Public Health Program Director

Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for an experienced Public Health Program Director 1 working with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Nashville, TN. This is a hybrid position working from 8 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm Monday through Friday for a total of 37.5 hours per week. The pay rate for this position is $39.00 per hour. Public Health Program Director Job Summary : The Tennessee Department of Health's Division of Family Health and Wellness is hiring a Program Director for the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Surveillance Program. This position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the program, grant and budget, and ensuring planned activities are implemented. The NAS Surveillance Program was established in 2013 when NAS was added to Tennessee's reportable disease list. In 2023 the program was awarded a 4-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant titled Pregnant People-Infant Linked Longitudinal Surveillance. The program has three main goals : 1) to expand surveillance capacity; 2) improve care coordination for infants and pregnant and postpartum people affected by substance use; and 3) collaborate with partners to improve the system of care for infants with NAS and their families. The NAS Surveillance Program team consists of a Program Director, a Medical Director, and Epidemiologist, and two Public Health Nurse Consultants. This is a contract position which will report directly to the Tennessee Birth Defects Surveillance Program Director. This hybrid position requires working remotely and, in the Nashville, TN office; travel to the central office in Nashville is non-reimbursable. The position is renewable through September 2027. Public Health Program Director Key Job Responsibilities will include : -Lead weekly team meetings.-Attend and represent the Tennessee team during all meetings with CDC and other awarded jurisdictions.-Attend and represent Tennessee during Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist (CSTE) NAS surveillance workgroup meetings.-Oversee the completion of all grant deliverables and manage the grant budget.-Actively participate in strategic planning for the program.-Work with the team to develop reports and disseminate findings to leadership and partners.-Keep up to date on NAS surveillance best practices and identify opportunities to learn from partners and other jurisdictions participating in NAS surveillance and research.-Identify opportunities for the NAS team to share data and program findings at conferences and through manuscript development.Education and Qualification Requirements for Public Health Program Director position : -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, two years of full-time supervisory work or statewide program oversite.-MUST be local to the Nashville, TN area. Benefits Include : -Weekly Pay / Comparable Wages-Major Medical Insurance-Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance-Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability Interested? Here is how to apply : -Visit our website at “Apply Now” and complete the process.-Follow up with a phone text to 615-540-8186, Quality Staffing's TN recruiter. -Please text your first & last name, your email address, and job #63873 Public Health Program Director, Nashville.-This job closes on 1 / 27 / 25 (or when the position is filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date. Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.#HC

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