Public Health Preparedness Coordinator
Public Health Preparedness Coordinator
Posted on :
04-01-2025
Employer Active
1 Vacancy
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Share
Send me jobs like this
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Monthly Salary
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
04-01-2025
Job Description
Job Title: Public Health Preparedness Coordinator (Remote)
Location: Indianapolis IN
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Indianapolis IN
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: CorpCorp / 1099 / Contract W2
Rate: 25/hr on 1099
Interview Type: Webcam
Client: State of Indiana
Note: Candidate MUST be LOCAL to District 3 & Will be required to travel once a month to each of District 3. District 3 consists of the following cities/counties:Allen Whitley Miami Wabash Huntington Wells Adams Noble Dekalb LaGrange and Steuben
Job Description:
The Public Health Preparedness Field Coordinator serves as primary point of contact for LHD(s) within their assigned District for issues relating to IDOHDivision of Emergency Preparedness goals and objectives.
The Public Health Preparedness District Coordinator serves as primary point of contact for Local Health Departments within their assigned District for issues relating to IDOHDivision of Emergency Preparedness goals and objectives. The Public Health District Coordinator serves at the direction of the Director of District and Local Readiness and respective IDOH DEP Regional Supervisor to their area. District 3 consists of the following cities/counties: Allen Whitley Miami Wabash Huntington Wells Adams Noble Dekalb LaGrange and Steuben.
The overarching responsibility of the Public Health Preparedness District Coordinator is to identify overall preparedness gaps and needs of local health departments within their District communicate them to their respective Regional Supervisor and assist in directing the locals to information and other resources appropriate to address their needs. It is also the responsibility of the Public Health Preparedness District Coordinator to work closely with the Healthcare Coalition District (HCC) Coordinator to help facilitate coordination between local public health and healthcare partners on preparedness efforts that would require or benefit from collaboration between the two programs entities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Communicate regularly with the Regional Supervisor to share the needs challenges and accomplishments of the health departments within the assigned District and to receive instructions and guidance.
- Participate in IDOHDivision of Emergency Preparedness conference calls and staff meetings as scheduled by the respective program Director and Regional Supervisors.
- Attend scheduled District Coalition meetings along with the HCC Coordinator assigned to the district as well as any additional health department related meetings or events as assigned by Regional Supervisor.
- Identify and communicate any planning training and exercise support needs or activities to Regional Supervisor.
- Provide guidance and answer questions to IDOH preparedness efforts or direct them to where they may obtain the requested guidance when necessary.
- Assist in tracking grant deliverable progress and completion during preparedness activities data collection efforts and inventory tracking as directed.
- Complete any reporting and/or tracking forms and documents as identified and requested by Regional Supervisor and/or Director.
- Assist in coordinating Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review(s) (ORR) in CRI jurisdictions as needed.
- Submit summary reports of coalition or district meeting individual meetings summarized on the biweekly (unless specified otherwise) reporting template.
- Public Health Preparedness Field Coordinator Expectations
- Staff are expected to have a strong familiarity and understanding with IDOH Division of Emergency Preparedness policies standard operating procedures preparedness and response plans and technical concepts of operations and be able to effectively communicate these to the local partners.
- Report outcomes (notes) of each meeting by submitting summary to Regional Supervisor within 2 business days.
- If District staff feel they have not been provided sufficient guidance or training on any material(s) it is their responsibility to notify their IDOH Regional Supervisor and Contractor Project Supervisor that they require additional direction or clarification.
- District staff are expected to actively ensure local partners understand technical and procedural aspects of IDOHDivision of Emergency Preparedness and other state emergency management and response strategies tactics and plans. If staff observe or are made aware of gaps in knowledge or understanding of these topics among local partners it is their responsibility to provide direction and clarification and to request assistance from their IDOH Regional Supervisor if needed.
- District staff are expected to maintain an electronic file of all guidance documents templates and boiler plates distributed by IDOH Central Office and expected to distribute these documents as directed by Regional Supervisors to local partners and be able to fully explain their purpose and use.
- When working with the local partners District staff serve as representatives of the Indiana Department of Health and are expected to conduct and present themselves as such. If at any time District staff feel as if they are unclear on any duty or expectation as it relates to their position or feel they need any additional guidance or training pertaining to the technical aspects of their position it is their responsibility to communicate their need to their IDOH Regional Supervisor and the Contractor Project Supervisor.
- Stay up to date on CDC ASPR ISDH and other relevant guidance documents and programs.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill
Required /Desired
Amount
of Experience
Emergency preparedness public health or public safety experience.
Required
0
Prior experience facilitating and managing meetings within program agency and local partners including maintaining meeting notes.
Required
0
Prior experience collaborating with Public Health or public safety program entities
Required
0
Experience identifying and communicating training and support needs or activities of program.
Required
0
Must possess strong working knowledge of and practical skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications
Required
0
Strong communication skills both orally and in writing.
Required
0
Flexibility and ability to multitask and prioritize according to agencys needs.
Required
0
Prior working experience with grant management
Highly desired
0
Bachelors Degree preferred will accept Public Health or Public Safety Experience as a substitute.
Desired
0
Recruiter Details:
Recruiter Name: Anjali at gsksolutions dot com
Contact Number: Eight three two Two one nineThree two six three
About GSK Solutions Inc:
GSK Solutions Inc is a leading information technology (IT) Services Company that specializes in providing complete consulting solutions and staff augmentation to its clients. We provide ontime onbudget and quality service to our clients and consistently meet their expectations. We are known for our superior execution on a sustained basis.
GSK has been in the business of providing both commercial and custom product development services including Information Security Software Development Consulting and IT Audit. GSK implements highly critical and timesensitive projects for their Fortune 500 clients located across the country.
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
Report This Job
Disclaimer: Drjobpro.com is only a platform that connects job seekers and employers. Applicants are advised to conduct their own independent research into the credentials of the prospective employer.We always make certain that our clients do not endorse any request for money payments, thus we advise against sharing any personal or bank-related information with any third party. If you suspect fraud or malpractice, please contact us via contact us page.
