Public Health Analyst

Title: Public Health Analyst

Organization: Health: Administration

Department: Public Health Infrastructure Gnt

Location: Health City Plaza

Rate of Pay: $21.6419

Job Summary

The ideal candidate for Public Health Analyst aspires to be a model of innovation, inclusion, and empowerment who enables bold people and ideas to thrive. The Public Health Analyst will be a participatory leader: a results-oriented, relationship-building, self-aware team player who also possesses high integrity and politeness, and who fosters trust by building relationships with tolerance, patience, and support to provide the best value in service of the citizens of Brownsville.

Under the direction of the Director of Health, Wellness & Animal Services the Public Health Analyst will be working to engage internal and external public health stakeholders in the development, maintenance, execution and evaluation of various departmental plans that address the health needs of our community and enhance operational processes of the department. This includes facilitating and developing a community health assessment in collaboration with other department staff, hospital systems, community stakeholders, elected officials, community members and other agencies and organizations. This position must maintain a high level of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information. High level of energy is necessary for meeting strict deadlines and demands. Temporary grant-funded position will end on November 30, 2027.

Competencies

• Communication
• Time Management
• Critical Thinking
• Critical Evaluation
• Analysis/Problem Solving
• Results Oriented analyst
• Planning & Organizing
• Innovation & Analytical Thinking
• Data Informatics
• Road Mapping
• Community Health Assessment
• Budget Modeling
• Visualization and Health Data (Dashboards)
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping

Key Functions/Knowledge/Skills

• Structure data to drive insights and establish a pathway toward addressing social determinants of health and promoting health equity.
• Increase the understanding of health equity with stakeholders
• Communicate and analyze data
• Access data relative to socioeconomic outcomes
• Ability to convert data and health equity work into infrastructure results
• Identify biases within operations and data
• Troubleshoots by mapping reports with GIS tools
• Supports Director and departments to develop dashboards to effectively communicate organizational budget needs, allocations, and usage trends.
• Creates, maintains, and updates dashboards for the Department of Health, Wellness & Animal Services.
• Communicates directly with department director on accumulated data
• Ability to speak, translate, read, and write in English and Spanish.
• Writes, plans, organizes, coordinates, and edits reported data from various Public Health divisions for publication in a variety of forms, including electronic publication.
• Assists in coordination of mutual aid responses and requests in support of COVID-19 activities.
• Ability to work with confidential client information.
• Utilizes data to form community wide dashboards about the population.
• Ability to maintain a professional image and dress appropriately
• Performs related duties as assigned

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public health, or health care related field.
• Master’s degree in business administration, public health, or health care related field preferred.
• At least 1 year of work-related experience or similar.

Special Certifications & Licenses

Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Independence & Judgement

Receives instructions as to work results to be attained; responsible for recognizing moderately complex problems and taking responsibility for resolving them; refers very complex problems to supervisor; otherwise just reports on problem and solution after the fact; results monitored for soundness and judgment.

Initiative & Ingenuity

General guidelines: occasionally requires interpretation of available options to apply to non-standard situations; day-to-day work drives priorities.

Supervisory & Responsibility

Does not supervise.

Financial Responsibility

Does not deal with money.

Level & Frequency of Outside Contact

Frequent contact with the public or other organizations; interactions may require obtaining cooperation of people; courtesy and tact are required when dealing with moderately difficult or sensitive issues.

Physical Demands

Office job with little or occasional light physical effort.

Responsibility for Equipment & Property

Responsible for use of equipment/property such as office equipment, supplies, etc., which are used in office.

Working Conditions

Office job, no adverse conditions.

Other Requirements

The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.

ADA Requirements

The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the city to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Benefits

The City of Brownsville offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support its employees' well-being and future. Employees participate in a robust retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) City to Employee Matching Ratio 2:1, with eligibility for retirement after 5 years of service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.

The City provides exceptional health benefits, including medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees and their families, along with vision coverage for employees enrolled in health insurance through MetLife. Employees and their dependents can also access care at Frontier Clinic at no cost when covered by the City's health plan. Additionally, pet insurance is available as a voluntary benefit.

Employees have access to deferred compensation plans through Equitable and supplemental insurance options from AFLAC and Colonial Life. Full-time employees accrue 10 sick days and 15 vacation days annually.
The City offers parental leave concurrent with FMLA for eligible employees, longevity pay, and 100% tuition assistance up to $5,000 annually. Furthermore, Brownsville observes 14 holidays per year, plus two floating holidays, giving employees a balanced and rewarding work-life experience.

Starting in fiscal year 2025, employees will have access to flexible scheduling options as part of our commitment to work-life balance.

EEOC Statements

The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.