HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2

Announcement Number: 50699 Open to all qualified persons. Posted 03/03/2025 Close Date: 03/10/2025 Recruiter:
JENNIFER KAUBLE
Phone: (775)684-0128
Email: jenniferkauble@admin.nv.gov Applications accepted for another 6 Days 0 Hrs 27 Mins
The Position

Health Program Specialists plan, develop, implement and evaluate health services and activities; develop goals, objectives, program requirements and procedures; provide technical information regarding specialized health related conditions; and participate and provide support to various committees, advisory boards and other work groups.

Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Office of State Epidemiology is hiring for a Health Program Specialist 2 in Las Vegas, NV. The position is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the Healthcare Acquired Infection (HAI) Program. This includes supervising staff, revising and developing the HAI prevention plan, researching processes to develop, implement, and evaluate the HAI Program, and serving as the content expert about the HAI Program statewide. HAI funds are awarded from the CDC Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Grant, and this position will require monitoring of grant spending and completion of grant required deliverables. This position will also assess state-licensed facilities for infection prevention and control needs specific to HAI prevention when facilities are identified to have infection prevention gaps. The incumbent will respond to outbreaks or suspected outbreaks in state licensed health care facilities, by assessing the number of cases affected, ensuring proper treatment and control of the outbreak, onsite assessment of the control activities at the facility if needed, and assessment and after-action reporting of the outbreak. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-10_0/

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health science, social or behavioral science or closely related field applicable to the program area and three years of professional health-related experience which included at least two of the following areas: researching, collecting and analyzing data and statistics, developing objectives, protocols and procedures; providing health education services to target groups or the general public; evaluating program effectiveness and accomplishment of desired outcomes to meet federal, agency, or other standards and guidelines; providing prevention, identification or treatment services to individuals or populations who have been diagnosed or are at risk of contracting life and health threatening diseases and/or conditions; preparing grant applications and budgets and developing, preparing and administering contracts and reports related to health services; and/or investigation and prevention of communicable or chronic diseases; OR Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health science, social or behavioral science, or closely related field and four years of professional experience as described above; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Health Program Specialist I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Special Requirements A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to: Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

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