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I.
Title: VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION COORDINATOR, PROGRAM MANAGER
Division:
School of Nursing
Department:
Nursing
Location:
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Augusta
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00-5:00 pm
Organizational Relationships:
Reports to: Dr. Krista Meinersmann, Director of the School of Nursing, Supervisor
and Principal/Project Director
Supervises: Office Associate
Coordinates with: Other Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiologists and HIV,
STD and Immunization Program Mangers.
II. Statement of the Job: This is a professional position involving statewide viral hepatitis program
management and leadership skills. Responsibilities include maintenance of technical expertise in
the subject areas, designing, developing, evaluating, implementing, and managing programmatic
interventions. Strong written and oral communication skills along with grant and budget
management experience are necessary. Basic epidemiological and statistical knowledge is
required. Work is performed under administrative direction.
III.
Essential Functions:
1.
Develops viral hepatitis databases to track epidemiologic trends and conduct program
evaluation for special projects (e.g. testing, vaccine, or other initiatives).
2.
Collaborates with the Maine CDC viral hepatitis epidemiologist and the Infectious
Disease Epidemiology and Medical Epidemiology Programs to use data to inform
programmatic interventions.
3.
Designs and evaluates programs to reduce or eliminate chronic or acute hepatitis in
order to implement disease control recommendations.
4.
Analyzes data in order to establish cause and effect relationships between various
factors and diseases.
5.
Provides leadership for Statewide Viral Hepatitis Task Force
6.
Provides leadership for Maine CDC, Division of Infectious Disease cross-program work
group and viral hepatitis activities.
7.
Provides professional expertise, exchanges information with health care providers, local
health officials, social service professionals, and other individuals about the
epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment of chronic and acute hepatitis.
8.
Develops and/or facilitates public and provider information campaigns and trainings
about viral hepatitis in order to increase awareness of viral hepatitis and decrease
stigma.
9.
Facilitates development of statewide linkages to care and referral to address complex
needs of persons with viral hepatitis.
10. Develops health study proposals for viral hepatitis in order to obtain federal or private
funding for Maine.
11. Conducts policy review and monitoring as it relates to viral hepatitis.
12. Prepares written reports for presentation/publication in order to provide epidemiological
research and related evaluations of public health programs.
IV.
Marginal Functions: None.
V.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Budget Responsibilities: Yes
Public/Professional Responsibilities: See essential functions 1-9,
Internal/External Contacts: See essential functions 5, 6, 7
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1.
Knowledge of:
a. Viral hepatitis
b. Principles and practices of epidemiology
c. Public health concerns
d. Statistics
e. New developments and techniques in disease control
f. Health data collection
g. Risk factors associated with chronic diseases
h. Medical terminology
i. Public health intervention development
j. Health education theory
2.
Ability to:
a. Manage a statewide program
b. Determine types of data required
c. Statistically analyze data
d. Draw logical inferences from data analysis
e. Work as a team leader and team member
f. Communicate with health care and social service providers as well as public
g. Design disease prevention programs
h. Coordinate work of others
i. Handle confidential information
j. Supervise administrative staff
k. Monitor Program budget
l. Integrate and anticipate impact of public policy on programmatic function
Qualifications:
Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health or related fields (allied health, nursing,
community health, etc.) with relevant coursework such as health behavior and health
education, program planning, program management, epidemiology, public policy and
statistics and 2 years of relevant experience.
Preferred: Master’s Degree in Public Health or related field, with coursework in relevant
fields listed prior.
For Office Use Only:
Reviewed and Revised: 9/9/2013
Approved:
7/10/02
Job Family:
2
Salary Band:
103
Unit:
UMPSA
Job Number:
Employee:
Position#:
2023
00013107