Public Health Consultant 12 - WISEWOMAN Intervention Consultant

Job Description

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan. (Download PDF reader)

This advanced position serves as the intervention specialist consultant for Michigan’s WISEWOMAN (Well Integrated Screening & Evaluation for Women Across the Nation) Program, a complex public health program which provides low income, uninsured, or underinsured women between the ages of 35 and 64 with screening and referrals to community-based services. In addition, the program has a health-systems change component that promotes the use of electronic health records (EHR) to discover undiagnosed hypertension, the use of team-based care, and the use of bi-directional referrals. This advanced consultant position is the recognized resource and provides technical assistance and consultation to local WISEWOMAN contractors and partners, who implement healthy behavior support services focused on reducing risks for many chronic diseases, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and addressing the social determinants of health. This includes training local agency staff to promote and implement evidence-based interventions. This consultant assists community-based agencies and partners with continuous quality improvement processes and projects as well as local program evaluation. This consultant assists with sub-recipient monitoring and performs other duties as assigned. This consultant works with the WISEWOMAN team to implement evidence-based interventions as well as the health systems change strategies noted above to increase the number of people receiving preventive services and improve overall care of patients with chronic disease.


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To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions (Download PDF reader)

Required Education and Experience

Education

Possession of a master's degree in public health, health communication, health policy or a public health-related field such as nursing, epidemiology, health education, health economics, dietetics/nutrition management, genetics, or speech and audiology; a master's degree in social work; master's degree in counseling; master's degree in special education with specialization in blind/visual disabilities; or a master's degree in public or business administration with a health care concentration.

Experience

Three years of professional, post-master's experience as a consultant in a field of public health equivalent to a Public Health Consultant, including one year equivalent to a Public Health Consultant P11.

Additional Requirements and Information

Position Location/Remote Office: The physical location of this position is 320 South Walnut Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered.


Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.


Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:

• A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
• A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
• Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.



The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.



As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal records check.


If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.



The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.


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Accommodations
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator (Download PDF reader) for the agency that posted this position vacancy.