COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR-HLTH - 64028605

Requisition No: 261001 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR-HLTH - 64028605

Position Number: 64028605 

Salary:  $125,000.00-$150,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 01/04/2021 

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ANTICIPATED VACANCY:  April 2021

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Florida Department of Health is seeking an experienced public health professional to serve as <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the lead public health official of the Florida Department of Health in Nassau County. This position leads one of the 67 County Health Departments in the State of Florida. Responsibilities include the direction, supervision, and evaluation of a wide variety of health programs including, but not limited to, environmental health, chronic disease, preparedness and response, family planning, communicable disease, and vital statistics.

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The position requires extensive experience in the management and administration of public health programs, essential public health services, health policy issues, public health advocacy, and working with elected officials, governmental bodies, community partners, and media.  Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of fiscal and budget management, human resource management, information systems, and a demonstrated capacity to lead an organization through a continuous quality management process.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">QUALIFICATIONS:

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A qualified candidate is a senior level executive with a passion for public health and prevention with extensive experience in core public health practices and principles. The candidate will have a commitment to effective management, team leadership, decisiveness, and community engagement.  The candidate in this role must demonstrate superior leadership, cultural and interpersonal skills. This position requires extensive knowledge and use of quality management tools and methods.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preference will be given to a physician that currently holds, or is eligible for, a Florida Medical license (Chapters 458 or 459, Florida Statutes). If the applicant is not a qualified physician, a master’s degree is required. 

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A preferred Director candidate is a physician that currently holds, or is eligible for, a Florida Medical license (Chapters 458 or 459, Florida Statutes) and extensive public health experience. The salary range for a Director candidate is $125,000 to $150,000 annually.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A preferred Administrator candidate is a public health professional with a Master's degree in Public Health or other health sciences, or a Master’s Degree and extensive public health experience. The salary range for an Administrator candidate is $95,000 to $115,000 annually.

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Florida Department of Health is responsible for the health and safety of all citizens and visitors to the state.  As a public health agency, the Florida Department of Health must monitor the health status of Floridians, diagnose and investigate health problems, and mobilize local communities to address health-related issues.  The Florida Department of Health develops polices and plans that support health goals, enforce laws and regulations that protect the health of all residents and visitors, and link people to needed health care services.  

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Florida Department of Health in Nassau County provides services to all residents and visitors and is responsible for assessing, maintaining, and improving the health and safety of the entire community as an essential part of the Florida Department of Health. This position will be responsible for an annual budget of approximately $5 million and 55 full time staff.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Florida Department of Health in Nassau County is located in Fernandina Beach, Florida.<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The Florida Department of Health in Nassau County provides services to families, individuals, and visitors of all ages in the county, including to:

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
• Protect against environmental hazards
• Prevent injuries
• Promote and encourage healthy behaviors
• Respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery efforts
• Assure the quality and accessibility of health services

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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A wide variety of professional and paraprofessional staff provide services within the above program areas.  These include Board Certified Physicians, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Dieticians, Epidemiologists, Social Workers, and various other health care workers, and disease intervention and environmental specialists.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is executive level work planning, directing, or coordinating activities in medicine and health services in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, or in administrative health functions.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit.

Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) to conduct this background check

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace.  All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicant information provided as a result of this advertisement may be open to a public records request as allowed by Florida Statutes.  All information submitted, including your application and responses to qualifying questions, is a public record unless otherwise exempted by law.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.sss.gov

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Special Note: Incumbents will be required to perform emergency duties before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Interviews will be offered to the most qualified applicants and these interviews may be held in a public forum or open meeting format.  Interviewers may consist of Department of Health staff, County Health Department staff, representatives of community partner organizations and representative(s) of the Board of County Commissioners. No telephone interviews will be offered. All interviews are to be conducted face to face in either Nassau County, Florida, or in Tallahassee, Florida. Any travel required to attend an interview will be the responsibility of the applicant.

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You will be asked to answer the following qualifying questions after you've submitted your State of Florida application.  <span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">**NOTE<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">  All responses provided to the qualifying questions for this vacancy advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida employment application.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.