Job Specification
PROGRAM MANAGER DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
DEFINITION:
Under the direction of an executive official or higher level
supervisor, plans, organizes, and implements disease prevention and
control programs; develops program activities for the recognition and
treatment of high risk individuals and populations, and for the
identification, treatment, prevention, or control of communicable or
chronic disease; does other related duties.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Administers chronic or communicable disease program activities
including, surveillance projects, research studies, training,
prevention and fieldwork.
Directs staff responsible for the implementation of communicable or
chronic disease program activities.
Develops program priority plans and policies to address new statutory
and contract responsibilities.
Develops plans for new projects including identification of
activities, methodological approaches, and evaluation procedures.
Manages the work operations and/or functional programs and has
responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively
recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or
disciplining of employees.
Evaluates the delivery of program services.
Establishes and maintains liaison and cooperative working
relationships with federal agencies providing financial support and
administrative guidance to promote communicable or chronic disease
health program services.
Oversees the review of health service grant applications, provides
recommendations for awardees and oversees the administration of
awarded grants by assigned program officer.
Establishes and maintains liaison with educators, community leaders,
local health officials, health care administrators and other health
related personnel to identify community needs and plan for program
services.
Plans and develops educational and training programs in communicable
or chronic diseases.
Collects data for the preparation of budget requests.
Reviews and analyzes publications, research developments and other
documents on communicable and chronic disease.
Designs research projects and studies; prepares applications for grant
funds; administers contractual agreements with outside agencies
performing program services.
Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Supervises the maintenance of records and files.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a
Bachelor's degree supplemented by a Master's degree in public
health, social work, sociology, psychology, nursing, health education,
nutrition, epidemiology, biostatistics, one of the biologic sciences
or any other discipline appropriate to the position.
EXPERIENCE:
Four (4) years of experience in the planning, development and/or
implementation of health programs, public health administration,
educational research in chronic or communicable disease prevention
and control, or health education, two (2) years of which must have been
in a supervisory capacity.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required Bachelor's
degree may substitute additional non-supervisory experience as
indicated on a year for year basis.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the required Master's degree
may substitute on additional year of non-supervisory experience as
indicated.
NOTE: A Doctoral degree in any of the above or related fields may
be substituted for two (2) years of non-supervisory experience as
indicated.
LICENSE:
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the
position.
KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of program planning, organization and implementation
methods.
Knowledge of public health practices.
Knowledge of chronic and communicable disease detection, prevention,
and control methods.
Knowledge of the methods used in the design of research projects and
studies.
Knowledge of the methods used to analyze data.
Ability to analyze and interpret research and findings studies.
Ability to design research projects and studies.
Ability to plan and develop educational and training programs.
Ability to evaluate the delivery of program services.
Ability to provide guidance and instruction to staff and supervise
their work performance.
Ability to plan, organize and implement disease prevention and control
programs.
Ability to read, interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations.
Ability to collect, and interpret statistical data.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
with local health personnel, health professionals, and others involved
in Departmental programs.
Ability to prepare reports containing findings, conclusions and
recommendations.
Ability to maintain records and files.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office or
related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English
sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign
Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of
communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as
they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable
accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 00234 | | C | C | NL | 32 | 32 | M32 | - |
This job specification is for state and local government use.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
2/23/2002 |
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