body and groups of health care professionals; * Provides health expertise and leadership for programming, investigation, continuous improvement, and best practices for health department and public health; * Organizes and leads response teams to prevent, minimum and contain adverse health events and conditions resulting from communicable diseases; * Uses public surveillance/disease investigate methods in community outreach screenings and case findings; * Responds to public and media inquiries; provides presentations to civic and church organizations; * Directs community health assessment, develops and implements a community improvement plan; builds partnerships committed to a healthier community; * Deals with health service complaints voiced by the general public; * Directs and supervises nursing care to high risk expectant mothers and babies; * Initiates and participates in community programs for health department program education; * Maintains all department files; * Maintains health records on clinic, individual, and family services; * Prepares and implements an effective budget annually; * Monitors and prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for financial and grant purposes; * Supervises, evaluates, hires, and terminates all health department personnel; * Works with department supervisors in developing goals and procedures; * Writes grant applications and administers grant funds; * Stays abreast of developing trends, research, and professional assessments of public health theories and practices to ensure continuous quality improvement of services and interventions in health department programming, response, administration and management; * Networks and develops partnership at the local, state and national level to provide high quality programming; * Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required. EXAMPLES OF WORK (MARGINAL FUNCTIONS): * None. Certificate, License: Valid driver's license. Required Education and/or Experience: Six years or more related experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Employee is expected to have acquired the necessary information and skills to perform the job reasonably well after six months in the position. Public health management or related nursing experience. Preferred Education and/or Experience: Eight years or more related experience and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Master’s degree in Public Health. Licensed Registered Nurse, Kansas. ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS: * Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis; * Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; * Ability to convey and receive detailed or important instructions and information to and from the general public; * Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables; * Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors; * Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of communications; * Ability to make fine discriminations in sound; * Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents; * Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties; * Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community; * Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format; * Knowledge of budget process/preparation, grant preparation and management; * Knowledge of computer entry; * Knowledge of public health related issues and regulations; * Skill in interpersonal and supervisory functions; * Skill in oral and written communication. Problem Solving: Extensive problem solving is a factor in this position. Problems include planning and implementing new health programs, modifying programs due to fiscal changes, determining adequate staffing and scheduling as well as directing and supervising staff, addressing personnel issues and finding funding sources. Decision Making: Extensive decision making exists in this position. Decisions include interpretation of public health issues and solutions. Accountability: Employee is responsible for budgetary control of the department and participates in the annual budget process. Supervision: Limited supervision is provided and job related decisions are occasionally reviewed by the County Administrator. Employee has supervisory responsibility over the entire department. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of a department or function. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include supervising direct reports through coaching, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Personal Relationships: Frequent contact with federal, state and local government, representative of businesses and continual contact with the general public. Participates in programs providing public health promotion and education. Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed less than one third of the time to conditions such outside weather conditions, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids, infection disease, sick and ill patients who may be very upset. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Lifting, moving, pushing or pulling up to 10 pounds does not generally occur. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK BEING PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, MARGINAL FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, AND SKILLS REQUIRED OF PERSONNEL SO CLASSIFIED IN THIS POSITION.

Responsibilities

The Health Director is responsible for the overall planning, budgeting, and administration of the Department, acting as a liaison and providing health expertise for programming and investigations. This role involves organizing response teams to adverse health events, directing community health assessments, and supervising all agency employees and programs.