STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF, BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS AND
HEALTH STATISTICS
Class Code: 1735-28
Date Established: 10-04-68
Occupational Code: 7-4-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer the Bureau of Vital
Records and Health Statistics registration and certification activities, plan
long-term policies, and develop data collection monitoring methods.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises the
registration of all vital records within the state for legal and statistical
use.
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Directs the issuance
of certified legal copies of vital records in accordance in with state statutes
and administrative rules.
·
Oversees the
automation process and the collection and dissemination of health statistical
information for the issuance of reports, and responds to special requests.
·
Drafts proposed
legislation and testifies as required by the Director on same for the purpose
of statistical collection, protection of confidentiality, and improving the
vital records registration system.
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Oversees federal
contracts to ensure compliance and timely delivery of services.
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Supervises the Bureau
Budget Preparation, governor and council submissions, personnel matters, and
bureau staff.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or
program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability
for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Possession of a Master's degree from a
recognized college or university with major study in mathematics, statistics,
economics, public health administration, public administration, business
administration, accounting, or management. Each additional year of approved formal education may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Five years' experience in public health
or a related health field, including experience in business administration,
program administration, statistics, research, or information systems, one year
of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education at the graduate level
only.
License/Certification: Eligibility to hold a valid New
Hampshire driver's license and/or access to transportation for statewide
travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of procedures utilized in the
collection, compilation, analysis and interpretation of vital statistics, data,
including those reported on birth, death, marriage, divorce and other health
records. Knowledge of organization
and operation of the vital records system including records management. Knowledge of the objectives and principles
of public health including a working knowledge of current local, state and
federal health programs.
Demonstrated competence in statistical theory and methodology, including
sampling, demographic and biostatistic principles and methods of health
research. Knowledge of systems
analysis and electronic data processing methods and procedures. Ability to work with professional and
technical personnel in planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating service
programs in public health. Ability
to prepare statistical and narrative reports. Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to
assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing
authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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