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PUBLIC HEALTH COORDINATOR

Code: 02907 Local Competitive

To land Public Health Coordinator in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.

To be eligible you bring 5 years of relevant experience and a professional license.

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Where this title is used

Public Health Coordinator 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 general direction of the appropriate member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, develops and administers a program of public health activities; does other related work.

Examples of work

  • Develops and administers a program of public health activities including, but not limited to environmental health services, maternal and child health services, public health nursing service, communicable and chronic disease control services, public health laboratory service and health education services.
  • Acts as a health officer of contracting municipal boards of health and as their general agent for the enforcement of their health ordinances and health laws of the state.
  • Participates in evaluating public health services, problems and needs.
  • Works with community groups to help them to recognize their public health problems and methods of solving them.
  • Prepares reports.
  • Establishes and maintains records and files.

Experience

Five (5) years of supervisory or administrative experience in planning, organizing and directing a wide range of public health services.

License

Possession of a valid Health Officer license issued by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.

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 and familiarity with federal, state and local public health laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, standards and procedures and their application to specific situations.
  • Knowledge of the provisions of the local sanitary code and their application.
  • Knowledge of the techniques used in public health administration and the records required in a public health program.
  • Ability to organize assigned public health work, analyze public health problems and develop effective work methods.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret public health laws, regulations, rules and procedures and apply them to specific situations.
  • Ability to conduct epidemiological investigations of contagious diseases and take the proper control action.
  • Ability to provide effective use of preventive disease measures.
  • Ability to work harmoniously with citizens, physicians and others on health matters.
  • Ability to provide assignments and instructions to Health Department staff and supervise the performance of their work.
  • Ability to prepare correspondence.
  • Ability to prepare reports and supervise the establishment and maintenance of 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 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.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.