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Health Program Manager - Chronic Disease, Policy & Prevention
"Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career"
Salary Range: $76,327.60 - $100,179.98
This is an exempt (salary) position
Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant's salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
This role is on-site 5 days a week
About Us
At Mecklenburg County, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We're counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County Public Health become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a healthier world for all. As a member of the Mecklenburg County Public Health team, you will become a subject matter expert in the public health field. The CDC foundation explains that "Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting health lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious disease". Come be a part of Mecklenburg County's Public Health department's vision to "assure the health and safety of our diverse and changing community today and for future generations."
Position Summary
Assess, coordinate, report, and evaluate the operationalfunctions of Mecklenburg County Health Department chronic disease preventionand food security programs to ensure high-impact, cost-effective, andcustomer-oriented services are provided. The Health Program Manager will berequired to manage programs, contracts/grants, and partnerships in accordancewith agreed-upon chronic disease prevention program management. This managerialposition is responsible for the development or review of programs, grants,policies, and procedures that adhere to local, state, and/or federal legal andregulatory requirements of assigned programs. The position works with theSenior Health Manager of the Office of Chronic Disease Policy & Prevention,County departments, and community partnerships to reduce the burden of chronicdisease health disparities through food security, tobacco prevention, and builtenvironment initiatives, partnerships, and policy advocacy. Ensure the teamis compliant with the operational functions of their jobs. This role emphasizesdata-based approaches to improving processes for sustainable solutions throughpolicies, systems, and environments.
EssentialFunctions
• Interpret and ensure compliance with program policies, procedures and standards
• Manage and direct day to day services staff and resources of assigned healthprograms
• Participate in community level planning to develop partnerships with healthcareproviders and areas of collaborative practice to ensure programs' needs are met
• Assist with identifying funding opportunities and developing funding proposals
• Participate in the development of policies and procedures for assigned area ofresponsibility
• Oversee education programs based on needs of target population
• Manage routine financial, service, and strategic planning reporting, includingresponding to data requests from County leadership.
• Collaborate effectively with external partners and community agencies
• Provide leadership for assuring and coordinating the availability of servicesto participants receiving health department services
• Respond in cases of urgent and/or emergent events that require public healthinterventions. Employees may be trained for and assigned duties unrelated totheir regular work; work outside normal business hours and workdays and/or in adifferent work location may be required. Emergency events include, but are notlimited to, communicable disease outbreaks, severe weather situations (e.g.snow or ice storms, tornados, hurricanes), natural disasters (e.g. earthquakes),fire, or power outages, and acts of terrorism.
MinimumQualifications
Experience:
Minimum ofsix years of public health, healthcare and/or regulatory experience; and oneyear of supervisory experience or completion of an approved supervisorytraining program.
Education:
Bachelor'sdegree in Public Health, Public Administration, Business Administration orrelated field
Combinationof relevant education and relevant experience accepted?: Yes
Licensesand Certifications
• AnnualMotor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required
• Requires avalid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
• RequiresCounty Driving Privileges
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Food Security and Chronic Disease Prevention
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of
• Business and management principles involved in strategicplanning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique,production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Principles and processes for providing customer services,including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services,and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• The structure and content of the English languageincluding the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
• Laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents,government regulations, and agency rules, and the political climate
• Expertise in area of assignment
Skills
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potentialactions to choose the most appropriate one
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing relatedinformation to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths andweaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Talking to others to convey information effectively
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Abilities
• Aligning Performance for Success: Focusing and guidingothers in accomplishing work objectives
• Building Strategic Work Relationships: Developing andusing collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of workgoals
• Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way thatinstills confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization
• Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively withothers; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideasthrough a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engagesthe audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
• Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer perspective isa driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting andimplementing service practices that meet customers' and own organization'sneeds
• Formal Presentations: Presenting ideas effectively toindividuals or groups; delivering
presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of theaudience
• Initiating Action: Taking prompt action to accomplishobjectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; beingproactive
• Leading through Vision and Values: Keeping theorganization's vision and values at the forefront of associate decision makingand action.
• Managing Work: Effectively managing one's time andresources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of actionfor self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently
• Strategic Decision Making: Obtaining information andidentifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-rangegoal or vision; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-rangegoal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions,facts, available resources, constraints, and organizational values
Computer Skills
• Proficient in various computer applications includingMicrosoft Office Suite
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must beable to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essentialfunction satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enablequalified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list ofjob-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or workingconditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and thesupervisor's request.
Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the jobdescription at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist inemergency and/or disaster situations.