Public Health Director

Deadline to Apply:      Monday, October 3, 2022 11:59 p.m.

Department:               Public Health

Salary Range:             $33.71 – $42.04/hour

FLSA Status:               Exempt

Status:                         Full-time

Benefit Status:             Eligible for benefits

POSITION SUMMARY

The Moffat County Public Health Director is a knowledgeable, strategic and visionary public health executive who is responsible for the leadership, management, and administration of County public health programming. This position actively engages in all segments of the community to focus on the protection and promotion of the health and well-being of all people and the environment of Moffat County.  The position reports to and serves at the pleasure of a three-person Board of Health that consists of the Board of County Commissioners.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: (All responsibilities may not be performed by all incumbents.)

Leadership:

• Develops and articulates a clear, compelling vision for public health in Moffat County and for Moffat County Public Health; creates and sustains opportunities to enlist others in a shared vision, both within the department and in the community.
• Advocates for a community-wide understanding of the social justice underpinnings of public health, the social determinants of health, and the public health imperative of eliminating health disparities.
• Promotes practices and policies that provide protection against environmental factors that may adversely impact human health or the ecological balances to long-term human health and environmental quality, whether in the natural or human-made environment.
• Ensures a balanced and objective approach to dealing with various community health needs while providing equity of treatment and high-quality programs to residents in need including diverse populations and vulnerable segments of the community.
• Represents and advocates for Moffat County and public health imperatives in meeting with county, municipal, state, and federal officials, citizens groups, and professional associations.
• Influences community organizations, businesses, and health care providers to identify and collaborate in the provision of intervention strategies aimed at improving and maintaining the health status of Moffat County and Colorado.
• Provides advice and advocacy to local, state, and national policymakers, officials, and organizations concerning vital public health matters.
• Models and promotes “systems thinking” in setting vision and goals; utilizes information from trends from diverse disciplines to anticipate next steps and avoid unintended consequences.
• Models and promotes enthusiasm and optimism in pursuit of organizational and community goals and objectives.
• Leads the development of the Community Health Assessment Planning System (CHAPS) every five years and oversees completion of the CHAPS goals annually.

Management:

• Creates and sustains a high-performance management system and culture that promotes excellence, continuous quality improvement, shared leadership, and is highly participative at all levels of the organization.
• Motivates, supports, and coaches the Moffat County Management Team and workforce to create increasing levels of efficiency and innovative methods for the delivery and evaluation of critical services.
• Provides direction to Moffat County Public Health; initiates organization-wide policies and procedures to facilitate mission, vision, values, and organizational culture needed to accomplish the department’s strategic plans, goals, objectives, and programs.
• Actively demonstrates commitment and practices that encourage and support staff to collaborate with other county departments and to be integral to the Moffat County organization; encourages organizational commitment and practices that demonstrate cross-cultural competence and respect for all forms of diversity.
• Encourages and supports staff to become proficient in working in team environments; demonstrates a firm commitment to the success of others.
• Motivates staff at all levels of the organization to optimize the use of technology innovation in furtherance of program goals and customer service.
• Models a high standard of work ethic, integrity, and accountability.
• Invites, encourages, and creates opportunities for constructive feedback from and coaching of staff at all levels of the organization.

Administration:

• Organizes Moffat County Public Health in a manner that is responsive, efficient, and effective in meeting the Board of Health’s direction; community needs; and legal responsibilities dictated by federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
• Creates and sustains mechanisms to assure that public health needs are defined by analysis of sound quantitative and qualitative assessments, and that programmatic responses are evidence-based and/or best practices, and have built-in evaluation components.
• Enforces local and state public health laws; may serve as the hearing officer in enforcement actions.
• Develops and implements policies, goals, plans, and budgets based on direction and approval of the Board of Health.
• Develops and recommends rules and regulations to be acted upon by the County’s Board of Health.
• Assures and plays a major role in public health-specific emergency preparedness and response activities; works in support of countywide emergency preparedness and response.
• Serves as the official registrar for all vital records, as required by Colorado law.
• Develops and presents to the Board of Health and the Board of County Commissioners an annual budget sufficient to carry out Moffat County programs and services within available resources.
• Monitors and controls expenditures and recommends amendments or adjustments as necessary to conduct public health programming within available resources.
• Presents fiscal reports to the Board of Health on a quarterly basis, or more frequently as needed.
• Under direction of the Board of Health, establishes and develops mechanisms to ensure collection of fees established by state and local boards of health including fees authorized for the issuance of licenses and permits.
• Ensures that staff or contractors conduct appropriate assessments to measure and monitor the health status of Moffat County.
• May serve similar functions on behalf of the Moffat County Board of Health on a contract basis.

Collaboration:

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the media and other community partners to inform and promote awareness of community health problems and recommended policies and actions.
• Informs the Board of Health and County Commissioners about emerging and potential public health issues, priorities, and key activities; recommends policy decisions to protect and promote public health.
• Assures that information is provided to the public regarding the causes, nature, and prevention of dangerous or communicable diseases; provides education on the preservation, promotion, and improvement of community and environmental health.
• Develops and maintains oversight of contracts for service as determined by the Community Health Assessment Planning System (CHAPS)
• Initiates and maintains effective collaborative partnerships with relevant community organizations to identify public health problems and goals, and to implement projects and strategies to achieve those goals; responds with enthusiasm to requests for collaboration initiated by others.
• Participates in local, state, and national organizations that promote advancement of public health practice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Questions?  Contact Human Resources at (970) 824-9195.

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