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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.
This position is located within the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Bureau of Child, Family, and Community Wellness, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program in Carson City. The incumbent is responsible for a variety of programmatic: Nutrition related duties, including but not limited to planning, developing, implementing and evaluating WIC health services and activities: developing goals, objectives; ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations and statute, and program requirements and procedures; preparing program-specific reports for publication and presentation; developing recommendations for program and clinic development and expansion, resource allocation, and health related interventions for at-risk populations; providing oversight and guidance regarding Nutrition related Issues (i.e., WIC Formula Issuance, Breastfeeding support, nutrition education development and training; planning, organizing and overseeing the work of professional, technical, and support staff; assigning, reviewing prioritizing and delegating work to subordinate personnel; developing work performance standards and evaluating employee performance; initiating disciplinary action if necessary; ensuring work is consistent with professional standards; submitting a variety of reports to management regarding staff, production and special projects; analyzing and resolving staffing issues and requirements,
The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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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. |
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Pursuant to NRS 632, a Bachelor's degree from a school or professional nursing program approved by the State Board of Nursing is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. |
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Some positions require professional licensure, certification or registration at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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This position requires a valid driver's license at time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. |
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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| 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. |
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