Leadership for Healthy People and Communities

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03/16/2024

Accreditation Coordinator

Greene County Public Health

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Department: Administration 

Job Status: Full Time 

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 

Reports To: Deputy Health Commissioner 

Grade/Level: C43 

Amount of Travel Required: 5% 

Job Type: Regular 

Positions Supervised: None 

Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday. 60-minute unpaid lunch daily. Adjustments to schedule with supervisor approval.

 

POSITION SUMMARY

Under general supervision of the deputy health commissioner, assists the health district's accreditation efforts toward compliance with the Public Health Accreditation Board's (PHAB) standards and measures, continuous quality improvement, workforce development, and performance management. Assists with the coordination, development, and implementation of accreditation plans and activities, and serves as a liaison for accreditation efforts. This position will work in coordination with the existing accreditation coordinator, directors, disciplines and community partners to collaborate and create a Community Health Assessment (CHA), Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) in accordance with our regular cycles and to support supplemental health data analysis efforts within the health district.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Timely, regular, and consistent attendance.
• Project a positive and professional image. Provide respectful customer service to external and internal clients.
• Analytical/Assessment Skills: 
  • Analyze PHAB standards and measures.
  • Analyze and interpret public health issues related to foodborne diseases, infectious diseases, injuries, environmental, maternal/child health, vital statistics, electronic dental and health records, and their geographic distribution. Analyze and interpret their impact on public policies.
  • Analyze and map social determinants (education, environment, equity, income, and literacy) affecting the health of the community. 
  • Advocate for evidence-based decision making. 
• Communication Skills: 
  • Assist in the development and implementation of a communication plan to assure employees have appropriate level of awareness and/or knowledge of accreditation, roles, and efforts of the health district.
  • Motivate teams and workgroups to promote high employee morale through appropriate activity prioritization.
• Community Dimensions of Practice Skills: 
  • Identify appropriate public health partnerships and resources.
  • Facilitate meetings to help identify priority issues facing the community and the health district.
• Cultural Competency Skills: 
  • Utilize appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with people of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, lifestyle, and physical abilities.
• Financial Planning and Management Skills: 
  • Responsible for monitoring accreditation performance and financial elements and making recommendations. Maintain activity log in compliance with grant or health district standards.
  • Responsible for ordering, distribution, maintenance, and inventory of necessary equipment.
• Leadership and System Thinking Skills: 
  • Collaboration with other health districts, hospitals, healthcare professionals, and partner agencies to communicate/coordinate accreditation and grant efforts locally and in the West Central Region of Ohio.
  • Provide accreditation technical assistance activities through formal training or informal communication. Distribute accreditation materials utilizing various forms of communication to convey accreditation information. Assist with new hire accreditation orientation.
  • Responsible for workforce development and monitoring use of professional development opportunities by health district employees.
  • Comply with federal, state, and health district policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Participate in professional and workforce development opportunities.
• Policy Development/Program Planning Skills: 
  • Plan, develop, implement, and update Community Health Assessment and associated assessments.
  • Plan, develop, implement, and update Community Health Improvement Plan and associated plans, attachments, annexes, appendices, forms, checklists, and guidelines. 
  • Use quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) processes and/or techniques to improve the effectiveness of the accreditation function including but not limited to: creating, implementing, and evaluating performance standards and identifying, implementing, and assessing QI processes. 
  • Assure incorporation of plans in the day-to-day operations of the health district.
• Public Health Science Skills: 
  • Collect documentation for PHAB submission by deadline imposed in the grant or by state law.
  • Assist with site visit organization and presentation of site visit results to leadership and stakeholders.
• Other: 
  • Responsibilities include other duties as assigned including but not limited to responding to emergency events.
    
    

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Competency Statement(s)
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines. 
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. 
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information. 
• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem. 
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas. 
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. 
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals. 

 

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: environmental health, nursing, public health, or closely related equivalent

Master's Degree Preferred, Field of Study: environmental health, nursing, public health, or closely related equivalent

 

Experience:

Two plus years of experience in program planning, coordination, and service.

Master's degree in community health, environmental health, public health, nursing, or public health with minimum six months' experience providing program planning, coordination, and service will be considered in lieu of required experience.

 

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office, Statistical/Geographic Information Systems required such as ArcGIS for Desktop Basic, SAS/SPSS, STRATA and e-PHAB required.

 

Certifications & Licenses:

• Valid driver's license.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200 and 700.a certification to be obtained within six months of hire. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Professional office environment. Employees may be exposed to chemical compounds found in the office environment (e.g., toner, correction fluid, etc.).

Work related travel may subject employees to conditions that range from inclement weather to dangerous conditions such as snow/ice, cold, heat, and sudden temperature changes. Travel may subject employee to increased risk of driving hazards.

Employee in this position may need to relate to members of the public and team members who exhibit challenging, atypical, or hostile behavior and/or communication.

Contact Information:

For general questions regarding the position, please contact:

Evan Dillahunt

(937) 374-5620

edillahunt@gcph.info

The deadline to apply for this position is 4:00 PM on Friday, March 29, 2024

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