DHHS Administrator II â Investigations and Environmental Health Unit
DHHS Administrator II â Investigations and Environmental Health Unit
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The work we do matters!
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Health & Human Services Agency 25
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Job Description:
In addition youll champion the Environmental Health Hazards and Indoor Air Program tackling issues like asbestos radon lead poisoning mercury and indoor air quality to keep our communities safe.
Lastly youll oversee our Nebraska Public Health Environmental Laboratory ensuring lab certifications and water testing meet the highest standards.
This role offers a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference in public health while working with a dedicated team. Help us carry out our mission to Help Nebraskans Live Better Lives!
Examples of Work:
- Establish operational policies and procedures ensuring compliance with regulations and standards ensuring investigations inspections water testing and licensing activities are conducted accurately legally and efficiently including enforcement actions when necessary.
- Establish the Units vision mission goals and organizational structure developing and managing its budget and preparing comprehensive reports on activities and needs.
- Develop systems to ensure excellent customer service organizational mission achievement operational accountability staff productivity and infrastructure adequacy to fulfill business functions effectively.
- Write and present various types of educational and informational materials to professional organizations provider groups and state and federal officials.
- Oversee the daily operations of the Unit providing guidance and oversight to staff through goal setting performance evaluations and performance management.
- Establish and Implement policies and procedures related to budgeting resource allocation customer service and expenditure tracking as well as developing and executing quality assurance and process improvement strategies to ensure operational excellence.
- Establish mechanisms to ensure that regulatory and statutory provisions coincide with state and national directions trends issues and concerns; and that they adhere to the principles of public protection.
- Provide oversight and direction to Unit staff which consists of 46 fulltime teammates.
- Provide direct supervision of 6 teammates including program managers for licensing environmental health hazards laboratory operations radiation control and an administrative technician providing leadership direction and performance management.
- Responsibilities for this team include preparing job duties developing goals conducting performance evaluations and monitoring daily operations to ensure effective completion of tasks.
- Additionally the role involves preparing recruitment documentation and conducting interviews to fill vacant positions within the team ensuring a cohesive and efficient investigative and environmental health unit.
- Hold quarterly meetings with all Investigations and Environmental Health Unit staff to provide information and directions and respond to questions and issues.
Wage: $37.057 hourly to start. $38.910 hourly after successful completion of original probation.
Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelors Degree in public administration social work human development public health behavioral science law finance human resources or other program related field AND four years of experience in a field related to the assigned program area including supervisory experience; OR a Masters degree in any of the abovementioned fields and two years commensurate experience. Equivalent experience or coursework/training may be substituted for the educational requirement on a yearforyear basis.
Preferred Qualifications: Supervisory experience critical thinking skills analytical skills.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay benefits paid time off retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position agency and employment status. For more information on benefits please visit: Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity inclusion and belonging. We recruit hire train and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race color religion sex. age national origin disability marital status or genetics.
Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub Internal Apply app from your home landing page.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
