Public Health Field Coordinator

Job description:

• Public Health Preparedness District 9 Coordinator
• The Public Health Preparedness District Coordinator serves as primary point of contact for Local Health Departments within their assigned District for issues of Emergency Preparedness, goals, and objectives.
• The Public Health District Coordinator serves at the direction of the Director of District and Local Readiness and respective Regional Supervisor to their area.
• District 9 consists of the following cities/counties: Franklin, Decatur, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Scott, Clark, Floyd and Harrison
• The Public Health Preparedness District Coordinator identifies local preparedness gaps, communicates needs, and connects resources while coordinating with the HCC Coordinator to enhance collaboration between public health and healthcare partners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Communicate regularly with the Regional Supervisor to share the needs, challenges, and accomplishments of the health departments within the assigned District and to receive instructions and guidance.
• Identify and communicate any planning, training, and exercise support needs or activities to Regional Supervisor.
• Assist in tracking grant deliverable progress and completion during preparedness activities, data collection efforts, and inventory tracking as directed.
• Complete any reporting and/or tracking forms and documents as identified and requested by Regional Supervisor and/or Director.
• Assist in coordinating Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review(s) (ORR) in CRI jurisdictions as needed.
• Submit summary reports of coalition or district meeting, individual meetings summarized on the bi-weekly (unless specified otherwise) reporting template.

Public Health Preparedness Field Coordinator – Expectations:

• Maintain an electronic file of all guidance documents, templates, and boiler plates distributed by IDOH Central Office and expected to distribute these documents as directed by Regional Supervisors to local partners and be able to fully explain their purpose and use.
• Stay up to date on guidance documents and programs.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $26.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Public health or Public safety: 2 years (Required)
• Managing and documenting meetings: 1 year (Required)
• Microsoft Office: 2 years (Required)
• grant management: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26