Position Title: Public Health Agency Director
FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary: This is a working director position. In addition to providing direction and
leadership for the department, this position participates in providing quality public health
services to the citizens of Custer County. Provides planning, administration of services,
evaluates public health programs and activities while supervising department staff and
collaborating with other community agencies.
This position possesses specialized, technical or functional expertise within the area of
assignment and will exercise supervision over assigned lower-level staff including directing
subordinate supervisors and managers. Employees are typically assigned specialized
responsibilities compared to lower-level staff and comprehensively focus on the operations in
the area of assignment. As senior manager, employees can expect to have final authority over
all staffing, budgetary and project decisions, developing and implementing organizational goals,
objectives, policies and priorities, evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations
in the area of assignment and representing the department to other departments, elected
officials and outside agencies.

Supervision Received: This position is a direct report to and receives administrative direction from the
County Board of Public Health via the Board of County Commissioners. It performs the duty assignments
with broad parameters defined by general organizational requirements and accepted practices. End
results determine effectiveness of the job.

Supervision Exercised: This position requires managing and monitoring work performance of the
department including evaluating program/work objectives and effectiveness, establishing broad
organizational goals and realigning work and staff assignments for the department.
The following statements are illustrative of the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Custer County retains the right to modify or change the duties and responsibilities of the
position.

Essential Functions:

? Oversee the management and administration of the County Public Health Custer County
Board of Public Health Agency.
? Provides professional leadership to and participates in community health activities. Such
as Custer County Emergency Services, Preschool Advisory Board and the School Nursing
Program.
? Hold hearings, administer oath, subpoena witness, and take testimony in all matters
relating to the exercise and performance of the duties of the position.
? Act as the local registrar of vital statistics or to contract out the responsibility to
registrar in the area over the agency that has jurisdiction.
? Direct the resources needed to carry out the county or district public health plan.
? Identifies community health needs, develops plans, sets priorities, and coordinates
departmental and community activities to activities to effectively address these needs.
? Negotiates and administers all contracts for the public health service.
? Assist in the development of long-term goals, policies, and procedures to enhance the
operation of the office to ensure compliance with local, State, and Federal laws.
? Schedules all work activities of all operations within the office to ensure timetables are
met for specific activities.
? Interprets departmental policies and programs to staff, administrative bodies, and the
community.
? Prepares the annual budget for the office and works with the County’s finance director,
human resources director in monitoring expenditures to ensure proper and efficient
management of funds.
? Identifies outside funding sources and opportunities and applies for available and
desirable grants.
? Administers and assures the deliverables are met for the emergency preparedness
grants, as well as being CCPHEP Lead.
? Conducts immunization clinics and appointments on an as need basis.
? Assist “Drop In” patients as needed.
? Provides for follow up on reportable communicable diseases.
? Provides supervision for school nurses in their cooperative position with the Public
Health Agency.
? Reports monthly to the County Public Board of Public.
? Provides training for First Aid, CPR & AED certifications.

Peripheral Duties:
? Performs other related duties as assigned by the County Public Board of Public and or
Board of County Commissioners.
o Maintain data bases
o Prepare monthly activity logs
o Prepare correspondences as needed

o Maintain schedules and update calendars

Upon certain conditions, the local board of public health may waive the minimum qualifications
set forth in 6 CCR 1014-C.

Competencies Required:

Human Collaboration Skills: Communications are highly sophisticated and involve final
decisions or recommendations regarding policy development and implementation.
Interaction with others outside the organization requires exercising participative
management skills that support team efforts and quality processes.
Reading: Advanced - Ability to read literature, books, reviews, scientific or technical
journals, abstracts, financial reports, and/or legal documents. Ordinarily, such education
is obtained at the college level or above. However, it may be obtained from experience
and self-study.
Math: Advanced - Ability to apply fundamental concepts of theories, work with
advanced mathematical operations methods, and functions of real and complex
variables. Ordinarily, such education is obtained at the college level or above. However,
it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
Writing: Advanced - Ability to write editorials, journals, speeches, manuals, or critiques.
Ordinarily, such education is obtained at the college level or above. However, it may be
obtained from experience and self-study.
Fiscal Responsibility: This job title has responsibility for final approval of budgetary
recommendations. Monitors progress toward fiscal objectives and adjusts plans as
necessary to reach them.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
? Knowledge of public health best practices.
? Knowledge of public health regulations, policies and procedures.
? Ability to understand, apply State public health laws and regulations.
? Ability to effectively use a variety of computer software.
? Ability to exercise considerable tact and firmness in dealing with customers and the
general public.
? Ability to work as a team member.
? Ability to complete tasks within established deadlines.
? Ability to effectively process and maintain files and prepare reports.
? Adhere to public health policies and procedures.

