PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR 1 - 03042025-65861

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

DIVISIONAL PROMOTIONAL

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COMMUNICABLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) full-time increasingly responsible professional health program work including, at least, one year of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversite.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a business or health related field may be substituted, on a year-for-year basis, for one year of the required nonsupervisory experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions. For Executive Service positions, Minimum Qualifications, Necessary Special Qualifications, and Examination Method are determined by the appointing authority.

Overview

Summary: Under direction, is responsible for professional public health program development and administrative work of average difficulty and may supervise work of routine difficulty or have statewide responsibility for a small public health grant or program; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class provides central office program management and technical consultation to field services staff for a small statewide program such as chronic diseases, emergency medical services, child safety, venereal disease, immunization, prenatal, health access, speech and hearing, or children with physical disabilities. An incumbent may supervise or provide oversight of central office professional staff and other technical and administrative staff who participate in directing specific components of the assigned program. This class differs from that of Public Health Program Director 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for work of greater scope and responsibility in a larger program. An employee in this class reports to a Public Health Program Director 2, Public Health Program Director 3, or Physician.

Responsibilities

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events or Information:

• Determines time, costs, resources and materials needed to perform a work activity in a cost-effective way.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:

• Handles complaints, settles disputes and resolves grievances and conflicts or otherwise negotiates with others.

Performing Administrative Activities:

• Develops grants for assigned program.
• Supervises and participates in the preparation and maintenance of a variety of reports related to assigned program.
• Maintains grants for assigned program.

Staffing Organizational Units:

• Makes recommendations on human resource actions such as employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, retention and increases for exceptional performance.

Developing Objectives and Strategies:

• Facilitates the development of short- and long-term program strategies.
• Provides leadership in completing needs assessments, resource allocation and program evaluation planning and development for the assigned program.

Processing Information:

• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others:

• Provides guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems or process-related topics.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources:

• Manages the preparation, submittal and administration of program budget.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems:

• Implements decision making process based on sound judgment and credible information.

Scheduling Work and Activities:

• Plans effectively and ensures that assigned tasks meet deadlines.

Monitor Processes, Materials or Surroundings:

• Monitors applicable policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
• Makes recommendations for changes to applicable policies and procedures as needed.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:

• Communicates and interprets policy and procedures to staff and stakeholders.

Developing and Building Teams:

• Empowers and motivates stakeholders in accomplishing the program's objectives.

Training and Teaching Others:

• Identifies the educational needs of others, develops formal educational or training programs or classes and teaches or instructs others.

Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates:

• Educates staff and stakeholders concerning current policies, procedures and processes.
• Assigns, trains, supervises and evaluates assigned staff and their accomplished duties.

Organizing, Planning and Prioritizing Work:

• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish the work.
• Exhibits flexibility by identifying and completing unassigned tasks.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:

• Evaluates the processes and the stakeholders to ensure compliance with program goals and objectives.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:

• Maintains competency by acquiring additional knowledge for the job.

Coaching and Developing Others:

• Provides feedback to staff prior to formal evaluations.

Getting Information:

• Identifies, prioritizes and shares relevant information from all appropriate sources.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers or Subordinates:

• Maintains contact with other related public health program staff in order to coordinate efforts.
• Communicates effective and professional according to the organization structure and guidelines.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:

• Performs public contact and liaison work within other departments, governmental entities, social and community agencies and others in explaining and interpreting program and obtaining desired actions.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with those outside of the department, following the organization structure and guidelines.

Analyzing Data or Information:

• Identifies trends and areas for improvement.

Interacting with Computers:

• Uses computers to analyze data or report information.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:

• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies:

• Building Effective Teams
• Conflict Management
• Decision Quality
• Developing Direct Reports and Others
• Ethics and Values
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Organizing
• Presentation Skills
• Self-Development
• Written Communications

Knowledge:

• Administration and Management
• Clerical
• Communications and Media
• Computers and Electronics
• Customer and Personal Service
• Economics and Accounting
• Education and Training
• Law and Government
• Mathematics
• Medicine and Dentistry
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Public Safety and Security
• Sociology and Anthropology

Skills:

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Learning Strategies
• Mathematics
• Monitoring
• Reading Comprehension
• Science
• Speaking
• Writing
• Coordination
• Instructing
• Negotiation
• Persuasion
• Service Orientation
• Social Perceptiveness
• Complex Problem Solving
• Equipment Selection
• Operation and Control
• Operations Analysis
• Quality Control Analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Judgment and Decision making
• Systems Analysis
• Systems Evaluation
• Management of Financial Resources
• Management of Material Resources
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Time Management

Abilities:

• Category Flexibility
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Selective Attention
• Speed of Closure
• Time Sharing
• Visualization
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression

Tools & Equipment

• Computers
• Copiers
• Projectors
• Fax Machines
• Telecommunication Devices, Fixed and Portable
• State Vehicle

Other equipment as needed

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.