PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS MANAGER

Brownwood, City of (TX); Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Brownwood/Brown County Health Department seeks a Lead Epidemiologist to manage public health preparedness efforts, disease surveillance, and emergency planning for Brown County and local clinics. This role represents the department in communications with providers, residents, and agencies.

Responsibilities include leading ESF8/ESF6 planning, coordinating with DSHS/CDC, overseeing grant funding, and supervising the MRC program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Management experience preferred.
• Valid Texas Driver License.
• IS-100, 200, 700, and 800 NIMS certificates within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Maintain constant communication with staff to identify community health issues as they arise.
• Develop and maintain relations with hospitals, healthcare facilities, and Emergency Management offices.
• Serve as Lead Epidemiologist and SME for NEDSS program; investigate reportable conditions.
• Develop education on reporting, confidentiality, and laws for reportable conditions.
• Provide community education upon request.
• Develop plans for emergency preparedness with ESF6 and ESF8.
• Oversee SNS storage, distribution, and administration plans.
• Seek and pursue grant funding for PHEP and related programs.
• Supervise MRC program and ensure grant funding expenditures.
• Carry emergency cell phone for public health emergencies.

Skills

lead epidemiologist

DHS/DSHS knowledge

grant management

public health communication

program management

PowerPoint presentations

Excel, Word, Outlook

team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

IS-100 & 200 & 700 & 800 NIMS certificates within 1 year

Tools

Microsoft Office: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

Job description

This is a full-time exempt position. Represents Brownwood/Brown County Health Department (B/BCHD) in communications involving preparedness and communicable disease reporting for local clinic sites, private providers, and residents of Brown County, government agencies, schools, and private and public agencies. Cooperatively drafts and revises ESF8, ESF6, and other ESFs as determined, of the County and City All Hazards Plan and related SOGs and ESFs. Acts as the B/BCHD representative in the Brown County Emergency Operations Center. Provides general management of the PHEP, and associated, programs. Must be willing to adopt and exhibit the City of Brownwood “I SERVE” Core Values.

1. Maintain constant communication with staff to identify community health issues as they arise;
2. Develop and maintain relationships with local hospitals, healthcare facilities, and local offices of Emergency Management;
3. Develop and maintain relationships with community partners to promote communications with public health on issues that affect the people of Brown County.
4. Serve as the Lead Epidemiologist for the City/ County and serve as the local SME for the NEDSS program and in conjunction with disease surveillance staff, investigate reportable conditions and through quality assurance measures, ensure that timely investigations of reported conditions and reporting to Dept. of State Health Services (DSHS);
5. Develop education programs regarding reporting, confidentiality, and laws regarding reportable conditions;
6. Provide community education upon request or as the opportunity arises.
7. Develop plans for emergency preparedness and response in conjunction with local emergency planners to include ESF6, ESF8, and other plans to include internal operation plans;
8. Carry emergency cell phone for public health emergency contact and immediately notifiable conditions;
9. Oversees the development and maintenance of plans for Medical Countermeasure Administration to include receiving, storage, and distribution of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) in coordination with DSHS and CDC;
10. Applies for and manages public health preparedness related grants for B/BCHD to include filing for reimbursements and other programmatic deliverables;
11. Completes annual program deliverables as detailed in the PHEP grant contract with DSHS including preparedness exercise, programmatic reports, and budget period specific initiatives;
12. Provide oversight/supervision of the MRC program to ensure continued recognition by ASPR and expending of associated grant funding expenditures;
13. Continually seek and pursue grant funding opportunities to advance the PHEP, and associated, programs;
14. Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Management experience preferred. Valid Texas Driver License. Obtain IS-100, 200, 700, and 800 NIMS certificates within one year of hire.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, and the general public. Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ability to be analytical, problem-solving skills, efficient project management, technical skills, excellent customer service, excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills, clear and informative written communication, excels at teamwork, strong leadership, efficient change management, quality management, cost-consciousness, diversity in the workforce, organization support, strategic thinking, sound and accurate judgement, motivation of staff and self, planning and organization skills, consistent professionalism, quality within the department, quantity in a timely manner, safety and security within the department, adaptable to changes, good attendance and punctuality, dependability, and innovation. Knowledge of Microsoft operating system software; Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Word. Must be proficient in creating and presenting PowerPoint Presentations. Other skills and abilities include B/BCHD standing orders. Knowledge of the physiology of communicable transmission of disease. Skills in managing several programs and following standards as set by a funding source. Skills in education material presentation to varied targeted. Ability to use standard office equipment.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Usually indoors. Ability to walk, sit, bend, squat, climb, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Ability to lift carry, push, pull up to 30 pounds. May be frequently exposed to electrical, mechanical or chemical hazards when operating/maintaining office equipment. There is possible exposure to germs and infectious disease and potential risk of exposure to communicable diseases and blood borne pathogens.

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

Public Health Preparedness Assistant, MRC/SNS Coordinator, temporary positions as provided for by additional grant funding and/or special projects, and MRC during emergencies, exercise, and other events in which volunteers participate.

CONTACT WITH OTHERS:

Frequent contact with employees and clients, City and State officials in person and by telephone. Conducts and participates in frequent public meetings with citizens and officials. May encounter home visiting arenas that could be high health risk/safety risk.