Interested candidates must also apply on the Minnesota Merit System**APPLY THROUGH MERIT CLICK HERE**Starting pay for this position is $33.90/hr~$39.17/hr depending on education and experience.Mower County provides 13 paid holidays and a minimum of 20 Days Paid Time Off per year as well as an excellent health benefit package for full-time positions.Public Health Planner Job DescriptionDepartment: Health & Human Services Rating: C41Supervisor Title: Public Health Supervisor FLSA Status: Non-ExemptMinimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Education, Health Policy, or related field and1-year experience working with policy, systems, and environmental change; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary component of job/position. PSE Change Experience preferred.The ideal candidate will have strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, be skilled in the use of computers and technology, be able to work independently and in collaboration with diverse groups, and have the ability to learn about bioterrorism agents and other infectious disease threats and emergencies. Proficiency in scientific knowledge, data collection, analysis and reporting preferred. Required License (s):Incumbents in this class typically require:
- Valid Driver's License or evidence of equal mobility
Nature of Work:Under general direction, is responsible for leading public health emergency planning in a collaborative environment incorporating emergency management principles. Leads training and exercises in order to build and sustain departmental capacity to respond to emergencies. This role includes coordinating with local government agencies, healthcare organizations, and community partners to effectively plan and execute emergency response activities, training, and exercises, developing and updating emergency preparedness and response plans, monitoring and assessing health threats, collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to emergency preparedness and response activities. Essential Work Functions (Illustrative only):FrequencyBand1.Identify community needs, problem solve, plan solutions, develop policies, assist with system and environmental changes, develop linkages, develop plans to present to community partners to gain awareness of community health needs.Daily25%C42.Gather and assess quantitative and qualitative data, develop work plans with achievable goals on community health needs, evaluate goals and strategies; assist community partners in making and creating policies to assist in keeping the county healthy and active; Creates, conducts and work within the goals of the Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan.Monthly20%C43.Research, prepare, and submit grant applications and provide status reports and required data on current grants.Daily10 %C44.Complete all required workplans, reports and applications; recommends how the grant funds should be used; collaboratively works to manage grant.Daily10%C45.Prepares and engages in community outreach for Health and Human Services by building relationships with community partners to meet the overall health and wellness needs of the community; maintain program data and community health statistics and develop infographics and reports to highlight the grants impact on health and wellness.Monthly15%C46.Performs continuous evaluation projects and strategic planning processing by conducting meetings and public gatherings to gain input; maintains program data and community health statistics, develop infographics and reports.Monthly5%C47.Develop educational and promotional material, reports, plans and related communication tools to support health policies or programs.Weekly5%C48.Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.As RequiredN/B9.Develop, maintain, and update emergency preparedness and response and recovery plans based on identified risk preparedness and response roles and responsibilities in collaboration with the appropriate stakeholders, including those at risk of being disproportionately affected by incidents.
- Effectively inform staff and appropriate stakeholders on the capabilities and role of public health and human services in emergency preparedness and response plans.
- In collaboration with agency leadership, establish the response and recovery role of public health and human services in other partners' plans for all types of disasters and emergencies.
Monthly10%C4Level of Decisions:Incumbents apply significant working experience to ensure safe and efficient operations in assigned area. Decisions made at this level are predominantly operational in nature, dealing with the oversight of clearly defined procedures and work methods. Incumbents may adjust and modify work processes as necessary to ensure successful operations, but generally do not define the goals and objectives of the work area.Direction Received/Provided:Incumbents in this class are responsible for the outcome and performance of clearly defined objectives, have responsibility for the oversight of resources (budget). Incumbent receives direction from Department Head or designee. Decisions made at this level are predominantly operational in nature, dealing with the oversight of clearly defined procedures and work methods.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Local, state, and federal guidelines/statutes for public health;
- Available public and private community health and social service resources and their functions;
- HIPAA and Data Privacy laws and the Nurse Practice Act;
- Principles of community needs assessment, effective policy and program development, program evaluation and outcome measurement, and research tools;
- Basic medical terminology;
- Knowledge of human behavior and modification;
- Computers and related software applications;
- Preparing reports and narratives;
- Recordkeeping;
- Ability to work independently to solve problems and make decisions for effective program development;
- Organizing and coordinating the training of community groups;
- Organizing, developing, implementing, and monitoring grant activities and contracts;
- Developing relationships that enhance the community capacity for response;
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Persons with Disabilities:The above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.Physical Demands and Work Environment:Work performed is semi-sedentary in nature, and typically performed within the Government Center, a satellite office or other location. Lifting requirement of up to 20 pounds on an occasional basis. Equipment used may include, but is not limited to, computer, calculator, telephone, camera, and copy and fax machine.Work interruptions are frequent. There is some pressure associated with handling controversial issues or group and/or individuals with differing opinions, project or activity deadlines and details.Additional physical/mental requirements that occur may not be listed above, but are inherent in performing the position's essential functions.Disclaimer:This description is intended to describe the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty being performed by people assigned to this classification. The list of responsibilities is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.Access to Not Public Data:A county employee in this position may encounter Not Public Data as defined by Minnesota or federal law in the course of the job duties. Any access to Not Public Data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that is necessary to fulfill the defined job duties. While data is being accessed, the employee should take reasonable measures to ensure the Not Public Data is not accessed by unauthorized individuals. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, the employee must properly store the Not Public Data according to the applicable provisions of Mower County employee policies and Minnesota or federal law. All employees are expected to become familiar with and comply with the requirements of the County's Data Practices and Data Security Policies and a breach of these policies may lead to disciplinary action against the employee.