PUBLIC HEALTH COUNTY DIRECTOR - 04162024- 56927

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LOCAL HEALTH DIVISION, HAMBLEN COUNTY.

Qualifications

Summary

Responsibilities

1. Monitors all Quality Improvement (QI) standards to ensure compliance.
2. Ensures compliance with State and Federal rules and regulations.
3. Ensures compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioner and the County Board of Health essential to the control of preventable diseases and maintenance of the general health; ceases and corrects any condition or activity that is counter to the prevention of disease and/or the maintenance of general health.
4. Ensures compliance with the Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) in relation to county health departments.
5. Assesses facility needs based on regulations for providing a hygienic, safe work environment; (e.g. TOSHA, OSHA, Division of Radiological Health).
6. Assists the county board of health in the writing of policies and procedure to comply with the TCA; assists the county board of health in establishing rules and regulations to protect the general health and safety of the citizens of the county.

1. Secures funds based on analysis of needs.
2. Manages state, county, and municipal budgets.
3. Monitors procurement and usage of resources necessary for clinic, office, facility, and community operations.
4. Analyzes revenue collections.
5. Appears before county and/or municipal governments as needed.

1. Carries out disciplinary action per Department of Human Resources/County rules and regulations.
2. Handles complaints, disputes, grievances and conflicts in an effective and timely manner.
3. Directs, supervises, and evaluates/reviews work activities of subordinates.
4. Directs or conducts recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees according to Department of Human Resources/County policies and procedures.

1. Maintains cooperative relationship with elected officials.
2. Consults with medical, business, and community groups in responding to community needs, enhancing public relations, coordinating activities and plans, and promoting health programs.
3. Develops and maintains effective working relationships with health councils, community agencies, organizations, the media, institutions, citizens, and civic groups.
4. Serves as an ex-officio member and participates in the county board of health and community health councils.

1. Ensures all staff are accountable in performing assigned job responsibilities.
2. Organizes staff activities based on data to maximize productivity.
3. Makes staff work assignments in order to achieve agency objectives.
4. Schedules events, programs, and activities to meet departmental initiatives.

1. Analyzes patient and provider data for the purpose of assuring quality public health services.
2. Examines a variety of data, including financial, demographic, and productivity, to maximize efficiency.

1. Oversees the design, construction/renovation, and furnishing of facilities.
2. Coordinates overall facility functions and maintenance.
3. Prepares activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.

1. Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
2. Fosters a respectful workplace environment.
3. Identifies the professional development needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.

1. Requests and collects data from provider surveys, community forums, patient surveys, and federal, state, and county governments.
2. Requests and collects population-based data.
3. Requests and collects data from internal information systems.

1. Interprets data results; disseminates analyzed data to staff, community and governmental agencies.
2. Develops strategies to disseminate community health information.
3. Makes presentations regarding current health department activities and community health issues.

1. Utilizes critical thinking to make management decisions to minimize potential liabilities.
2. Implements program services, staff, and clinic management as a result of the data analysis.

1. Works with the management team to establish goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound for each county.
2. Oversees the annual health department assessment process.

1. Engages in open communication and provides information and updates.
2. Schedules, plans and conducts staff meetings.

1. Maintains current knowledge, skills, and abilities related to public health management and leadership.

Competencies

1. Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
2. Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
3. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
4. Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
5. Knowledge of hardware and software.
6. Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation.
7. Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
8. Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
9. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
10. Knowledge of the information and techniques needed for preventive health-care measures.

1. Actively looking for ways to help people.
2. Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
3. Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
4. Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
5. Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
6. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
7. Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
8. Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
9. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
10. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
11. Identifying measures or indicators of systems performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
12. Managing one's own time and the time of others.
13. Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
14. Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
15. Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
16. Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
17. Talking to others to convey information effectively.
18. Teaching others how to do something.
19. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
20. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
21. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
22. Using mathematics to solve problems.

1. The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
3. The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
4. The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
5. The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
6. The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
7. The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
8. The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
9. The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
10. The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
11. The ability to multitask.
12. The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
13. The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
14. The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Tools & Equipment

1. Personal Computer
2. Telephone
3. Smart Phone
4. Fax Machine
5. Printer
6. Scanner
7. Calculator

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.