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.

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.

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.

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.

Knowledge, skills 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.

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.

Applicants who do not possess the required Bachelor's degree may substitute additional non-supervisory experience as indicated on a year for year basis.

Applicants who do not possess the required Master's degree may substitute on additional year of non-supervisory experience as indicated.

A Doctoral degree in any of the above or related fields may be substituted for two (2) years of non-supervisory experience as indicated.