Health Officer

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  • Olympia, WA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
The full-time salary for this position is: $14,037 - $18,715 monthly.Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is recruiting for a part-time (0.5 - 0.6 FTE) Health Officer.As the Health Officer at PHSS, you will perform statutory requirements in accordance with Washington State RCWs related to the enforcement of local and state public health laws. You will serve as the chief medical officer for Thurston County, and provide medically accurate and scientifically proven advice or guidance to the Board of Health, the Director, agency staff, the local medical community, internal and/or external advisory counsel(s), local, state, tribal and federal public health partners, the media, and the public. This role also assures delivery of public health services to the community and provides advice to professionals and nonprofessional health services delivery staff.Under policy direction from the local Board of Health, the Health Officer is responsible for and empowered to enforce the provisions of RCW 70.05.070, RCW 70.58.020 and other applicable state laws. Additionally, you will help identify priorities and emerging trends, communicate health data and information in a variety of settings, and assist with planning for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.QUALIFICATIONS:Per RCW 70.05.050: The Health Officer shall be an experienced physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state and who is qualified or provisionally qualified in accordance with the standards prescribed in RCW 70.05.051 through 70.05.055 to hold the office of local health officer.DESIRED SKILLS - The ideal candidate has the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • Master's Degree in Public Health
  • Five (5) years directly related public health experience including tuberculosis control under RCW 70.28.031
Respect and Organizational Culture
  • Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
  • Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment
Communication
  • Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
  • Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
  • Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
  • Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors
Goal Setting and Accomplishment
  • Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
  • Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
  • Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, professional values, and ethics with honesty and integrity
  • Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
  • Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for shared responsibility and acceptance of change
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