STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF, PUBLIC HEALTH BUREAU
Class Code: 1909-28
Date Established: 05-14-87
Occupational Code: 7-4-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer statewide services in one
of the Public Health Bureaus, including the research, planning, development,
implementation and evaluation of various programs which involve funding, policy
formulation and coordination between numerous public and private organizations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops, defends and
monitors policies which plan, establish, evaluate and modify operational
procedures for various bureau areas and contracted agency functions.
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Plans for the optimum
use of state and federal funds by developing both state and federal portions of
the budget, defending budget needs, and maintaining fiscal controls.
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Analyzes proposals
and negotiates contracts with service delivery agencies and providers of
technical services.
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Interprets federal
and state statutes, rules, regulations and policies to assure conformance with
these requirements.
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Supervises
professional, technical and support staff with responsibility for planning
staffing needs, establishing procedures, and approving selection, assignment,
performance evaluation and discipline actions of staff.
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Consults with state,
regional and national specialists in related fields affecting program planning
and, when necessary, defends the Division's related policies, goals and
objectives.
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Attends state,
regional and national meetings to present program initiatives and reports;
testifies before the legislature on related matters as the agency's official
spokesperson.
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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: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in business, public administration or in
public health.
Experience: Six years' experience in public health
concerned with planning or management of health related programs with
responsibility for administration, consultation or direct service to program
users with at least three years experience as a program manager or
supervisor. Each additional year
of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education at the graduate level only.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license
and/or access to transportation for statewide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration, Chief,
Public Health Bureau applicants must successfully participate in a structured
interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities identified as
necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed
and administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by
representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of the theory
and methods of health care management.
Thorough knowledge of the principles of supervision, administration and
systems management. Ability to
prepare budgets and work within budget restraints. Ability to negotiate agreements. Ability to evaluate and analyze program effectiveness and
resource utilization. Ability to
speak before public groups and legislative committees. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with medical, other professional and
administrative officials, governmental officials and the public. 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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