Expected Work Week: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Salary Range: $29.00-36.00 per hour, DOQ Expected Work Week: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Salary Range: $29.00-36.00 per hour, DOQ Expected Work Week: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Salary Range: $29.00-36.00 per hour, DOQ The Public Health Planner supports planning functions for the department by understanding health issues facing the community; assists with department plans development and is responsible for researching, developing and writing grant proposals to support external funds development and evaluating programs. This position will assist with maintaining accreditation, performance management and will have an integral role in quality improvement. Through this work, the position supports continuous improvement, strengthens organizational performance, and advances the department’s commitment to high-quality public health practice. Duties to Include:Under supervision of the Director, performs the following essential functions within the framework of CG Public Health’s provision of core functions and essential services: Responsibilities:External Funding/Grants Explore external funding opportunities that address health indicators and other data sources. Analyze funding opportunities and provide guidance on pursuing; ensure alignment with Department plans and priorities. Interpret funding guidelines for staff involved. Provide recommendations about pursuing solicitations and provide information for leadership to make determinations. Serve as the lead grant writer on all applications; conduct research and data gathering for proposals Collect and manage reporting data and other information to inform reports for all assigned grant/contract reporting. Serve on at least one community health improvement plan priorities or other like coalition. Develop a calendar and system for ensuring all reports are submitted on time to the funder. Serve as the coordinator for all grant portals, websites, etc. Review all submitted data, analyze and report in a coherent and timely fashion to the funders per their guidelines. Conduct reviews and participate in the community health assessment, annual updates, community health improvement plan and groups, etc. Coordinate grant start up activities, including facilitating kick-off meetings, confirming roles, and responsibilities, and ensuring tracking systems and documentation are established. Develop and maintain standard templates, tools, and guidance documents for grant oversight and coordination. Evaluate programs, grants and other external funding - Designs measurement frameworks, tracks program outcomes and writes compliance/impact reports to show how funds were used. Quality Improvement (QI), Performance Management (PM) and Accreditation Ensure QI, PM and Accreditation work as a system and serve as a resource for staff. Lead one Strategic Plan priority team. Facilitate the QI-PM council, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, documenting discussion and decisions, and tracking follow-up actions. Maintain QI and PM Plans & ensure integration with strategic plan and its initiatives. Oversee PM tracking system ensuring data is submitted accurately and fully. Prepare and distribute quarterly PM report and assist with annual performance cycle summaries. Coordinate follow-up on performance findings, including documenting action items and supporting cross-program collaboration when needed. Recognize and recommend QI projects (from PM data and other sources). Facilitate QI projects by helping teams define the problem, establish goals and measures, develop timelines, clarify roles, and use QI tools consistently. Evaluate past QI projects. Serve as a resource to staff for QI, PM and Accreditation. Understand PHAB Standards and requirements. Assist leadership in department efforts to maintain public health accreditation through the National Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Maintain the electronic accreditation filing system, upload required documentation to the PHAB online system, and track submission status. Complete and submit required annual or bi-annual PHAB reports. Governance Reporting Lead the development, synthesis and timely submission of comprehensive quarterly and annual reports for the Board of Health. Partner with managers to identify and track health data indicators and outcome metrics for public-facing reports. Translate data into clear, visually compelling and digestible reports for stakeholders. Ensure connection to departmental plans, accreditation and other requirements. Sustain an effective knowledge of the department’s public health preparedness and response plan. Review appropriate plans & train for emergency response roles(s). In response, fully participate in all assigned roles to respond to health emergencies. Assist with reporting and documenting emergency response activities. Assist with review and timely updates to the All-Hazards Emergency Response Plan. Participate in emergency preparedness trainings and exercises. Other duties as assigned Education and Experience Required: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with major coursework in public health, English, communications, data or a related field with one (1) year of relevant work experience, or An associate degree in a related field with at least five (5) years of significantly relevant work experience that will have provided the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience may be substituted for education. Physical Requirements:Position involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. This position frequently will reach with hands or arms and occasionally involves stooping and kneeling. This position may exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) and/or exert a negligible amount of force frequently (from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position will occasionally be required to carry or lift up to 35 pounds. This position will alternate between working indoors in a controlled climate and proper lighting, in an outdoor environment with variable climate and lighting. Must be able to exchange and receive information over the telephone. Must be able to interact with all types of individuals, be mentally alert, detail-oriented, and with good reasoning skills. Specific vision abilities required include utilizing all types of visual acuity to accurately complete documents and forms necessary for the department (close, distance, depth, focus adjustment, peripheral, and color), and excellent manual dexterity for machine usage. 20/40 corrected vision for driving.
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