Public Health Specialist

3 weeks ago

Kennewick, Washington, United States Benton Franklin Health District Full time
Job Title: Public Health Officer

The Benton Franklin Health District is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Public Health Officer to join our team. As the chief medical officer for the Health District, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction in the development and implementation of public health programs and services.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist the Public Health Administrator in identifying the health needs of citizens residing in the District and work with the Administrator and Board to plan the development and organization of service programs designed to meet those health needs.
  • Establish treatment protocols and clinical orders for all Health District programs providing medical care to clients.
  • Assist in the development of a Health District quality assurance program and participate in the monitoring and evaluation of that program.
  • Enforce public health statutes, rules, and regulations within the jurisdiction.
  • Collaborate with plans and protocols for directing the Health District's program of Environmental Health Services.
  • Establish plans and protocols designed to control and prevent the spread of communicable disease.
  • Provide information to community physicians and other groups and agencies regarding the need for and requirements of collecting and providing Health District information descriptive of communicable diseases.
  • Serve as a liaison between the Health District and community physician groups, hospitals, and other components of the community medical care system.
  • Provide the public with information via media outlets regarding the causes, nature, and methods of preventing diseases and disability, and methods of promoting and improving health status within the District.
  • Participate in emergency planning and provide appropriate and assigned services during the existence of emergencies within the jurisdiction.
Requirements:
  • Licensure or eligibility to practice medicine in Washington State.
  • Master of Public Health or equivalent degree.
  • Five (5) years of experience in a professional medical capacity, including two (2) years of experience in Public Health.
Competencies:
  • Customer Focus: Ensure the health and safety of our community within their abilities and resources and treat the diverse customers with thoughtful listening and respect.
  • Accountability: Be accountable for knowing the scope of BFHD programs and for maintaining the public's trust through credible information, quality programming and services, and fiscal integrity.
  • Equity and Fairness: Interact with clients, community partners, and co-workers with fairness and equity and deliver services free of bias or prejudice.
  • Occupational Health and Safety: Follow all safety rules, proactively work to prevent accidents, and encourage the use of sound judgment in order to comply with district and county regulations.
  • Emergency Preparedness: Promptly identify and respond to public health threats and priorities.
Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Competencies in public health including preventive medicine, epidemiology, communicable and chronic diseases, environmental health principles and practices, health risk communication, and public health administration, law, and major provisions of state health regulations.
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with private physicians, local health officers in other jurisdictions, community officials, Medical Society, and Benton Franklin Community Health Alliance.
  • Ability to understand, interpret, and apply public health laws and regulations.

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