What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Program Specialist I - CHS, Health Promotion Program position at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)?
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:
Position Summary
Under general supervision, provides program-specific and/or disease-specific public health technical assistance and program support for ANTHC. Works as a member of a team and with other stakeholders and partners to successfully plan, implement, and monitor projects and/or programs for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Position Responsibilities
Associate Public Health Specialist / Public Health Specialist
Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline relevant to the scope of this position. Progressively responsible full-time professional work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.
Minimum Experience Qualification
Associate Public Health Specialist
Non-supervisory - 1 (one) year of professional work experience in health-related fields. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted for experience.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:
- Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
- Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
- Discounted Pet Insurance
- Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
- 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
- Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
- Eleven Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
- Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
- Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
- On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
- Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
- Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
- On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
- License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
- Emergency Travel Assistance
- Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
- Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.
Position Summary
Under general supervision, provides program-specific and/or disease-specific public health technical assistance and program support for ANTHC. Works as a member of a team and with other stakeholders and partners to successfully plan, implement, and monitor projects and/or programs for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
Position Responsibilities
- Engages in public health practice with Tribal communities, organizations, and systems. Researches and identifies appropriate evidence-based or promising practices for a variety of public health areas and disease topics. Serves as a resource for technical information in existing public health information, scholarship, and practice, including innovations in the field.
- Responsible for implementing projects or programs under the direction of the program manager including coordination of staff, contracts, and partner meetings.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relations with partners, advisory groups and committees to facilitate the implementation of all project goals.
- Maintains regular contact with partners, funders, contractors and subcontractors of projects. Coordinates with other program staff in the design, implementation, and monitoring of large-scale public health programs.
- Assists partners, contractors and subcontractors in complying with established project(s) timelines and performance standards for overall program. Identifies potential problems and collaborates with ANTHC staff to prevent or solve problems in project(s) implementation. Provides logistic support to other staff, partners, contractors, subcontractors, and participating Tribal organizations and communities in the performance of activities.
- Develops, manages and monitors project databases. Able to synthesize disparate information and apply public health principles to complex health issues to identify potential approaches or solutions. Assists in data collection and management.
- Completes internal and external written and oral reports professionally and in a timely manner. Effectively maintains communications with stakeholders, partners and advisory groups and committees, if applicable, to facilitate the implementation of the project.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of Alaska Native cultures.
- Knowledge of database applications and system management tools.
- Knowledge in collecting and reporting data.
- Knowledge in organizing and writing reports.
- Knowledge in coordinating training sessions.
- Knowledge of the principles and competencies of introductory public health practice. This includes basic knowledge in the areas environmental health, social and behavioral sciences, diversity and culture, biology, qualitative and quantitative data literacy and communication.
- Skill in independently identifying and evaluating evidence-based interventions, policies, and protocols
- Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meeting deadlines.
- Skill in project management including logistics support and critical problem solving.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in collecting and documenting program-related data.
- Skill in maintaining cooperative working relationships with others.
- Skill in effective oral and written communication, technical writing and presenting technical data at multiple levels.
- Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of applications.
- Skill in reading and interpreting technical reports and public health publications.
Associate Public Health Specialist / Public Health Specialist
Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline relevant to the scope of this position. Progressively responsible full-time professional work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.
Minimum Experience Qualification
Associate Public Health Specialist
Non-supervisory - 1 (one) year of professional work experience in health-related fields. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted for experience.