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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2 - Evaluation & Surveillance Manager
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $49,694.40 to  $74,082.24  PAY GRADE: 37
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Public and Behavioral Health
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 10.238
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 21715
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 03/27/2014
Close Date: 04/26/2014
Recruiter:
   VIVIAN SPIKER
   Phone: (775)684-0107
   Email: vspiker@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
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.
This is a Health Program Specialist 2 Evaluation Program Manager Position within the Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (CDPHP) Section in the Bureau of Child, Family, and Community Wellness. This position leads evaluation efforts for the CDPHP Section utilizing national, local and regional data sets to conduct in-depth analysis that helps with program accountability to achieve measurable health outcomes. Key duties for this position include planning, developing and implementing statewide evaluation designs for initiatives such as cancer screenings, oral health sealants, diabetes self-management and physical activities. This includes, establishing performance indicators and benchmarks to evaluate program goals, objectives and key activities. Creating logic models, satisfaction surveys, questionnaires and community health assessments. Moreover, this position collects, cleans analyzes and interprets evaluation data and develops timely evaluation reports. NOTE: Per NV State Legislature, State of Nevada Classified employees are subject to mandatory unpaid furlough requirement of 48 hours per year (part-time prorated) through June 30, 2015.

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 a health science, behavioral science or closely related field applicable to the program area and three years of health-related experience which included researching, collecting, and analyzing data and statistics, developing objectives, protocols, and procedures, providing health education services to target groups or the general public, and/or investigation and prevention of communicable or chronic diseases; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
    A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
    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.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Describe your experience in developing program evaluation designs for wellness or chronic disease initiatives. Include where you received the experience and include it in your employment history.
2) Please describe your experience in developing data collection tools such as community health assessments, questionnaires, satisfaction surveys, etc. Include where you received the experience and include it in your employment history.
3) What is your experience in creating logic models that describe the sequence of events that brings about change? Include where you received the experience and include it in your employment history.
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: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
7251 Amigo St,
Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89119

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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