Public Health Coordinator

Are you seeking a career in Public Health? Summit County Public Health is seeking a Public Health Coordinator. The Public Health Coordinator coordinates and provides administrative and program support services for specialized programs and performs related duties as required or assigned under direction of the program supervisor.

Job Duties

• Coordinates day to day activities for a variety of evidence based substance use disorder programing, harm reduction expansion, and overdose prevention.
• Ensures compliance with program requirements and regulations for Project DAWN and Overdose Data to Action.
• Abides by all local, state, and federal laws for harm reduction programming and services.
• Attends and actively participates in all ODH required harm reduction meetings acting as a representative of SCPH and Region.
• Responsible for collaborating with local and regional partners to enhance and expand harm reduction programming throughout the Region especially to priority populations and areas of need.
• Provides technical assistance and best practices of harm reduction for health departments, community partners, criminal justice settings, etc.
• Collaborates with established syringe service programs in the region to enhance low barrier MAT access to clients at those programs.
• Collaborates with regional correctional facilities to enhance/expand harm reduction services that are provided to individuals leaving those facilities.
• Completes and submits 100% of assigned grant deliverables in a timely manner
• Develops and maintains community partnerships and positive relationships for program expansion.
• Meets 100% of grant goals, objectives, and deliverable requirements within identified time frames.
• Maintains data and outcome measures to prepare reports, evaluations, proposals, and other documents necessary for funding and successful operation of the program.
• Assists in developing program budgets, goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Completes annual goals and training as outlined in Employee Performance Evaluation Plan.
• Performs job duties under the regulations, policies and procedures set forth by Summit County Public Health and outside agencies such as the County Fiscal Officer, Ohio Department of Health, and state and federal government.
• Performs any other duties as required for the efficient operation of Summit County Public Health.
• Obliges, as set forth by the Summit County Public Health Emergency Operations Plan and within the scope of their employment, to be available for emergency service during routine and non-routine hours of operation including 24/7/365 availability. May be required to have medical clearance for respiratory protection or other personal protective equipment and may be exposed to inclement weather, extreme temperatures, unpleasant smells or odors, dust, dirt, fumes, airborne particles, pesticides, toxins or caustic chemicals.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Work, Psychology, or closely related field.
• Must possess a minimum of 3 years related work experience.
• Current valid Ohio driver's license, automobile availability and insurance coverage.
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles and ability to relate to people using drugs respectfully and without judgment;
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating effectively with a broad range of clinical and community representatives.
• Respect for people of diverse ethnicities, races, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, and socioeconomic conditions
• Preferred experience working with populations that face health inequities including people who use/inject drugs, LGBTQ individuals, black individuals, rural populations, and/or other minority populations.
• Preferred experience/knowledge of harm reduction principles and prevention programming, e.g. knowledge of HIV/AIDS, buprenorphine, naloxone, and Hepatitis C

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically works in a normal office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet while in the office.Employee may be required to travel throughout the Region, as well as travel to quarterly meetings in Columbus, Ohio. Employee may also be in settings such as mobile healthcare clinics, syringe services programs, criminal justice facilities, and other nontraditional office spaces on the occasional basis.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, feel, carry or operate objects, tools, or controls and to reach with their hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, talk or hear, walk, sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may be required to lift items as heavy as 50 lbs.

Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.