Title: Population Health Manager

Hiring Range: $68,300 - $78,750

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of Health

Location: HENRICO HQ

Agency Website: https://henrico.us/health/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts.

The Richmond & Henrico County Health Districts (RHHD) are on the forefront of Public Health and Population Health. Our mission is to protect health, champion equity, and partner to address local needs. We accomplish this by exposing and addressing the root causes of health disparities and protecting health through disease prevention and monitoring, providing clinical services, nutrition services, environmental health services, vital records, emergency planning, and building health equity by partnering with communities and working collaboratively across sectors. WE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH!

As part of VDH, this is a state position with comprehensive state benefits that include affordable health insurance options, life insurance, disability plans, retirement plans, paid holidays, and paid leave.

RHHD is currently seeking a Population Health Manager with a dedicated interest in population health who can perform work without prior approval from supervisor; independence of action and judgement is expected. Seeks guidance when dealing with controversial and/or politically sensitive issues, actions that involve district program policy and procedure changes, and personnel issues that could result in discipline. The Population Health Manager will direct and support our efforts in a variety of areas of public health concern, including substance use disorder, violence prevention, and health equity.

This Population Health Manager provides or coordinates health improvement planning services in the local health district by planning, implementing, and evaluating health education activities, working closely to fulfill health improvement goals, preparing and submitting grant applications related to health improvement projects, delivering educational programs to clients and staff, conducting health education trainings, revising and developing educational materials, collecting program-specific data and writing reports, conducting needs assessments and facilitating the CHIP process, providing technical assistance to local and community agencies/organizations regarding program planning, serving as public contact or PIO about services and activities and preparing news releases and coordinating district media contacts and activities. May include the supervision of staff. Serves as a member of the district's Management Team working closely with the Health Director and Team to achieve the VDH mission.

This Population Health Manager will primarily work out of our Richmond office but will also spend time in our Henrico County offices. Required to participate in district events, meetings, emergency operations, etc. Mileage reimbursement is available for any work-related travel. The typical work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. May require work during some weekend and/or evening hours.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices of public health education; strategic and operational planning, budgeting, and operations; information research, quantitative methods for assessing effectiveness; community assessment and resources; group dynamics and behavior; population based health strategies; health care practices and principles; human behavior and techniques for effecting behavior change; and grants management.
• Skill in health program planning, implementation and evaluation; development of goals and objectives; community assessment; technical and grant writing; public speaking and making presentations to staff and public; meeting management, time management and organizing; and in the use of standard MS products, presentation and desktop publishing software.
• Ability to prepare news releases, brochures, teaching materials and attractive, informative displays for health fairs and other public presentations; create successful grant applications and manage grants; work independently and as a team member; and create and manage effective interpersonal and interorganizational communication and coordination networks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's level education in Public Health or Health Education/Promotion or related field, and/or equivalent training/experience to fulfill requirements of position.
• Previous experience in public health and the assessment/improvement process preferred.
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) for Health Educators preferred.
• Experience working in community engagement.
• Strong understanding of and experience working to address the social determinants of health.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

VDH requires all Health-Care Personnel (HCP) to provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to the following: hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered (Td or Tdap boosters shall be received every 10 years); and the current year’s seasonal influenza vaccination.

Contact Information:

Name: Lakeema Jones

Phone: 804-501-5057

Email: Lakeema.Jones@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.