Public Health Coordinator - MRC/SNS

Summary

We welcome and appreciate your interest in employment with the City of Corpus Christi. We are an equal opportunity employer; no information obtained during the recruitment or selection process is intended for any discriminatory purposes.

Pay

This position is a salary position at pay grade 205.

Attendance

Non-rotating 40-hour work week, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; must be available to work additional hours as needed.

Who May Apply?

All persons legally authorized to work in the United States

Overview

Responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation, and exercising of a written public health All-hazards Emergency Response Plan and Medical Countermeasures Plan. In charge of the development of emergency plans related to mass prophylaxis through coordination and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with community partners. Supervises, maintains, and promotes the MRC to the community and collaborates with other MRC programs.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains the public health preparedness plans Annex H under the City and County emergency management plans and measures progress for the Medical Countermeasures procedures
• Develops and maintains plans that address bioterrorism, infectious disease, and natural disasters (an all-hazards approach)
• Develops and implements exercises, creates informative media for the public as needed, and provides presentations
• Participates in required training directly related to job responsibilities
• Provides or coordinates various levels of training to health department staff and community partners related to the goals of the program
• Manages inventory and maintains emergency equipment and assets
• Coordinates with community partners through MOUs to implement mass prophylaxis or medical countermeasures plans in exercises/drills or actual emergency events/disasters
• Activates MRC volunteers to participate in drills and other skill building exercises
• Actively recruits volunteers to assist public health response efforts during disasters
• Assembles databases and other information for analysis of health problems
• Performs epidemiological and statistical analyses on data and prepares results for review as needed
• Maintains database of volunteers including credentials, abilities and interests
• Produces routine statistical summary reports and special reports as needed
• Develops volunteer opportunities and collaborates with community organization and MRC programs
• May be asked to perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS)
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience
• A combination of education and pertinent experience may be considered
• ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and 800 required within six (6) months of hire
• CPR/First Aide certification required within six (6) months of hire
• A valid driver's license is required; successful out-of-state candidates must be able to obtain a valid Texas driver's license within 90 days of hire

Other Information:

Benefits

The City offers an excellent benefit package that includes:

• Texas Municipal Retirement System – TMRS is a required retirement plan for all full-time employees. Each employee automatically contributes 7% of their total compensation. The City will match employee contributions 2 to 1 during retirement.
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Vacation – 88 hours per year
• Personal leave – 40 hours per year
• Sick leave – 96 hours per year
• Voluntary 457b deferred compensation plan
• Ten (10) Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• City Employee Health & Wellness Clinic & City Employee Fitness Center
• Learning & Development Academy
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Employee Recognition Programs

Basis of Rating

Application review and the City may also conduct additional skill assessment tests, in addition to the panel interview.

Closing Statement

• Selected applicants must be able to pass a background investigation and a pre-employment drug test.
• Any position that lists a minimum qualification for education level and/or license/certification will require the applicant to provide proof of documentation if selected for hire into the position with the City of Corpus Christi.
• In the event of an emergency, employees are required to work to provide for the safety and well-being of the public, including the delivery and restoration of vital services.