Supervising Health Information Specialist
What We Offer
Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you're working to better our communities. You can also look forward to excellent benefits* including:
- A hybrid telework schedule that meets the needs of our staff, department operations, and the communities we serve
- Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range
- Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
- County paid 100% premium contribution for the majority of employee-only and employee + family health plan options
- An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance of up to $650 and ongoing education/training opportunities
- County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
- Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
- May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
This Supervising HIS is assigned to the Alcohol and Other Drug Services Prevention Program which focuses on several projects, including programs like Friday Night Live, Place of Last Drink survey, the Responsible Beverage Service Training, and other environmental prevention strategies. Other areas of focus include prevention and education efforts for the general population related to substance and other drug issues.
Duties for this Supervising HIS position include:
- Acting as a project lead for federal, state, and/or philanthropic grant-funded programs
- Making administrative program decisions and providing program oversight
- Orienting, instructing, and training professional level staff assigned to grant-funded programs
- Coordinating grants and contracts
- Developing the Substance Use Disorder Prevention strategic plan (Download PDF reader)
- Establishing and maintaining community coalitions and collaborative efforts within programs and departments
- Supervising a Health Information Specialist and a Senior Office Assistant
This position works Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm and may be eligible for an alternate work schedule after completion of the probationary period, depending on program need. Occasional after-hours work may be required including evening and weekend events.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Extensive knowledge of alcohol and drug prevention principles and harm reduction tenets
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to conduct public speaking and present trainings
- Experience with contract oversight to ensure contract objectives are being achieved by the contracted provider
- Familiarity with electronic health records and databases, and knowledge of data collection, data entry, and data analysis
- Knowledge and abilities related to developing and maintaining community coalitions
- An interest in research and data analysis and ability to report on findings
- Strong organizational skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Certification as a Prevention Specialist (preferred)
This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full-time Supervising Health Information Specialist position in the Department of Health Services. This employment list may be used to fill full-time, part-time, or extra-help (temporary) positions as they occur during the active status of the list. Qualified County employees who wish to be considered for future positions should consider applying to this recruitment.
*Salary is negotiable within the established range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can be found in the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Memorandum Of Understanding (SEIU MOU) and our Employee Benefits Directory.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Possession of a Master's degree or major graduate-level coursework in health education, community health, social services, or a closely related field. On-the-job experience in prevention, health promotion and/or health education, especially dealing with diverse populations, together with academic coursework in health education, community health, social services or a closely related field may be substituted for a Master's degree on a year-for-year basis.
Experience: Three years of on-the-job journey-level work experience in prevention, health promotion and/or health education involving health information and education, at least one year of which was in a lead or supervisory capacity. Work experience in a health education environment involving training and instructing various age groups and target populations is highly desirable.
Special Qualifications: Some positions may require the ability to fluently speak and write a language other than English.
Working Conditions: Duties may require exposure to hostile, emotionally disturbed or mentally ill persons and/or confrontational interpersonal situations; exposure to communicable diseases; stand for long periods of time; stoop, lift articles in accordance with accepted safety standards; perform physical tasks as required; may work in high risk areas of the community; may be required to work a flexible schedule.
License: Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to: manage and analyze a variety of programs; establish program goals and objectives and implement improvements and system changes; ensure compliance regulations are met; assist with budgetary and revenue activities; effectively communicate orally and in writing (including presentation skills) with people from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using diplomatic and group dynamic skills to establish and maintain working relationships with staff, clients, other departments and community-based agencies; understand, interpret and apply procedures, laws, rules and regulations as they pertain to the program's function; ability to read, review, research, and analyze complex rules and regulations and peer review journals of current research and translate into clear, concise terminology.