Ability To Work:
1. Progressively responsible high level executive health related administrative experience preferably in a public health setting. Experience should include working with community health care agencies and, responsibility for community contact; or,
2. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Additional Requirements: Independent travel is required.
Knowledge of: principles and practices and inter-agency responsibilities involved in contemporary public health; federal and state laws and regulations governing the services and work of local public health programs; the organization and purpose of federal and state health departments; relationship between public health associations and community health groups; principles and practices of managing physicians and other medical professionals; and other managers; effective public and community relation practices; public information practices and techniques; practices of health service advocacy; principles and practices of determining and serving community health needs; impact of socio-economic and psychological factors on the effectiveness of health care and general health service delivery; fiscal management, budget administration and control; program budgeting; principles and practices of personnel, and information systems organizational management.
Job Description: This is an at-will department head class. The incumbent is exempt from Civil Service and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator. This position is responsible for the management and implementation and direction on a countywide basis of all public health services provided by the County including: statutory public health services, health education, multiple outpatient clinics providing primary and specialty care, contract hospital services and related programs and activities.
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Definition: Under administrative direction, directs departmental operations to meet mandated public health service requirements and needs of Santa Barbara County's medically indigent; and performs related duties as required.
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