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County Health Officer - Alameda County HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY, CA (ID: 361653) |
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Title | County Health Officer |
Type | City/County Manager and Administrators |
Date Posted | 2020-07-24 |
City / Organization | Alameda County HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY, CA |
Website | Click Here for the Position Listing |
Email Contact | meay.tubtim@acgov.org |
Description | ALAMEDA CountyHEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCYWe are seeking our next COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER!We are looking for a passionate, innovative leader to serve as the Local Health/Public Health Authority.
THE POSITIONUnder general administrative direction of the director of the Health Care Services Agency or a designee, plans, organizes, directs, and administers the County medical Public Health Program. Provides leaderships and participates in the design, development, evaluation, and implementation of departmental goals and strategies for care; develops, implementation and monitors policies, procedures, systems and standards for county operated and contracted medical services to ensure effective delivery of services and compliance with local, state and federal laws pertaining to the practice of medicine within the county setting. Enforces Local, State and Federal public health laws; serves as the local Registrar of Vital Records for the County; provides highly complex staff assistance to the Director of the Health Care Services Agency or designee; represents the Agency before boards, committees, Local, State, and Federal Health agencies, community organizations, and the general public on medical issues, and does related work as required. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES The County Health Officer is a single-position class which serves as the local medical/public health authority to issue and/or enforces local health orders, ordinances and statutes to assure the effectiveness of mandated health protection functions, to assess the health status of the community and to provide related medical direction to the Health Care Services Agency. This class is distinguished from the Director of Public Health, in that the latter has overall administrative and operation responsibility for the Public Health Department. For a comprehensive job description please CLICK HERE
THE COUNTYAlameda County, California, was established in 1853. Alameda County is characterized by rich diversity and culture, and is currently home to over 1.6 million people from all walks of life. Please check out “We Are AC”
THE AGENCYHealth Care Services Agency serves over 1.6 million residents and covers 14 cities and 6 unincorporated communities. The Health Care Services Agency includes the following four departments:
The ultimate mission of Health Care Services Agency is to achieve health equity by working in partnership to provide high quality services, foster safe and healthy communities, and promote fair and inclusive opportunities for all residents. Public HealthThe backbone of Public Health includes assessments of the health status of residents, disease prevention and control, community mobilization and outreach, policy development, education, and assurance of access to quality health care services. Most staff work in one of the four large programmatic divisions:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Possession of a Master's Degree in Public Health may be substituted for the required Specialty Board certification.)
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESSApplications will be screened using the supplemental questionnaire and according to the minimum professional qualifications and ideal candidate statements outlined in this brochure. The most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the interview process. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee advancement to the interview process; only the most suitably and best qualified candidates will be invited to participate. Applications & Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line at: CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY! You will be asked to provide a resume and cover letter that may be uploaded to your on-line application. Applications are due no later than 5:00PM on Thursday, August 13, 2020. |