What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Manager, Mobile Immu position at Harris County?
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About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.
This is a grant funded position
Position Overview:
Under the direction of the Immunization Program Manager, manages and coordinates Harris County Public Health's mobile immunization services. This position is responsible for overseeing mobile vaccination clinics, ensuring effective service delivery, maintaining compliance with public health standards, and coordinating with community partners to expand immunization access throughout Harris County.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Plans and directs mobile vaccination clinic operations, including staff scheduling, site logistics, vaccine inventory management, and quality assurance protocols.
- Supervises and develops clinical and support staff, implementing standardized vaccination procedures and ensuring optimal service delivery across all mobile sites.
- Establishes and maintains partnerships with community organizations to expand vaccination access, coordinating site arrangements and evaluating service delivery effectiveness.
- Implements comprehensive quality control systems for vaccine handling, storage, and administration according to federal and state guidelines, while monitoring program performance metrics.
- Develops and executes strategic initiatives to enhance mobile vaccination coverage rates, including special tasks involved with responding to emergency events.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, or related field
Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Texas Driver's License upon hire
Experience:
- At least three (3) years of experience in public health or healthcare operations
- At least one (1) year of supervisory experience in a clinical setting
Core Competencies:
- Ability to obtain and filter information, identify, and address key issues relevant to the achievement of strategic organizational goals
- Exceptional project management skills to manage a variety of projects simultaneously
- Positively influence all levels within the organization to drive change and enable effective coordination
- Ability to create strong, positive working relationships
- Previous experience building and managing high performance teams
- High-level of flexibility in fast-paced environments
- Must be a Systems-level thinker
- Proactive, self-motivated, and mission-driven
- Progressive, intrapreneurial leadership style to enable systemic change
Leading Change
- Creates strategic change within and outside the organization to meet organizational goals
- Develops new insights into situations, encourages new ideas and innovations
- Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others, acts as a catalyst for organizational change
- Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent even under adversity.
- Recovers quickly from setbacks
Leading People
- Fosters an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission
- Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods
- Fosters and inspires team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals.
- Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results
- Anticipates and meets the needs of internal and external customers
- Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions
Building Coalitions
- Develops networks and builds alliances, collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships
- Identifies external and internal politics that impact the work of the organization
Interpersonal Abilities/Personal Characteristics
- Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect
- Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner and models high standards
- Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses
Communication
- Communicates clearly, effectively, and persuasively both orally and in writing
- Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
- Encourage a respectful and collaborative work environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Identify inequitable practices and policies and assist in implementing strategies to ensure equitable outcomes
- Demonstrate awareness and respect of cross-cultural differences and create inclusive programmatic solutions
- Practice cultural humility to build honest relationships with co-workers and the community that will ultimately enhance workplace culture and deliver better community health program
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Education:
- Master's degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Nursing, or related field
- At least two (2) years of supervisory experience in a clinical setting
Experience:
- Experience with mobile or community health services
- Experience with emergency response operations in a healthcare setting
Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work:
- Full Time | Regular | Grant-funded
- Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with required flexibility for evening and weekend operations based on community needs
- Must be available for emergency response activities and able to travel within Harris County as needed.
Work Environment:
- This job operates in an office environment and mobile clinic settings. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands:
- This role requires the ability to lift, carry, push, pull up to 30 pounds, bending & standing for extended periods at a time. Work in various environmental conditions and assist with mobile clinic setup and breakdown.
Work Location:
- 1111 Fannin Houston, TX 77002
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
Salary : $41,600
