PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNER
In New Jersey, Public Health Planner is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying takes a master's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
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Public Health Planner is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of the health officer or other supervisory official in a local health department, uses modern health planning tools to collect and summarize relevant health information; identifies and integrates public health laws, regulations and policies into specific local health agency programs and activities; prepares policy options with expected outcomes and recommendations for the appropriate course of action; develops mechanisms to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of public health programs; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Develops, conducts and interprets the results of community health surveys to monitor and measure the health status at the local level.
- Implements community health planning tools to identify health issues.
- Trains health department staff and community partners to administer community health surveys to the public.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of public health programs.
- Prepares community health profiles to identify the community's health status and health resources.
- Conducts community health needs assessments using municipal, county, state and national health data.
- Analyzes community health assessment data to determine whether health indicator goals were achieved.
- Prepares charts, graphs and other visual displays of community health needs assessments.
- Develops a community health improvement plan to prioritize community health needs utilizing available community health services and financial resources.
- Researches and analyzes community health data using bio- statistical and epidemiological principles.
- Develops a community health assessment committee with representatives from the local health department, hospitals, community health agencies, Health Maintenance Organizations, and community residents.
- Interacts with public and private health professionals on the local, county and state levels and with professional health planning associations to discuss and exchange ideas on health planning.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the program.
- Assesses the public health system's capacity and ability to deliver public health services.
- Interprets public health laws and regulations.
- Prepares reports and correspondence.
- Establishes and maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office or related unit.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree, recognized by the Commission on Higher Education, in Public Health, Business Administration or Public Administration.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in the collection and analysis of public health information, including the planning and evaluation of public health plans.
License
Appointees 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.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of public health principles.
- Knowledge of public health problems.
- Knowledge of the methods used to research, gather and analyze data.
- Knowledge of the methods used to plan and conduct surveys, and interpret survey results.
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct needs assessments.
- Ability to develop, conduct, and interpret the results of surveys.
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of public health programs.
- Ability to conduct health needs assessments and prepare improvement plans.
- Ability to research, gather and analyze data.
- Ability to interpret public laws and regulations.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the program.
- Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.
- Ability to establish and maintain records and files.
- Ability 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 and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of the 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.
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.