HEALTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST 2
- DPBH- WIC- CARSON CITY
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$54,329.76 to
$80,972.64
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: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
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 II position within the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program Section of the Bureau of Child, Family, and Community Wellness, Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) located in Carson City, Nevada. The purpose of this position is to oversee and coordinate activities of local WIC agencies/clinics to ensure compliance of federal regulations. This position serves as the WIC Nutrition Coordinator and oversees WIC Nutrition Education. Responsibilities include writing and reviewing the nutrition services of the WIC State Plan, providing technical assistance to WIC partners and supervision of WIC administrative staff. Registered Dietician preferred but not mandatory. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***
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 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 agency, federal 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 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
Some positions require a valid driver's license at 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) Do you have experience as a nutritionist in education, social service, maternal and child health, public health, nutrition, or dietetics and/or experience with food and nutrition, community nutrition, public health nutrition, nutrition education, human nutrition, nutrition science? If so, please describe including where the experience was obtained.
2) Are you a Registered Dietician? This is preferred but not mandatory.