Job Description

Requisition No: 855378 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES MGR-SES - 64065853

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64065853 

Salary: $60,000-$80,000 

Posting Closing Date: 07/07/2025 

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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position, an employee of the Nassau County Health Department (NCHD), works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts. The employee is expected to promote innovation by searching for creative solutions and managing resources wisely. They are expected to collaborate through teamwork to achieve common goals and solve problems. The employee is expected to be accountable and perform with integrity and respect. They are expected to be responsive by serving our customers and engaging our partners. Finally, the employee is expected to perform with excellence by promoting quality outcomes through learning and continuous performance.

• This position will work to supervise, coordinate, and provide direction to the Community Health Education based programs within the Florida Department of Health in Nassau County. The focus is management of Community Health promotion programs, The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC program), Healthy Start (maternal and infant health care), School Health services and county CHA/ CHIP. Responsibilities of this position include communicating, motivating, training, and evaluating employees; planning and directing their work.

• Provides oversight to community engagement team and ensures coordination and implementation of community outreach programs and initiatives. Management the development of strategies to engage community groups and stakeholders. Ensures oversight of organized community meetings, workshops, and participation in community events. Participates in community and regional coalitions and collaboratives representing local public health.

• Serves as the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Liaison for DOH-Nassau. Leads and supports health improvement projects and initiatives identified in comprehensive CHA report. Provides project management and expertise to the CHIP steering committee with regular meetings, documentation of activities, and progress performance in accordance with the PHAB model. Works in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement community health improvement strategies based on in-depth knowledge of evidence-based practices.

• Supervises oversight of the Nassau-Baker County WIC Program to ensure efficiency of time and resources. Evaluates The Nutrition Program Director, by establishing performance standards and presenting performance evaluations according to DOH policy. Supervises program planning, development, initiation, and evaluation of the WIC Program. Ensures programmatic budget is spent accurately and efficiently, including maintaining budget revenues and expenses and purchasing according to FDOH policy.

• Supervises Contractual oversight of Healthy Start program to include supervision of Program Manager and involvement with Healthy Start Coalition. Assurance of monthly deliverables, accurate management of program budget, and assurance of Quality Improvement measures per the annual contract.

• Provides supervisory oversight of the School Health Program for DOH Nassau County. Assures program report deadlines and other deliverables are met or delegated as appropriate. Plans, promotes and implements school health programs in accordance with Florida Statues and DOH administrative rules.

• Responsible for timely entry of EARS, completion of programmatic and state trainings, response during a disaster, compliance with HIPAA and all FDOH Policies and Procedures.

• Performs all other duties assigned. This position is based in one of six Nassau County Health Department Clinic locations

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent time management, organizational, and multi-taking skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a health care team to maintain an effective working relationship.
• Ability to perform procedures common to the position.
• Knowledge in writing policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ability to recognize areas of own practice that need improvement.
• Ability to teach other staff in the theory and practice of their position.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication and ability to apply them.
• Knowledge of clinical practices, policies and procedures and ability to apply them.
• Computer knowledge and ability to include patient electronic records.
• Leadership and supervisory skills.
• Knowledge to recognize situations in which intervention is needed to improve clinic efficiency and/or patient care.
• Ability to record a clear, understandable, and legally defensible account of care or services provided.
• Ability to teach clients on specific health issues, promotion of wellness, maintenance of health and prevention of disease.

Qualifications:

Minimum-

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in public health, Health Administration, or Community Health from a U.S. accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public health.
• Must have supervisory experience (documented on resume or application).

Preferred-

• Must have a master’s degree in public health or health administration, or Community Health from a U.S. accredited college or university.
• Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist in the State of Florida

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:

Callahan, FL and surrounding Nassau and Baker Clinics

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

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

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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:  

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.

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.

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