Description of Work

About the Division of Public Health and Chronic Disease and Injury Section:
The NC Division of Public Health (DPH) works to promote and contribute to the highest possible level of health for the people of North Carolina – Everywhere, Everyday, Everybody.
Summary:
The position serves as the Tobacco Treatment Specialist in the Tobacco Prevention and Control (TPC) Branch, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, NC Division of Public Health. It is responsible for providing training and technical assistance to clinical and community partners, facilitating efforts to reach individuals with behavioral health conditions, and managing partnerships.
The Tobacco Treatment Specialist conducts technical assistance and consultation initiatives to assist health care organizations and providers with tobacco use screening, treatment, and referral to QuitlineNC. It also develops and delivers training for community and clinical partners to build support and capacity for systems-based approaches to evidence-based tobacco use cessation in NC health care systems and primary care practices.
The position also leads the TPC Branch’s efforts to eliminate tobacco-related health inequities among people with behavioral health conditions by working with key partners across the state. This includes working with systems that serve low-income populations such as Medicaid-managed care organizations, behavioral health systems and providers, Medicaid providers, community health centers, local health departments and community organizations. The position coordinates Breathe Easy NC, a statewide initiative that works to eliminate tobacco-related health inequities among people with behavioral health conditions, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injuries. It also coordinates the expansion of the Change for Life: Tobacco Free Recovery NC coalition to provide peer-to-peer learning opportunities statewide to promote a tobacco-free culture of care in behavioral health; monitors and evaluates progress on tobacco-free policies and tobacco use treatment integration at behavioral health facilities, and monitors any previous contracts with sister agencies on funding for nicotine replacement.
The Tobacco Treatment Specialist coordinates the development and dissemination of educational materials; updates and maintains tools and resources on the TPCB website for healthcare providers and employer; and assists with QuitlineNC administration. It is responsible for providing training and technical assistance to staff across the Department of Health and Human Services, local health department staff, and community partners.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

To receive credit for all of your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the application form. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit. Qualified candidates must document on the application that they possess all of the following:

• Experience providing training, technical assistance, or consultation to health professionals.
• Experience working in a primary care or substance use disorder or mental or behavioral health clinical setting.
• Experience working with diverse populations.
• Experience with program planning.
• Experience with program evaluation or quality improvement.
• Experience with coordinating or facilitating groups/meetings.

• Experience providing training and consultation to health care providers or health care systems managers on evidence-based tobacco treatment, including but not limited to the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.
• Training in quality improvement.
• Certification or training to be certified as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Bachelor s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of experience in the program related to the area of assignment;
or
an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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