Deputy Director Public Health

Clark County Public Health; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark County Public Health in Vancouver, WA seeks a Deputy Director to provide executive-level management of the department, overseeing daily operations across programs such as food safety, emergency preparedness, infectious diseases, and environmental health.

Reporting to the Director of Community Services and Public Health, you will supervise program managers, set strategic direction, manage budgets, ensure compliance, and represent the department in multi-agency forums.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field.
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible management experience in public health or a related field, including supervision of managers, division leaders, or equivalent professional staff.
• Valid driver's license. Successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day operations of the department. Supports Public Health Services managers and staff in responding to issues and emergencies, developing and executing solutions, and maintaining reliable and effective operations.
• Oversees development, revision and maintenance of departmental operating policies and procedures; submits proposals for new policies and regulations to department director for approval.
• Oversees implementation of department strategic plan; directs resource allocation across service areas; and establishes and monitors performance measures, outcomes, and program effectiveness.
• Works effectively and collaboratively with other County departments. Assigns staff to serve as liaisons with County departments and ensures effective interdepartmental coordination.
• Selects, trains, supervises, coaches, and evaluates assigned managers and staff; addresses performance issues; implements corrective action and discipline consistent with County policies and collective bargaining agreements; and supports managers in effective personnel practices.
• Serves as the department’s liaison with the Human Resources Department. Serves on labor negotiation teams as management representative.
• Serves as the department's Public Records Officer and ensures compliance with applicable public records laws and records retention requirements.
• Leads department-wide projects assigned by the Director and works with managers to lead community-based teams focused on public health work; presents action recommendations or reports to Director, Public Health Advisory Council, Board of Health as needed.
• Ensures departmental emergency preparedness and readiness; serves in a command position within the Incident Command System as required.
• Oversees grant and contract development, negotiation, administration, compliance, and reporting.
• Ensures programs and services comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, funding requirements, and audit standards.
• Represents the Department in state, regional, and county working groups and committees related to public health matters and develops and sustains community and professional partnerships.
• Supports budget development and administration and ensures programs operate within approved budgets.
• Ensures programs are culturally responsive and appropriate for the County’s diverse population.
• Serves as acting department head in director’s absence.

Skills

Executive leadership

Organizational management

Supervision of managers

Budgeting

Financial management

Quality improvement

Project management

Human resources

Labor relations

Public health programs knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, business administration, or closely related field

Job description

CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY

Under direction of the Director of Community Services and Public Health, this position serves as the senior management deputy with executive-level responsibility for the administration of the Clark County Public Health Department. Manages the day-to-day operations of assigned programs and services, including, but not limited to, food safety, emergency preparedness, infectious diseases, healthy communities, child and family health, on-site septic systems, drinking water and well programs, and manages the department in the absence of, or at the request of the Director. Supervises program managers and professional staff; oversees planning, resource allocation, performance measurement, and compliance with Federal, State, and local funding requirements; and manages the Department in the absence of, or at the request of, the Director.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is the second-in-command management classification within the Public Health Department. The Deputy Director Public Health is distinguished from Division Managers (Program Manager IIIs) by department-wide management authority; from the Director of Community Services and Public Health by the absence of ultimate department-head authority and Chief Medical Officer responsibilities; from the Deputy Health Officer by the operational and administrative management focus rather than clinical and medical-officer focus.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, public administration, business administration, or a closely related field.

Seven (7) years of progressively responsible management experience in public health or a related field, including supervision of managers, division leaders, or equivalent professional staff.

Valid driver's license. Successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The incumbent may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties, and perform related duties as assigned.

• Manages day-to-day operations of the department. Supports Public Health Services managers and staff in responding to issues and emergencies, developing and executing solutions, and maintaining

  reliable and effective operations.

• Oversees development, revision and maintenance of departmental operating policies and procedures; submits proposals for new policies and regulations to department director for approval.

• Oversees implementation of department strategic plan; directs resource allocation across service areas; and establishes and monitors performance measures, outcomes, and program effectiveness.

• Works effectively and collaboratively with other County departments. Assigns staff to serve as liaisons with County departments and ensures effective interdepartmental coordination.

• Selects, trains, supervises, coaches, and evaluates assigned managers and staff; addresses performance issues; implements corrective action and discipline consistent with County policies and collective bargaining agreements; and supports managers in effective personnel practices.

• Serves as the department’s liaison with the Human Resources Department. Serves on labor negotiation teams as management representative.

• Serves as the department's Public Records Officer and ensures compliance with applicable public records laws and records retention requirements.

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• Leads department-wide projects assigned by the Director and works with managers to lead community-based teams focused on public health work; presents action recommendations or reports to Director, Public Health Advisory Council, Board of Health as needed.

• Ensures departmental emergency preparedness and readiness; serves in a command position within the Incident Command System as required.

• Oversees grant and contract development, negotiation, administration, compliance, and reporting.

• Ensures programs and services comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, funding requirements, and audit standards.

• Represents the Department in state, regional, and county working groups and committees related to public health matters and develops and sustains community and professional partnerships.

• Supports budget development and administration and ensures programs operate within approved budgets.

• Ensures programs are culturally responsive and appropriate for the County’s diverse population.

• Serves as acting department head in director’s absence.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Knowledge of public health programs, including social determinants of health, and principles of public administration, strategic planning, and policy development.

• Knowledge of budgeting, financial management, quality improvement, project management, human resources, and labor relations.

• Knowledge of County operations and applicable Washington State Department of Health programs and reporting requirements.

• Skill in executive leadership, organizational management, and supervision of managers and professional staff.

• Skill in analyzing