Public Health Specialist 1 (Injury Surveillance Public Health Specialist 1 - PCN 16N24016)

• Implementing a public health approach to reduce injuries in Alaska, such as transportation-related injuries, falls, drowning, poisoning, firearm-related injuries, and other injury areas of interest.
• Engaging with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public health officials to promote program goals and enhance public awareness about injuries and violence.
• Working cooperatively with municipal, state, and federal (core) partners to maintain access to electronic data and other `hard copy` information pertaining to violent injury, death, and victim-related information from proprietary databases and other data sources (such as law enforcement reports, forensic and toxicology reports, etc.) as identified in the AKVDRS/SUDORS project objectives. 
• Assessing data collection processes and data accuracy for quality improvements

• We are committed to achieving health equity, in which every person has the opportunity to attain their best possible health. 
• We share public health science and collaborate with partners invested in promoting health. 
• We motivate and empower others to use public health strategies proven to prevent and reduce chronic diseases, unintentional injuries, and substance misuse.
• We are effective managers and responsible stewards of critical state resources. 

• Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes.

• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.

• This position may require occasional travel

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.  Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description           
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.  They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.  They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines.   A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in 
 

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including, promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and/or injury prevention, and/or detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.  

• Research: Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. 
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated, you must answer the Supplemental Questions. 

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicant’s level of competence in applying certain behaviors, knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery, Fluency, Literacy, and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.