Public Health Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Rice-County,-Mn; Faribault (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Rice County, MN is seeking a Health Educator who will serve primarily as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. The role involves collaborating with the Public Health Director and the Emergency Preparedness Supervisor to plan, train, and exercise capabilities for emergencies or pandemics.

Responsibilities include developing emergency plans, disseminating health advisories, leading drills, educating the public, and coordinating vaccination logistics with county and community

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Community Health, Health Education, or a health-related field.
• 1–3 years of public health education experience, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and updates public health emergency plans.
• Transmits health advisories and health alerts within required timelines.
• Develops and tests emergency plans by conducting and evaluating public health emergency preparedness exercises and drills.
• Educates individuals and groups on emergency preparedness topics and provides community presentations and outreach.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with key local, regional and state partners including media.
• Co-leads logistics with public health staff for vaccination clinics or other response needs at county and community locations.
• Coordinates and implements community-based health promotion strategies.
• Provides health education and information to the public.
• Grant reporting and implementation for two public health emergency preparedness grants (PHEP and RSG).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Community Health, Health Education, or a health-related field

Job description

Rice County, MN is seeking a Health Educator who will serve primarily as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. The role involves collaborating with the Public Health Director and the Emergency Preparedness Supervisor to plan, train, and exercise capabilities for emergencies or pandemics.

Responsibilities include developing emergency plans, disseminating health advisories, leading drills, educating the public, and coordinating vaccination logistics with county and community