Tools; Equipment Used:
The duties of this position require the use of standardize office equipment including but not
limited to – desk-top computer and associated software, drive

Working Environment

The duties will usually be handled in an office environment. There will be time spent interacting
with staff, managing budgets, preparing reports, and other paperwork.
The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an
employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and
hear.
The employee is required to use hand to finger dexterity to grasp or feel objects, tools, or
controls, and reach with hands and arms. Requires repetitive movements standard in office-
related activities such as typing, and sitting and standing, talking in person and via telephone.
This position is occasionally required to stoop, kneel or crouch.
The employee is frequently required to manipulate office and similar other equipment, tools
and materials; and to participate in routine conversation in person or via telephone and to
distinguish telephone, voice and other auditory tones. The employee is regularly required to
conduct activities involving stooping, kneeling/bending, crouching, crawling, twisting, and
reaching.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to distinguish objects in low and
bright light using visual capacity including peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and
far and near acuity to observe all elements of a given situation and the surrounding work
environment.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

All job descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties
have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been
included. Requirements, skills and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal
standards required to successfully perform the position. In no instance however, should the
duties, responsibilities and requirements be interpreted as all-inclusive. Supervisors as deemed
appropriate may assign additional functions and requirements.

Custer County is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees who
work at least 30 hours per week.
? Medical Insurance
? Dental Insurance
? Vision Insurance
? Life and Accidental Death &
Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
? Voluntary Life and AD&D
Insurance

? Voluntary Short-Term
Disability
? New: Long-Term Disability
? Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

? Voluntary Accident and Critical
Illness
? Retirement
? Paid Time Off -PTO


Retirement (Colorado Retirement Association)
Employees working 30+ hours per week are enrolled in Custer County’s retirement program upon your date
of hire. 401(a) employees are required to contribute a minimum 4% up to a maximum of 4% of their gross wage. The County matches that amount subject to a five-year vesting period. For 457 Deferred Comp, Employees may participate at any time by contributing additional money for retirement.

In accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be
modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be
made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which may
pose undue hardships on the organization.
This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and
employee and is subject to change by the employer as the need of the employer and
requirements of the job change.

Minimum Requirements
Possess and maintain all medical, nursing and of public health licenses and/or certifications.
Possess and maintain a current valid Colorado Driver’s License.
Possess & maintain CPR/AED Certification.
ICS/NIMS certification as required by the Emergency Preparedness Grants.

A Physician Director candidate shall:
a. Be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Colorado within six months if hire.
b. Have graduated from an approved medical school (MD or OD) and preferably be
certified by the American Board of Preventative Medicine or American Board of
Osteopathic Preventative Medicine.
c. Have five years within the past ten years of successful and responsible administrative
experience in public health or a closely related field, including at least two (2) years’
experience in supervising public health professionals.
d. A candidate with one year of graduate study in a recognized school pf public health is
preferred.

A Non-Physician Director candidate shall:
a. Have a masters degree in a public health discipline such as environmental health,
health education, epidemiology, health administration/policy, biostatistics, ect.
nursing, public administration, health administration, or closely related field and
b. Have five years within the past ten (10) years of successful and responsible
administrative experience in public health or closely related field, including at least
two (2) years’ experience in supervising public health professionals.
c. A nurse candidate shall be licensed to practice in the state of Colorado within six
months of hire.