Health Program Coordinator

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

About The Position

This position will report to a Public Health Treatment Program Administrator for Community Environmental Health Services. Duties include planning, coordinating, and overseeing a statewide disease or health hazard control program; assisting with foodborne illness outbreak investigations; assisting with program regulation reviews and updates; and providing educational outreach to industry and community members. More specifically, the incumbent oversees standardization of inspection staff, implementation voluntary retail food program standards, manages grants, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
Six months experience in program monitoring such as monitoring program activities and recommending alternatives, improvements, courses of action, and other changes based on findings.
Six months experience in screening and detecting communicable or chronic diseases/health hazards to control the spread of diseases/hazards.
Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
Six months experience in narrative report writing.
Knowledge of etiology of communicable or chronic diseases/health hazards.
Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates and oversees a statewide disease or health hazard control program.
Develops operational procedures and monitors program activities to ensure compliance of same.
Coordinates program activities with other public and private programs to ensure total compliance.
Interacts with federal, state and local government officials.
Prepares annual budget request.
Ensures procurement of equipment, supplies and/or contractual services needed.
Monitors and evaluates statistical data to determine appropriate target screening areas.
Prepares and maintains records and reports as required.
Performs testing and reviews results to ensure quality control of sample collection and staff performance and to monitor effectiveness of screening program.
Plans, assigns, supervises and evaluates the work of staff engaged in sampling, surveillance, screening and inspection activities and clerical support functions.
Trains staff in program techniques.
Plans and delivers educational programs.
Provides technical assistance to physicians, hospital administrators, laboratory directors and public and private agencies in disease/health hazard reporting methods.