HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER B-SES - 64084460

Requisition No: 865889 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER B-SES - 64084460

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64084460 

Salary:  $80,379.52 ANNUALLY / $3,091.52 BIWEEKLY 

Posting Closing Date: 12/05/2025 

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INTERNAL AGENCY JOB POSTING

PENDING VACANCY

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends a majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees’ work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Position directs and oversees all Maternal & Child Services Section program operations and services including the Women, Infants & Children (WIC), Healthy Start, and Breastfeeding Education. Develops or recommends procedures and establishes evaluative or operational criteria. Manages the preparation of the status reporting of programs, services, and quality initiatives. Reviews and analyzes data related to assigned programs to aid in planning and to improve service utilization.

Works directly with the state WIC office to ensure local WIC operations and services are conducted according to state WIC guidelines and policies. Fosters the integration of WIC services with other Okaloosa County Health Department programs and services and appropriate state and community agencies. Communicates with persons outside the agency and represents the organization to the public while ensuring alignment of messages with the vision and mission of the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and OCHD. Serves in a leadership role relating to health promotion and services for women, infants, and children in the community.

Administers fiscal operations and grants for the WIC Section and sub-programs by planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, and coordinating financial reporting. Reviews reports and records related to financial issues to assure fiscal sustainability, assures that funds are expended as planed and reports issues or concerns to supervisor or business manager as deemed appropriate.

Directs Special Supplemental Nutrition Program operations to include providing managerial guidance to program manager. Oversees implementation of objectives, services and procedures and ensures program operations are conducted according to State WIC Program policies and regulations. Provides direct client services to high-risk clients. Provides assessment and counseling, writes care plans, and provides follow-up as needed to meet the goals set with the client. May provide services to low-risk clients as needed.

Manages Breastfeeding Peer Counselor BPC) Program operations to include providing managerial guidance and to program supervisor, oversees and evaluates program objectives and goals, and works with program supervisor in the development and implementation of BPC protocols and policies.

Directs operations of the Healthy Start Program for Okaloosa County. Works and communicates directly with the Healthy Start Coalition leadership to ensure contract compliance, deliverables are met, and contract management activities are performed according to FDOH guidelines and policies. Provides managerial guidance to program supervisor to ensure program and staff productivity and efficiency, management of program objectives and goals, and compliance with all Healthy Start standards and guidelines.

Performs all other duties as assigned in support of the Agency’s mission and vision.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communicates effectively in written, oral, and electronic formats
• Ability to identify and analyze problems and develop plans or procedures to correct these problems
• Knows how to find essential information and identify resources
• Uses logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
• Knowledge of principals of strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, and leadership techniques

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Dietician/Nutritionist in accordance with Chapter 468, Florida Statutes, or be eligible to practice dietetics in accordance with Chapter 21M, Sections 48.001, 48.002, 48.003, Florida Administrative Code.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County

221 Hospital Drive NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

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: http://www.sss.gov 

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.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

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

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). 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. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women. The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise. Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

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.