Want to work with a cohesive team with a mission to improve the health of Idahoans by identifying, assessing, and reducing exposures to environmental health hazards through education, outreach, and collaboration? The Public Health Division is currently seeking a full-time Health Program Specialist for the Environmental Health Program and a limited service full-time Health Program Specialist for the Childhood Lead Prevention Program. These positions are in beautiful Boise, Idaho, in the Division of Public Health in the Bureau of Community and Environmental Health, and are eligible for telecommuting.

Both of these positions offer a competitive benefits package which includes excellent medical, dental and vision insurance; generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start; 11 paid holidays a year; participation in one of the Nation's best state retirement systems; multiple savings plans and optional 401K; life insurance; wellness programs; ongoing training opportunities; and more. Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Health Program Specialist making $28.17/hour to an estimated $39.84/hour.

Health Program Specialist - Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Program works to improve the health of Idahoans by identifying, assessing, and reducing exposures to environmental health hazards through conducting public health assessments, preventing or mitigating toxic exposures from hazardous materials, providing community education and outreach, and collaborating with federal, state, tribal, and local partners. The Health Program Specialist will be responsible for assisting the Environmental Health Program Manager and State Toxicologist with program planning and development, program implementation and evaluation, communication and coordination, and some financial activities. This position will work with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, including public health districts, universities, early care education centers, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers, and stakeholders throughout Idaho.

Health Program Specialist - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

With support from the Environmental Health Program Manager, the limited service Health Program Specialist will work to create a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program focused on primary and secondary prevention strategies for childhood lead poisoning prevention and surveillance and linking lead-exposed children to recommended services. This position will work with federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, including the Idaho Medicaid Lead Advisory Committee, healthcare providers, public health districts, universities, Idaho Bureau of Laboratories, Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention, and stakeholders throughout Idaho. This is a limited service position.  Length of limited service appointments are determined by the availability of funds such as grants, alternative funding sources and/or timeframes such as pilot projects, alternative funding sources or program termination.  

If you have previously applied for Health Program Specialist and wish to be considered for the current vacancies, you must reapply under this announcement. Previous scores will not be used.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

(The examples provided do not cover all of the duties which the incumbent in this position may be required to perform.)
 
Health Program Specialist - Environmental Health

• Assist with the development of program goals, priorities, and operating procedures, which are in alignment with the Department, Division, and Bureau policies, goals, and objectives.
• Serve as subject matter expert and provide technical assistance on a variety of environmental health topics such as, radon, mold, lead, wildfire smoke, fish advisories, harmful algal blooms, etc.
• Monitor, respond, and track public calls to the Environmental Health hotline. 
• Utilize marketing strategies for the promotion of environmental health education activities and materials.
• Utilize existing materials and develop new content for use during consultations, training, report preparation, and writing.
• Update existing content and develop new content for the Idaho Environmental Health Program webpages.
• Collect and analyze data specific to program activities.
• Utilize software programs such as, Tableau and ArcGIS, to communicate health data to stakeholders.
• Evaluate program performance against established objectives.
• Prepare, manage, and monitor subgrants/contracts per Division and Department policies.
• Establish and maintain communication networks with local, state, federal, public and private, agencies, and organizations.
• Manage and participate in collaboratives among organizations involved in similar program areas, such as, the Ground Water Education Committee and the Radon Exchange Network. 
• Plan and facilitate Choose Safe Places Program meetings with partners and stakeholders. 
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Idaho Radon Coalition.
• Develop and deliver radon training for realtors, home builders, home inspectors, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders.
• Identify and create opportunities for integration and collaboration among Bureau and Division programs.
• Review invoices and accompanying reports to ensure alignment with fiscal requirements and for program manager approval.
• Assist with the submission of annual federal reporting, which includes benchmarks, demographics, and service utilization data, etc.
• Assist with grant applications to address identified program needs.

Health Program Specialist - Childhood Lead Poisoning

• Assist with the development of program goals, priorities, and operating procedures, which are in alignment with the Department, Division, and Bureau policies, goals, and objectives.
• Prepare, manage, and monitor subgrants/contracts per Division and Department policies.
• Establish and maintain communication networks with local, state, federal, public and private, agencies, and organizations.
• Manage and participate in collaboratives among organizations involved in similar program areas, such as, the Idaho Medicaid Lead Advisory Committee. 
• Identify resources and develop training for local public health district staff on conducting environmental case investigations for elevated childhood blood lead levels. 
• Expand education and outreach for healthcare providers related to childhood lead poisoning prevention and surveillance. 
• Develop and implement plans for childhood lead surveillance data collection, data quality, and data dissemination with a focus on data interoperability.
• Conduct analyses of childhood lead surveillance data to identify lead-exposed children, high-risk populations, and geographic areas. 
• Utilize software programs such as, Tableau and ArcGIS, to communicate health data to stakeholders.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation and performance measurement consistent with the CDC Evaluation Framework.
• Develop and implement an appropriate statewide screening plan based on childhood lead data available. 
• Ensure systems and data agreements are in place to collect required childhood lead surveillance data.
• Develop statewide childhood lead screening plans to improve data collection and reporting.
• Develop strategies to increase blood lead testing in children less than 6 years old.
• Increase the number of children with elevated blood lead levels linked to recommended services.
• Identify and create opportunities for integration and collaboration among Bureau and Division programs.
• Review invoices and accompanying reports to ensure alignment with fiscal requirements and for program manager approval.
• Assist with the submission of annual federal reporting, which includes benchmarks, demographics, and service utilization data, etc.
• Assist with continuation grant applications for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levs in Children grant.