Public Health - Assistant Public Health Director

Shawano County is organized according to Chapter 59 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The following is the County's Mission Statement and Policy on Quality:

"The primary mission of Shawano County is to provide all County citizens with cost-effective, prompt and high-quality County services. Quality is the extent to which a product or service conforms to requirements and meets or exceeds customer expectations."

• It is the policy of Shawano County to recruit and select the most qualified persons for positions in the County's service. Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in an affirmative manner which ensures open competition and provides equal employment opportunity as protected by state or federal law. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment or employment process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources to ensure appropriate accommodations can be made.

Shawano County is pleased to offer our full-time employees (30+ hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Paid Time Off - Earn just under 5 weeks in your first year when working 40 hours/week

• Nine (9) Paid Holidays

• Health Insurance including vision coverage with option of a high or low deductible health insurance plan.

• County-funded Health Reimbursement Account or HSA depending on health plan selection.

• Prescription Drug Plan

• Gym Membership Discounts

• Dependent Flexible Spending Account

• Dental Insurance

• Long and Short-Term Disability

• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Life Insurance

• State Pension Plan

• Deferred Compensation (457) Retirement Plans

Shawano County is pleased to offer our part-time employees (regularly scheduled to work 24-29 hours/week) a comprehensive benefits package:

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Life Insurance

• State Pension Plan

• Gym Membership Discounts

• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Health Officer/Director, the Assistant Health Officer/Director will work and ensure the health department follows the 10 essential public health services framework for all activities. The Assistant Health Officer/Director will provide oversight for the day to day management of operational issues at the team and department level. Including supporting health department programing such as communicable disease, outbreak management, chronic disease and nutrition, improving immunization rates in children, environmental health, lead poisoning prevention, and mental health education and resources. This position will contribute to division planning, public health emergency preparedness, communications, quality improvement, and assurance of the efficient use of resources for the delivery of the highest level of programs and services to advance the health of our communities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assesses customer needs and designs systems to seek customer feedback; evaluates programs within the context of community assessment and available resources and recommends changes; leads quality improvement efforts within program area.

• Assists in the implementation of health promotion programs in accordance with contracts or grants in the areas of maternal child health, chronic disease prevention, emergency preparedness, lead poisoning prevention, oral health and others.

• Provides support in preparing reports on contract/grant activities and services, including DPH required reports and database updates. Assists in grant writing, data collection and fiscal planning management.

• Presents public health educational seminars to the general public and other groups, including information on wellness and safety, communicable disease, immunizations, nutrition, preparedness and other health topics.

• Collaborates with Health Director to establish annual departmental priorities and goals, assuring departmental resources are used appropriately to achieve the priorities and goals, and to identify key program performance indicators, measure them over time, and analyze them for recommendations to improve for efficiencies.

• Builds relationships with community agencies and members who are committed to improving the health of the community; serves as a member and possible facilitator of local collaborative groups; participates as a member of local and state public health committees.

• Assures key data is collected within programmatic area; monitors and analyzes health data obtained from other sources (i.e. morbidity/mortality data, birth & death data etc.); participates in community assessments to help determine needs of population and work with

governmental and community partners to help fill gaps; prepares data for annual report, state reports, grant reports and outcome monitoring; maintains departmental databases as assigned.

• Works with Health Officer and fiscal staff to prepare grant and programmatic budgets; searches for federal, state, and local funds to support new and ongoing initiatives; purchases materials, reviews and approves expenditures.

Assists with policy development within the county government and the community.

• Supports the Health Officer/Director in the enforcement of public health law and regulations

• Supports local Health Officer Authority and state delegated authority for ordinances and laws through education, referral, treatment, and legal protocol

• Supports such measures as necessary to prevent, suppress, and control communicable disease in the community

• Supports Health Officer/Director's orders for abatement or removal of a human health hazard on private premises according to county ordinance and state statutes and guidelines.

• Assists in the coordination of in-service training and continuing education for departmental staff.

• Oversees and coordinates student experiences within the department.

• Participates in improving agency performance, processes, programs, and interventions through continuous quality improvement.

• Assists in the coordination and facilitation of the in-Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) activities.

• Assist in the engagement of the community to identify and solve health problems:

• Membership on community health groups and coalitions

• Develop and maintain relationships with community and organizational representatives as necessary for health promotion

• Advocate for equitable distribution of public resources based on local needs

• Participates in agency strategic planning and quality improvement.

• Acts as the Director of Public Health/Health Officer in his/her absence.

• Serves on various committees, task forces or boards to promote public health services. Assists in the coordination or collaboration of services and community resources.

• Other duties as assigned.

Work Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Public Health required. Master's Degree desired with requirements that meet DHS 139.

• Minimum 3 years directly related public health and/or nursing experience.

• A valid WI driver's license or evidence of mobility, RN in the State of WI, as appropriate and CPR/AED certification.

Other details

• Pay Type Salary

• Min Hiring Rate $70,824.00

• Max Hiring Rate $74,859.20

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• 311 N Main St, Shawano, WI 54166, USA