Assistant Bureau Chief of Maternal, Child, and Family Health (PN

Schedule: Full-time

What You'll Do:

The Ohio Department of Health is seeking an Assistant Bureau Chief for Maternal, Child, and Family Health. This position will act as an assistant chief for the Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health and will:

Administer daily operations of over 30 statewide programs and initiatives aimed at improving the health of women of childbearing age, infants, children, youth, and children with special health care needs.

Develop, implement and monitor policies and procedures for Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health programs.

Monitor progress of program goals and objectives to ensure program effectiveness; provides guidance and oversight to Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health program managers in areas such as budget development.

Develop internal Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health policies to improve in-house operations.

Review data from multiple sources to assist the bureau chief in developing programmatic responses to public health issues affecting women and children.

Work with the bureau chief to create a vision for Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health programs at the Ohio Department of Health and to improve health outcomes for women and children through Bureau of Maternal, Child & Family Health programs, as well as through collaborative efforts with other state agencies.

5 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or completion of graduate core program in field of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, social work, nursing or other health-related field or public policy & management/public administration or business administration AND 2 yrs. exp. in planning & administering health programs, with education & experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or 2 yrs. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 1, 65245, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Health Planning Administrator 2, 65246, with experience to be commensurate with approved position description on file.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Public Health

Technical: Communication, Management, Planning and Development

Professional: Attention to Detail, Continuous Improvement, Critical Thinking