Statewide Public Health Programs Coordinator

State of Maryland; Georgetown (DE); On-site; USD 58,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Health Program Coordinator to support the Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services across schools and communities statewide. The role involves coordinating events, managing supplies, and driving data entry and intake activities with statewide travel.

Responsibilities include scheduling, insurance verification, and helpline support, with occasional evening or weekend work.

Qualifications

• Six months experience in program monitoring.
• Six months experience in screening and detecting communicable or chronic diseases/health hazards to control the spread of diseases/hazards.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Knowledge of etiology of communicable or chronic diseases/health hazards.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and oversees a statewide disease or health hazard control program.
• Develops operational procedures and monitors program activities to ensure compliance of same.
• Coordinates program activities with other public and private programs to ensure total compliance.
• Interacts with federal, state and local government officials.
• Prepares annual budget request.
• Ensures procurement of equipment, supplies and/or contractual services needed.
• Monitors and evaluates statistical data to determine appropriate target screening areas.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports as required.
• Performs testing and reviews results to ensure quality control of sample collection and staff performance and to monitor effectiveness of screening program.
• Plans, assigns, supervises and evaluates the work of staff engaged in sampling, surveillance, screening and inspection activities and clerical support functions.
• Trains staff in program techniques.
• Plans and delivers educational programs.
• Provides technical assistance to physicians, hospital administrators, laboratory directors and public and private agencies in disease/health hazard reporting methods.

Skills

Program monitoring

Disease surveillance

Regulatory interpretation

Narrative reporting

Etiology knowledge

Driver's license

Job description

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Health Program Coordinator to support the Bureau of Oral Health and Dental Services across schools and communities statewide. The role involves coordinating events, managing supplies, and driving data entry and intake activities with statewide travel.

Responsibilities include scheduling, insurance verification, and helpline support, with occasional evening or weekend work.