PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONAL ASSISSTANT DIRECTOR - 65106

Work Activities
Executive Service

PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONAL ASSISSTANT DIRIECTOR

The Division of Community Health Services

Mid-Cumberland Region

Nashville, TN

Closing Date: 02/10/2025

Who We Are And What We Do

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our strategic priorities.

How You Make a Difference In This Role

Assistant Regional Director support the Public Health Regional Director by working closely with the County Directors, and Program Directors to provide overall guidance in program planning, development, and evaluation.

Job Overview

The Tennessee Department of Health is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, organized, and dedicated individual to serve as the PUBLIC HEALTH REG ASST DIR for the Mid-Cumberland Region; to support the Public Health Regional Director by providing executive management in all public health related programs and services throughout the region's 12 counties.

Key Responsibilities

Assistant Regional Director support the Public Health Regional Director by working closely with the County Directors, and Program Directors to provide overall guidance in program planning, development, and evaluation. This individual will supervise a multidisciplinary team, including Public Health Program Directors, Administrative Support Director, Business Tech Support- Lead and will be responsible for monitoring staff productivity to assure the effective and efficient delivery of services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor's degree in health, Public Health, Health Education, Public Health Administration, or another closely related field. Qualifications Desired:
• Hold a master's degree in health, Public Health, Health Education, or Public Health Administration
• Professional experience in healthcare organizations, public health, or health practice in Tennessee
  
  

Required Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of any professional public health experience; or experience involved in fiscal and personnel management in a public health setting.
• At least 5 years of full-time supervisory work or managerial experience
• Experience in project management (business, management, budgeting, and analysis)
• Experience in quality and/or process and performance improvement.
  
  

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.